BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Alabama A&M’s Akia Slaughter and Texas Southern’s Phylan Perkins its SWAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week and SWAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week for their outstanding performances during competition.

Competing at the N.C. A&T Aggie Classic on April 24, Slaughter delivered two of the Bulldogs five top five finishes. Headlining that effort was a 2-of-23 performance in the 200-meters with a time of 24.30 and 4-of-37 effort in the 100-meters at 12.20.

Perkins posted the No. 2 hammer throw in the SWAC after logging a mark of 164-11 at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet. Her throw was a career-best as she also posted a career-best throw in the shot put at the same meet.
 
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams. 
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis. 
 
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball. 
 
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