Stillman's Metto wins HBCUAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week

NEW ORLEANS - September 23, 2024 - After running the fastest time on his team for the second consecutive week, Amos Metto of Stillman College wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for September 16-22, the conference announced on Monday.

Metto, who was selected to the Preseason All-HBCUAC completed the eight-kilometer Firehawk Invitational race held at Oakville Indian Mounds Park in 31:24.5 - averaging a 6:19 mile-pace on the same course as the 2024 HBCUAC Championship. His time ranked in the top 60 percent of a 110-man field which featured athletes from National Collegiate Athletic Association and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics schools.

2024 HBCUAC Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week

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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.