HBCU Sports activities introduced its nominees for the 2nd Annual HBCU Sports activities Awards on Tuesday. This system options 46 classes honoring particular person, group, and administrative achievements throughout the complete HBCU athletics panorama.
Alabama State and Howard College lead all colleges with 16 nominations every. Norfolk State and Jackson State additionally had double-digit nominations, with 15 and 13 nominations, respectively.
“The expansion and response to our second annual awards program has been unbelievable,” mentioned HBCU Sports activities Founding Editor and Writer Kenn Rashad. “The standard and depth of nominees throughout all classes really demonstrates the distinctive expertise and management all through HBCU athletics. We’re proud to proceed elevating these excellent student-athletes, coaches, and directors who symbolize the easiest of our establishments.”
The awards ceremony will honor achievements in varied sports activities, together with soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, tennis, golf, observe and discipline, cross nation, bowling, and volleyball. Moreover, the occasion acknowledges excellence in athletic administration, media relations, and the band tradition that’s synonymous with HBCU athletics.
The present might be streamed reside on YouTube on the HBCU Sports activities channel on Saturday, July 26, at 2:00 p.m. CT (3:00 p.m. ET).
Beneath is the entire listing of all nominees.
2025 HBCU Sports activities Awards Nominees
Girls’s Soccer Participant of the 12 months
Olivia Ankrom, Shaw
Isabella Dillow, Texas Southern
Rachel Suttle, Howard
Alyssa Taylor, Texas Southern
Giftee Tor, Southern
Luci Schroeder, Xavier U. (La.)
Annalisa Vincent, Talladega
Girls’s Volleyball Participant of the 12 months
Kiersten Eggleton, West Virginia State
Dakotah Holmes, Fort Valley State
Reagan Jones, Fisk
Jannice Lynch, Bluefield State
Rya McKinnon, Howard
Kylee Owens, Prairie View A&M
Softball Participant of the 12 months
Taylor Ames-Alexander, South Carolina St.
Ameenah Ballenger, Howard
Kamryn Broussard, Grambling State
Coreena Dunham, Bowie State
Lindsey George, Bowie State
Lauren Haskins, Stillman
Monica Rose, Tuskegee
Baseball Participant of the 12 months
Daniel Figueroa, Bethune-Cookman
Torry Jones, Edward Waters
Miguel Oropeza, Talladega
Emory Stephens, Albany State
Cardell Thibodeaux, Southern
Brayden Thomas, Savannah State
Justin Journette, Norfolk State
Bowler of the 12 months
Maya Avilez, North Carolina A&T
Jayda Gordon, Prairie View A&M
Jenna Knight, Alabama State
Ericka Reed, Fayetteville State
Paige Rockwell, Fayetteville State
Kiersten Michel, Norfolk State
Defensive Soccer Participant of the 12 months
Isaac Anderson, Virginia Union
Benari Black, Johnson C. Smith
Ckelby Givens, Southern
Andrew Jones, Grambling State
Robert McDaniel, Jackson State
Elijah Williams, Morgan State
Lashon Younger, Miles
Offensive Soccer Participant of the 12 months
Jada Byers, Virginia Union
Brevin Caldwell, Johnson C. Smith
Draylen Ellis, Tennessee State
Irv Mulligan, Jackson State
Eric Phoenix, South Carolina State
J’Mari Taylor, North Carolina Central
David Wright III, Clark Atlanta
Girls’s Basketball Participant of the 12 months
Pleasure Campbell, Xavier U. (La.)
Taleah Dilworth, Jackson State
Jordyn Dorsey, North Carolina A&T
Diamond Johnson, Norfolk State
Mikayla Woods, Langston
Nya Morris, Claflin
Taliah Wesley, Allen
Males’s Basketball Participant of the 12 months
Jamal Gibson, Southern-New Orleans
Blake Harper, Howard
Jordan Hinds, Bluefield State
Amarr Knox, Alabama State
Alvin Miles, Miles
Brian Moore Jr., Norfolk State
Sterling Younger, Florida A&M
Girls’s Cross Nation Runner of the 12 months
Shamia Jones, Alabama State
Ja’Neisha Collins, Philander Smith
Jewel Cross, Talladega
Anaya Martin, Tuskegee
Rose Muturi, Virginia State
Peninah Mutisya, Hampton
Joslyn Crosby, Howard
Males’s Cross Nation Runner of the 12 months
Javoun Goldsby, Wiley College
Brian Kemei, Morehouse
Victor Kibet, Bethune-Cookman
Franklin Kipchirchir, Virginia Union
Andrew Kiplagat, Jackson State
Meshack Kuyo, North Carolina Central
Girls’s Golfer of the 12 months
Trinity Ahing, North Carolina Central
Paris Fieldings, Howard
Salma Ibrahim, Southern
Lucia Parada, Alabama State
Kathryn Robinson, Bethune-Cookman
Males’s Golfer of the 12 months
Alexander Hambleton, Bluefield State
Jose Berenguel, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Jamal Hutchinson, North Carolina Central
Sascha Robinson, Florida A&M
Marcus Smith Jr., Howard
Micah Stangebye, Kentucky State
Niall Bagnell, Alabama A&M
Girls’s Tennis Participant of the 12 months
Sofya Chursina, South Carolina State
Natalya Ogunwale, Albany State
Ekin Ozmen, Bluefield State
Sara Rakim, Florida A&M
McKenna Wheatley, Xavier U. (La.)
