BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Jackson State’s Sedgwrick Pitts Jr., Southern’s Roman Smith and Keith Fowler along with Bethune-Cookman’s Michael Carter for SWAC Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Awards. 
 
Track
Pitts Jr. continued his stellar season with another top-three finish in the 200m dash. The Texas native recorded a time of 20.87 in the event. He also competed in the 100m dash, clocking in at a 10.37 time to place sixth in the field.
 
Co-Field
Smith earned Co-Field Athlete of the Week after opening his 2026 season with a first-place finish in the high jump, clearing 2.14 meters (7'0.25"). 
 
Co-Field
Carter was the top finisher in the field for B-CU, taking fourth place in the long jump with a 7.46m jump at last weekend's UCF Black & Gold Challenge in Orlando. 
 
Newcomer
Fowler, a freshman, was named Newcomer of the Week after placing fourth in the high jump with a clearance of 2.05 meters (6'8.75").
 
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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