This past Saturday presented a time to celebrate and honor all the remarkable achievements and people in Black College sports with the 2025 HBCU Sports Awards.

Hosted by the HBCU Sports crew, the virtual show recognized student-athletes in 23 categories, administrators in 10 categories, and coaches in 12 other categories from across the HBCU landscape.

The HBCU Sports Awards also presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to men and women contributors.

Listed below are the award winners from the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
 
2025 HBCU Sports Awards

Men’s Track & Field Sprinter of the Year
Jamarion Stubbs, Alabama State
 
Men’s Tennis Player of the Year
David Jeanne-Grandinot, Alabama State
 
Baseball Player of the Year
Cardell Thibodeaux, Southern
 
Men’s Golfer of the Year
Jose Berenguel, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
 
Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year
Shamia Jones, Alabama State
 
Baseball Coach of the Year
Jonathan Hernandez, Bethune-Cookman
 
Bowling Coach of the Year
Tiffany Clark, Prairie View A&M
 
Cross Country Coach of the Year
Clyde Duncan Sr., Texas Southern
 
Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year
Tony Madlock, Alabama State
 
Softball Coach of the Year
Vernon Bland, Prairie View A&M
 
Tennis Coach of the Year
Anuk Christiansz, Alabama State
 
Best Social Media Presence
Grambling State
 
Broadcaster of the Year
Charles Edmond, Alcorn State
 
Band of the Year
Jackson State
 
Conference Media Relations Director of the Year
Andrew Roberts, SWAC
 
Athletic Conference of the Year
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)

Female Student-Athlete of the Year
Kesmat El Tawil, Alabama State
 
Athletic Director of the Year
Ashley Robinson, Jackson State
 
Athletic Program of the Year
Alabama State

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.
 
Follow the SWAC
For complete coverage of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, please follow the SWAC on social media at @TheSWAC (Twitter), @TheSWAC (Facebook), and @TheSWAC (Instagram) or visit the official home of the Southwestern Athletic Conference at www.swac.org.