Legendary AAMU Team Enters SIAC Hall of Fame

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) inducted its 2023 Hall of Fame Class at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday, July 12. The 1992-93 Alabama A&M Women’s Track and Field team was the only team inductee. Led by Head Coach Joseph Henderson, the 1993 Bulldogs won the program’s 14th straight SIAC title and completed back-to-back National Championship seasons.

"I am excited to usher in the next group of legendary figures that have made the SIAC one of the most revered athletic conferences in America for more than a century," said SIAC Commissioner Anthony Holloman. "It is only fitting that we celebrate icons from days past in conjunction with our annual Football Media Day event where the stars of the future will be on display."

The 1993 team won the SIAC title by finishing first in 12 of 19 events amassing 210 points. With 33 points, Chinweoke Chikwelu was named Most Valuable Field Athlete and Coach Henderson was named the Alice Coachman Coach of the Year.

In the 1993 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championship in Abilene, TX, Alabama A&M claimed their second straight NCAA Division II Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship. The previous season, AAMU won the title with a 47-point victory over California State-Los Angeles.



AAMU was a member of Division II and the SIAC from 1941-1998, prior to joining the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Other honorees include Dr. Ernest McNealey (President, Allen University), Calvin Smyre (Fort Valley State University), Drayton Florence (Tuskegee University), Jeffrey Henderson (Stillman College), Arthur McAfee Jr. (Morehouse College), and Alex Percival (Morehouse College).

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