BIRMINGHAM, AL –  The Southwestern Athletic Conference recognized its 2023 All-SWAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field team and individual award winners on Friday. The all-conference honors were awarded to the top two finishers per individual event at the 2023 SWAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships.
 
Trinity Bolden, A'ja Gore, Nicholas Scott, Jordan Thompson and Kevon Hamilton all earned the honors based on their podium finishes at the SWAC Indoor Championships.
 
Coming in as the favorite, Bolden did not disappoint in winning her second consecutive SWAC gold in the 60m. She blew by the field with an impressive 7.46 seconds, just 0.06 behind her personal best set at last year's championship.
 
Another favorite would win his back-to-back title by 1.5 seconds. Scott would take the 800m gold easily with a time of 1:52.19.
 
The only hurdler to break eight seconds, Thompson would give Southern their third gold medal recipient. All but one of his times in the 60m hurdles on the season would have won him the title, but his final time of 7.93 would be 0.01 behind his personal best.
 
Gore finished in second for the women's weight throw. She would set a new personal best on her first attempt with a distance of 55 feet 2.25 inches, beating her pervious best by four feet.
 
The final All-SWAC honor belongs to Kevon Hamilton in the men's triple jump. His third attempt would net him a personal best distance of 49 feet 10.5 inches, beating third by six inches. He set his previous best of 49 feet 10 inches at the LSU Purple Tiger to begin the indoor season.
 
Individually on the women's side Alabama State's Taranique Alexander was tabbed Most Outstanding Field Performer while Alabama State's Shamia Jones was named Most Outstanding Track Performer. 

On the men's side Jackson State's Javon Gray was named Most Outstanding Field Performer and Texas Southern's Jose Gonzalez was named Most Outstanding Track Performer.

Alabama State's Ritchie Beene was named the Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year after leading both programs to titles.

The complete listing of all-conference selections and individual awards winners can be found below.
 
Women's Coach of the Year
Ritchie Beene, Alabama State

Women's Most Outstanding Field Performer
Taranique Alexander, Alabama State
 
Women's Most Outstanding Track Performer
Shamia Jones, Alabama State

Men's Coach of the Year
Ritchie Beene, Alabama State

Men's Most Outstanding Field Performer
Javon Gray, Jackson State

Men's Most Outstanding Track Performer
Jose Gonzalez, Texas Southern  
 

Women's Event	All-Conference
60 Meter Dash	Trinity Bolden, Southern
	Rasunek Tyler-Thompson, Alabama State
200 Meter Dash	Asjah Harris, Prairie View A&M
	Jaqual Bush, Alabama State
400 Meter Dash	Amenda Saint-Louis, Bethune-Cookman
	Shelby Brooks, Texas Southern
800 Meter Run	Shamia Jones, Alabama State
	Taliah Wickett, Alabama State
1 Mile Run	Shamia Jones, Alabama State
	Stellah Kiptui, Alcorn State
3000 Meter Run	Stellah Kiptui, Alcorn State
	Runelda Jackson, Prairie View A&M
5000 Meter Run	Stellah Kiptui, Alcorn State
	Runelda Jackson, Alcorn State
60 Meter Hurdles	Erkyah Garrett, Jackson State
	Jyzmin Gray, Prairie View A&M
High Jump	Jaylynn Hampton, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
	Ajanae Cressey, Alabama A&M
Pole Vault	Kiara Ivy, Florida A&M
	Maci Guy, Prairie View A&M
Long Jump	Taranique Alexander, Alabama State
	Jalen Elrod, Prairie View A&M
Triple Jump	Taranique Alexander, Alabama State
	Yazmine Grace, Alabama State
Shot Put	Lilliann Dudley, Jackson State
	Dior Nicholson, Grambling State
Weight Throw	Phylan Perkins, Texas Southern
	A'ja Gore, Southern
Pentathlon	Jalen Elrod, Prairie View A&M
	Jaylynn Hampton, Arkansas-Pine Bluff

 

Men's Event	All-Conference
60 Meter Dash	Jermaine Dyges, Bethune-Cookman
	Dajon Clark, Florida A&M
200 Meter Dash	Shawn Collins, Jackson State
	Matthew Clark, Alabama State
400 Meter Dash	Joshua Knox, Alabama State
	Kendrick Winfield, Alabama State
800 Meter Run	Nicholas Scott, Southern
	Khabeeba Mills, Alabama State
1 Mile Run	Jose Gonzalez, Texas Southern
	Marquentin Barnes, Jackson State
3000 Meter Run	Jose Gonzalez, Texas Southern
	Abdiqadir Mohamed, Alabama State
5000 Meter Run	Jose Gonzalez, Texas Southern
	Emmanuel Corral, Bethune-Cookman
60 Meter Hurdles	Jordan Thompson, Southern
	Stephen Lane, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
High Jump	Caleb Snowden, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
	Pache' Caldwell, Florida A&M
Pole Vault	Michael Hopkins, Bethune-Cookman
	Joshua Goslee, Texas Southern
Long Jump	Dajon Clark, Florida A&M
	Javon Gray, Jackson State
Triple Jump	Javon Gray, Jackson State
	Kevon Hamilton, Southern
Shot Put	Hezekiah Freeman, Texas Southern
	Davieon Center, Jackson State
Weight Throw	Danniel Bailey, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
	Davieon Center, Jackson State
Heptathlon	Che Rochford, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
	Franklyn Stanislaus, Arkansas-Pine Bluff

 
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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