MAROON TIGERS WIN!: Morehouse Athletics Director Harold Ellis (r.) receives the SIAC Men’s Commissioner’s Cup signifying overall athletic excellence in the conference from SIAC Commissioner Anthony Solomon (l.).
ATLANTA, GA | The Morehouse Department of Athletics has added another major chapter to one of the most successful eras in Maroon Tiger history as it was named the recipient of the SIAC Men’s Commissioner’s Cup for the second consecutive year.
The Tigers and Athletics Director Harold Ellis were congratulated for their championship success during the 2025-26 academic year, a year defined by conference titles, improved finishes, individual excellence and department-wide momentum. The Maroon Tigers captured SIAC championships in men’s cross country, men’s basketball, men’s indoor track and field, and men’s outdoor track and field.
The back-to-back honor places Morehouse among the standard-bearers of the Southern intercollegiate Athletic Conference and reflects the consistency of a department that performed at a championship level across multiple sports. Morehouse won the cup with 48 points earned throughout the year.
“To receive the SIAC Men’s Commissioner’s Cup once is a tremendous honor, but to earn it in back-to-back years speaks to sustained excellence across our entire department,” Ellis said. “This award belongs to our student-athletes, coaches, staff, alumni and supporters who continue to believe in the standard of Morehouse athletics. Winning four championships in one year, improving across our programs, and seeing our young men recognized at the conference, regional and national levels shows that we are building something that is both meaningful and lasting.”
The Commissioner’s Cup is awarded based on cumulative athletic performance across whose programs achieve the highest level of
competitive success throughout the academic year. For Morehouse, the 2025-26 award was powered by championship performances,
postseason runs, weekly awards and a growinglist of regional and national recognition.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Morehouse set the tone in the fall as the men’s cross country team continued its dynasty. The Maroon Tigers captured their fourth consecutive SIAC Men’s Cross Country Championship, scoring 26 points and placing four runners in the top 10.
The winter season brought two more championships and one of the most memorable basketball seasons in recent program history.
Under first-year head coach Larry Dixon, the Maroon Tigers won the SIAC East Division regular season title, secured the No. 1 seed from the East, and defeated Tuskegee, 66-56, to win the SIAC Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship. It was Morehouse’s first SIAC Tournament title since 2003 and sent theMaroon Tigers back to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time since 2018.
Morehouse indoor track and field added another championship to the department’s historic year by winning its second consecutive SIAC Indoor Track and Field Championship. The Maroon Tigers scored 149 points and again displayed the program’s depth across sprints, distance, jumps, throws and relays.
The spring season brought the exclamation point. Morehouse captured the SIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship with 176 points, completing the first SIAC “track triple crown”in conference history. By sweeping men’s cross country, men’s indoor track and field, and men’s outdoor track and field in the same academic year, the Maroon Tigers delivered one of the most dominant all-around performances ever by an SIAC men’s track and field program. The outdoor championship also marked Head Coach Willie Hill’s 51st SIAC championship in track and cross country.
Morehouse Athletics will receive their trophy during the SIAC football media day in Macon, GA on July 22. The winner of the women’s Commissioner’s Cup will be revealed at a later date