HBCU Athletic Conference

🏆 2025-26 Circle of Champions 🏆

What was your favorite championship??

✅ Men’s Cross Country - Wiley University
✅ Women’s Cross Country - Talladega College
✅ Men’s Soccer - Wiley University
✅ Women’s Soccer - Talladega College
✅ Volleyball - Dillard University
✅ Women’s Basketball - Rust College
✅ Men’s Basketball - Southern University at New Orleans
✅ Softball - Dillard University
✅ Baseball - Talladega College
✅ Women’s Track & Field - Dillard University
✅ Men’s Track & Field - Voorhees University



📸 by (basketball & spring sports) and (soccer & Volleyball). Cross Country by HBCUAC office.

Did you know we have Hall of Famers in our conference?!

L-r: Terrence Whittle - Virginia State University Athletics HOF

Thomas Billups - Tougaloo College Athletics HOF, Vicksburg-Warren School District HOF, Mississippi Association of Coaches HOF

Ed Glover - Voorhees University Athletics HOF

Eric Strothers- Jackson State University Athletics HOF, Southwestern Athletic Conference HOF

Earl Sanders - Jackson State University Athletics HOF, National College Baseball HOF

Mary Hill - Florida A&M University Sports HOF

Dr. Jana Smith - Dillard University Athletics HOF

Melvin “Kerby” Marshall - Shaw University Athletics HOF

Joseph Price - Grant County HOF, Indiana Basketball HOF

During our summer meetings we honored our award winners. It was a great time to celebrate our members and show the world while we are the conference !

We honored four individuals who have shown strong leadership this year as committee chairpersons:
Mariah Yarbrough- Philander Smith University, Volleyball Chair
John Smith- Huston-Tillotson University, Men’s Basketball Chair
Mary Hill- Voorhees University, Senior Women Leaders Chair
Scott Wallace- Fisk University, Sports Information Directors Chair

We then recognized coaches who were also student-athletes in our conference (from its founding to our rebrand l-r):
Derrick Mitchell: Tougaloo College basketball, now coaching MBB at Voorhees
Safia Jenkins: SUNO Track & Field, now coaching T&F at SUNO
Zipporah Washington: SUNO Volleyball, now coaching VB at SUNO
Eric Pilcher: Tougaloo College, now coaching XC at Tougaloo
Mariah Yarbrough: Philander Smith University Volleyball, now coaching Volleyball
Vanae Sapp: Dillard University Volleyball, now coach at Volleyball at Dillard
Desmond Merritt: Philander Smith University Cross Country and Track & Field, now coaching XC & T&F at Philander Smith
Lorena Walker: Philander Smith Basketball, now coaching Women’s Basketball at Philander Smith
Junior Noel: Uni. of Mobile Soccer, now coaching Men’s Soccer at Talladega
Arnissayur Roberts, PhD: Tougaloo College Basketball, now coaching Women’s Basketball at Tougaloo
Kieth Barnes, Sr.: Tougaloo College Basketball, now coaching Women’s Basketball at Tougaloo
Marcos Dominguez: Talladega College Baseball, now coaching Baseball at Talladega



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HBCUAC takes on SIAC in Minority Prospects HBCU Final Showdown

📍 Montgomery, AL — Paterson Field
📅 May 15, 2026
⌚️ 6:30 PM Homerun Derby | 7:15 PM Showdown
📺 www.youtube.com/

Best of the SIAC (D2) vs Best of the HBCUAC (NAIA) — The culture on full display.

Thank you to our mothers and mother figures. We are grateful for your love and support and wish you a day filled with joy and relaxation.

1 MILLION. TWICE. 60 DAYS. 🏆

This doesn't happen by accident. Powerful moments are built by powerful people — and we've been intentional about assembling a team that doesn't just show up, they show OUT.

The HBCUAC doesn't just compete. We create. We craft. We control the narrative.
We believe that when aligned, people lock in on a shared mission — when every camera angle, every highlight, every story told is driven by purpose — the world stops scrolling and pays attention. And they did. AGAIN.

This is what happens when you stop waiting for someone else to tell your story and decide to own it. When you collaborate with the best in the business, not just to be seen — but to be felt.

Our athletes. Our coaches. Our administrators. Our conference. Our championships. OUR VOICE. THE PLACE WHERE WINNERS THRIVE.

The mission isn't visibility. The mission is impact. And impact compounds.
1M views isn't the ceiling. It's confirmation we're just getting started. 👊🏾

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