WACO, Texas (April 13, 2026) – XULA men's sprinter Jaheene Bell and women's sprinter and jumper Charieon Doxley have earned Red River Athletic Confernece Track Athlete honors for Week 5 of the outdoor season. 

The four RRAC Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the April 6-12 period were as follows:

Male Field: Willis Thibeaux from Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
Male Track: Jaheene Bell from Xavier (La.)
Female Field: Janiya Ross from Texas A&M-Texarkana
Female Track: Charieon Doxley from Xavier (La.)

RRAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week – Willis Thibeaux – Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)

OLLU freshman Willis Thibeaux participated in the Cactus Cup hosted by Texas A&M-Kingsville. He placed first among NCAA D2 schools and set an OLLU record in the long jump with a mark of 7.61m among a field of 15. He finished second in the triple jump with a 14.09m mark. Six men participated in this event.

Thibeaux is a native of Katy, Texas.

Additional RRAC men's field athletes of the week nominees: Bryson Mcrae from North Texas-Dallas, Mansur Ali from XULA, Jayden Jackson from North American (Texas)

RRAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week – Jaheene Bell – Xavier (La.)

In the Pelican Relays, Jaheene Bell took first place in the 400m hurdles with a time of 52.38, the fourth-best time in the NAIA this season. His time was two-tenths clear of the NAIA A-qualifying standard. Bell also teamed with Karri Noel, Tremanie Hamilton, and D'Kirian Allen, who won gold in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:15.47, the 10th-best time in the NAIA this season. The time was less than a half-second off the NAIA qualifying standard.

Bell is a native of Jamaica.

RRAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week – Janiya Ross – Texas A&M-Texarkana

Junior Janiya Ross competed in the High Jump at the Harding Multi Bryan Phillips Invite hosted by Harding (Ark.). Her mark of 1.58 gave her a second-place finish among 14 athletes.

Ross is a native of Phoenix, Ariz.
 

RRAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week – Charieon Doxley – Xavier (La.)

XULA's Charieon Doxley took silver in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.32, just over a tenth-of-a-second off the NAIA national qualification standard. She competed against 10 participants in the Pelican Relays.

Doxley is a native of Lakewood, Ohio.