Kesmat El Tawil, Alabama State
Males’s Tennis Participant of the 12 months
Mikael Carpenter, Morgan State
David Jeanne-Grandinot, Alabama State
Jackson McIlwain, Morehouse
Lucas Coupo-Moison, North Carolina A&T
Nereo Suarez, Xavier U. (La.)
Girls’s Observe & Area Athlete of the 12 months
Savoria Anderson, Prairie View A&M
Jada David, Benedict
Andreana Graham, Florida Memorial
Tia Jackson, Morgan State
Yassine Kamara, Bowie State
Spirit Morgan, North Carolina A&T
Julieth Nwosu, North Carolina A&T
Domanique Knowles, Fayetteville State
Males’s Observe & Area Athlete of the 12 months
Joseph Briscoe, Virginia State
Jayden Burris, Voorhees
Xavier Partee, North Carolina A&T
Roman Smith, Southern
Wesley Tyndall, Lincoln (Mo.)
Zach Washington, Benedict
Christopher Watson, Dillard
Andrew Betton, Coppin State
Girls’s Observe & Area Runner of the 12 months
Alyvia Brown, Texas Southern
Joslyn Crosby, Howard
Jewel Cross, Talladega
Shaneal Clarke-Giddings, Lincoln (Mo.)
Anaya Martin, Tuskegee
Rose Muturi, Virginia State
Jaymee Yelton, Huston-Tillotson
Males’s Observe & Area Runner of the 12 months
Kirk Dawkins, Florida A&M
Brian Kemei, Morehouse
Ian Kimutai-Ruot, Edward Waters
Andrew Kiplagat, Jackson State
Zion Murry, Claflin
Decquan Nisbett, Talladega
Gidion Sigei, Norfolk State
Girls’s Observe & Area Sprinter of the 12 months
Nya Blocker, Florida A&M
Kevell Byrd, Dillard
Kailei Collins, Howard
Shantae George, Lincoln (Mo.)
Charnessa Reid, Winston-Salem State
Marcia Sey, Howard
Shevanae Thomas, Lincoln (Mo.)
Males’s Observe & Area Sprinter of the 12 months
Jarrett Gentles, Coppin State
Sharim Hamilton, Lincoln (Mo.)
Kibren Moore, Albany State
Jordan Pierre, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Jamarion Stubbs, Alabama State
Isaiah Taylor, North Carolina A&T
Tyson Williams, Johnson C. Smith
Feminine Pupil-Athlete of the 12 months
Kesmat El Tawil, Alabama State
Nia Gibson, Fayetteville State
Janiya Harmon, Virginia State
LillieAnn Hollom, Kentucky State
Cassidy Lowe, Dillard
Chidubem Okwudibonye, Delaware State
Alaya Rhodes, Mississippi Valley State
Male Pupil-Athlete of the 12 months
Jared Achuff, Bowie State
George Aguilera, Miles
Shandee Brooks, Lincoln (Mo.)
David Buggs, Florida Memorial
Juan Cruz, Alabama State
Christopher Flippin, Maryland-Japanese Shore
Myles Johnson, Hampton
Baseball Coach of the 12 months
Kendrick Biggs, Wiley
Marcos Dominguez, Talladega
Scot Hemmings, Albany State
Jonathan Hernandez, Bethune-Cookman
Reginald Johnson, Edward Waters
Jamey Shouppe, Florida A&M
Bowling Coach of the 12 months
Andrew Chatmon, Alabama State
Tiffany Clark, Prairie View A&M
Barry Doyle, Southern
Robert Henderson, Fayetteville State
Kim Terrell-Kearney, North Carolina A&T
Cross Nation Coach of the 12 months
Clyde Duncan Sr., Texas Southern
Kenneth Giles, Norfolk State
Willie Hill, Morehouse
Nile Legania, Dillard
Eric Pilcher, Tougaloo
Kenneth Taylor, Albany State
Inez Turner, Fayetteville State
Soccer Coach of the 12 months
Chennis Berry, South Carolina State
Eddie George, Tennessee State
Jarrail Jackson, Texas Faculty
Dr. Alvin Parker, Virginia Union
Bobby Rome, Florida Memorial
Sam Shade, Miles
T.C. Taylor, Jackson State
Golf Coach of the 12 months
Mike Grugin, Kentucky State
Quincy Heard, Alabama State
Bobby Pope, Southern
Sam Puryear, Howard
Mike Rice, Florida A&M
E. Lee Coble, Virginia Union
Roger Toten, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Girls’s Basketball Coach of the 12 months
Pete Asmond, Miles
Bo Browder, Xavier U. (La.)
