MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State University Athletics was awarded the
2025 HBCU Sports Awards Athletic Program of the Year while six student-athletes and coaches received Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honors.
Hosted by HBCU Sports Founding Publisher and Editor Kenn Rashad alongside Jarrett Hoffman and Chris Stevens,
the annual virtual event spotlighted the very best in HBCU sports. It honored athletes in 23 categories, coaches in 12, and administrators in 10 from institutions across the Division I, Division II, and NAIA landscape.
Additionally, the Southwestern Athletic Conference was named the HBCU Conference of the Year and Assistant Commissioner Andrew Roberts was deservingly named the Conference Media Relations Director of the Year.
Below is the complete list of Alabama State winners from the 2025 HBCU Sports Awards:
2025 HBCU Sports Awards Winners
Athletic Program of the Year
Alabama State
Men's Track & Field Sprinter of the Year
Jamarion Stubbs, Alabama State
Men's Tennis Player of the Year
David Jeanne-Grandinot, Alabama State
Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year
Shamia Jones, Alabama State
Female Student-Athlete of the Year
Kesmat El Tawil, Alabama State