ATLANTA, GA – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announced
Runners of the Week for Week 1 on Thursday, September 7. Tuskegee University's
Akierah Walker was named
Female Runner of the Week, while Kentucky State's
Roderic Walls was named
Male Runner of the Week.
Female Runner of the Week – Akierah Walker, Tuskegee University
Freshman | Clinton, Mississippi
Tuskegee sophomore Akierah Walker competed in Jacksonville State's Foothills Invitational on Friday, September 1. Securing the Golden Tigers' top position, Walker finished at 17:34.7 during the 4k meet.
Male Runner of the Week – Roderic Walls, Kentucky State
Senior | Albany, Georgia
The KSU Thorobreds kicked off their season at the 2023 Berea Centre XC Jamboree on Friday, September 1. Walls set the team's fastest time during the meet, completing the 6k in 22:44.5.
About the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors seven men's and six women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.