Tyreece Brown, Fayetteville State
Alico Dunk, Stillman
Carlos Funchess, Southern
Larry Vickers, Norfolk State
Chris Vincent, Langston
Males’s Basketball Coach of the 12 months
Lonnie Blow Jr., Virginia State
Jimmy Drew, Lincoln (Mo.)
Robert Jones, Norfolk State
Tony Madlock, Alabama State
Joseph Worth, Dillard
Fred Watson, Miles
Chris Wright, Langston
Soccer Coach of the 12 months
Kendall Ayers, Texas Southern
Ashley Cordeiro, XULA
Jeremy Fontenot, Southern
Brent Leiba, Howard
Randy McClure, Shaw
Junior Noel, Talladega
Softball Coach of the 12 months
Vernon Bland, Prairie View A&M
Kevin Montgomery, Jackson State
Angie Nicholson, Norfolk State
Joel Penfield, Stillman
Ed Powell, Bowie State
Dietrich Randle, Tuskegee
Tori Tyson, Howard
Tennis Coach of the 12 months
Anuk Christiansz, Alabama State
Tim Dunford, Bluefield State
Hernan Geria, Jackson State
Alan Inexperienced, Xavier U. (La.)
Gregory Inexperienced, Tuskegee
Hardeep Choose, South Carolina State
D. Curtis Lawson, North Carolina Central
Observe & Area Coach of the 12 months
Garfield Ellenwood, Florida A&M
Kenneth Giles, Norfolk State
Allen Johnson, North Carolina A&T
David Oliver, Howard
Yhann Plummer, Xavier U. (La.)
Kenneth Taylor, Albany State
Victor Thomas, Lincoln (Mo.)
Antonio Wells, Winston-Salem State
Girls’s Volleyball Coach of the 12 months
David Brooks, Delaware State
Angela Franke, Dillard
Verniece Graham, Albany State
Avery Moore, West Virginia State
Jonathan Paulk, Shaw
Amanda Walker, Virginia State
LaShaunda Spurgeon, Talladega
Gokhan Yilmaz, Florida A&M
Greatest Social Media Presence
Alabama A&M
Albany State
Grambling State
Jackson State
Norfolk State
Wiley College
Greatest Broadcaster
Charles Edmond, Alcorn State
Kyle Borg, Coppin State
Ross Gordan, Norfolk State
Thai Floyd, Alabama A&M
Rob Jay, Jackson State
Michael Truilo, Bethune-Cookman
Sports activities Info Director of the 12 months
Derek Bryant, Howard
Adrian Ferguson, Fayetteville State
Andrew Glover, Wiley College
Brian Howard, Alabama A&M
Travis Jerome, Jackson State
Scott Wallace, Fisk
Convention Media Relations Director of the 12 months
Anna Butzlaff, CIAA
Dani Wright, HBCUAC
Patricia Porter-Mayfield, MEAC
Jaymonte McLeod, SIAC
Andrew Roberts, SWAC
Convention Commissioner of the 12 months
Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes, HBCUAC
Anthony Holloman, SIAC
Dr. Charles McClelland, SWAC
Jacqie McWilliams, CIAA
Sonja Stills, MEAC
Athletic Convention of the 12 months
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Convention (CIAA)
HBCU Athletic Convention (HBCUAC)
Mid-Japanese Athletic Convention (MEAC)
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Convention (SIAC)
Southwestern Athletic Convention (SWAC)
Athletic Director of the 12 months
Anthony Bennett, Fayetteville State
Dr. Paul Bryant, Alabama A&M
Dr. Jason Cable, Alabama State
Ashley Robinson, Jackson State
Etienne Thomas, Winston-Salem State
Melody Webb, Norfolk State
Terrance Whittle, Stillman
Athletic Program of the 12 months
Alabama State
Dillard
Fayetteville State
Howard
Norfolk State
Tuskegee
Virginia State
Band of the 12 months
Alabama State
Jackson State
Norfolk State
North Carolina A&T
Savannah State
Southern
Texas Southern
Virginia State
Lifetime Achievement Award: Feminine
Patricia Cage-Bibbs (Grambling, Hampton, North Carolina A&T)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Male
Rod Broadway (North Carolina Central, Grambling, North Carolina A&T)
