BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Alabama State’s Aliyah Williams and Prairie View A&M’s Mariah Turner for SWAC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Awards. 

Track
Alabama State’s Aliyah Williams set the new performance mark for the league in the 800m with a time of 2:04.87 at the 2026 Maroon and White Tune-up.
 
Field/ Newcomer
Prairie View A&M’s Mariah Turner set the new performance mark for the league in the high jump with a leap of 1.70m at the TCU Horned Frog Invitational.
 
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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