Voorhees University's Alexander, Burris take home Week 7 HBCUAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Awards
NEW ORLEANS - April 22, 2025 - Voorhees University men's track and field athlete Damarion Alexander takes home Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and Jaylen Burris earns Field Athlete of the Week. The men were recognized for their performance between April 14-20, the conference announced Tuesday.
Alexander won the 200-meter dash at the Sharonda Coleman Singleton Classic on Saturday. He topped a field of 25 athletes, mostly from National Collegiate Athletic Association schools. His time was 0.36 seconds from the 'B' qualifying standard. He already qualified for the 2025 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes and the 4 x 100-meter relay.
Burris won the triple jump with a distance of 14.74 meters which surpassed the 'B' qualifying standard. He beat 13 athletes. Burris' season best of 15.06 meters ranks fourth in the nation.
Additional men's track and field weekly nominees: Ronald Garrett (Wiley)
2025 Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
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Date |
Track |
Field |
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March 3-9 |
Ronald Garrett, Wiley |
Christopher Johnson, Stillman |
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March 10-16 |
Ronald Garrett, Wiley |
Christopher Johnson, Stillman |
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March 17-23 |
Jadeon Chambers, Talladega |
Christopher Johnson, Stillman |
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March 24-30 |
Damarion Alexander, Voorhees |
Christopher Johnson, Stillman |
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March 31-April 6 |
Jamaal Morris Jr., Dillard |
Jayden Burris, Voorhees |
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April 7-13 |
Markel Myles, Dillard |
Christopher Johnson, Stillman |
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April 14-20 |
Damarion Alexander, Voorhees |
Jaylen Burris, Voorhees |
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About HBCU Athletic Conference
The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) is the only HBCU conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The HBCUAC membership includes Dillard University (LA), Fisk University (TN), Oakwood University (AL), Philander Smith University (AR), Rust College (MS), Southern University at New Orleans (LA), Stillman College (AL), Talladega College (AL), Tougaloo College (MS), University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Voorhees University (SC), Wilberforce University (OH), and Wiley University (TX). HBCUAC sponsors championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball, softball, and baseball. In 2022, the HBCUAC secured the largest media rights deal in conference and NAIA history, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Urban Edge Network. On July 1, 2024, the conference rebranded from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to the HBCU Athletic Conference, marking a new era for the conference that embodies the makeup of its membership. For more information, visit hbcuac.org.