Players of the week are evaluated on their performance during the week prior to the announcement. Each player is selected out of a pool of conference and Association of Independent Institution's award winners.

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Week 6 (February 16, 2022)

Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Joy Abu, William Carey (Miss.)

Abu won two of the three events she competed in and hit the NAIA 'A' Qualifying mark in all three to help the Crusaders win the first SSAC Women's Indoor T&F Championship. Her 400m time is the second-best in the NAIA, her 60m Hurdle time is the third-best mark in the NAIA and her 200m mark is the fourth-best in the NAIA

Nominees: Keili Dorn, Vanguard (Calif.); Kylie Sauder, Grace (Ind.); Nisa Thomas, Hastings (Neb.); Harriet Tuson, Keiser (Fla.); Maddy Walter-Sherretts, Saint Mary (Kan.); Raheema Westfall, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Hannah Adler, Aquinas (Mich.); Emily Bayer, Missouri Baptist; Laisha Corona, St. Francis (Ill.); Sevilla Groebe, Park Gilbert (Ariz.); Jayden Jackson, William Jessup (Calif.); Madigan Kelly, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Naomy Lagat, Menlo (Calif.); Sydney LIttle LIght, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Lisha McKenzie, Park (Mo.); Kezley Yeager, Dakota State (S.D.)

Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Brittany Jones, William Carey (Miss.)

Jones won two of the three field events at the SSAC Women's Indoor T&F Championship and hit a pair of NAIA 'A' Qualifying marks. Her 6.01m long jump is the best mark in the NAIA and she also holds the NAIA's best triple jump mark from earlier in the season. She was named Championship Top Scorer, scoring 36 points between track and field events.

Nominees: Lynette Latocha, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Michelle Flint, William Jessup (Calif.); Traia Hubbard, Dakota State (S.D.); Faith Hunt, Vanguard (Calif.); Nikki Krueger, Carroll (Mont.); Kortney Schutt, Friends (Kan.); Karsen Sears, Hastings (Neb.); Cassidy Stoddard, College of Idaho; Bailey Turner, Park (Mo.); Morgan Vargo, Cornerstone (Mich.)

Week 5 (February 9, 2022)

Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Praise Idamaduda, Cumberland (Tenn.)

In her collegiate debut, she took first place in the 60m, 200m, and 400m while also qualifying with NAIA "A" Standards for all three events. Praise's first-place finishing times of 23.86s and 53.82s in the 200m and 400m are the fastest in the NAIA so far this season. Her time of 7.47s in the 60m is currently tied for second-best in the NAIA thus far. She was named Mid-South Conference Track Athlete of the Week

Nominees: Corrssia Perry, Sterling (Kan.); Emily Adams, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Sabrina Baftiri, St. Francis (Ill.); Emily Bayer, Missouri Baptist; Ellie Calquhoun, Northwest (Wash.); Shelby Christman, Huntington (Ind.); Andrea Ertz, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Daisy Maessner, Hastings (Neb.); Olaide Olapade, Indiana Tech; Allika Pearson, John Brown (Ark.); Becca Richtman, Montana Tech; Julia Rohm, Southeastern (Fla.); Talia Sullivan, SCAD Savannah (Ga.); Harriet Tuson, Keiser (Fla.); Kezley Yeager, Dakota State (S.D.)

Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Arriana Benjamin, Marian (Ind.)

Won both the shot put and weight throw at the IWU Midwest Classic, shattering her own record in each event. In the shot put Benjamin now holds the No. 1 mark in all of the NAIA after wiping the field at IWU with a 14.72m throw, and in the weight throw Benjamin held a 1.73m lead over the field with her 17.08m mark, now holding the No. 4 mark in the NAIA.

Nominees: Kortney Schutt, Friends (Kan.); Madison Green, Grand View (Iowa); Casey Lenon, Aquinas (Mich.); Erin Mapson, Concordia (Neb.); Kaitlyn McColly, Dickinson State (N.D.); Kaylyn Powers, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Madeleine Robinson, Oliver Nazarene (Ill.); Abu Stevens, Southern Oregon; Bailey Turner, Park (Mo.); Syndey Wilson, Sterling (Kan.)

Week 4 (February 2, 2022)

Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Alyssa Armendariz, Saint Mary (Kan.)

Both Performances were A standards as well as school records. Anchored DMR with 4:58 1600 meter split to second-fastest time in the NAIA this season. 5k time of 17:20 is currently the 4th fastest time in the NAIA

Nominees: Addi Dewey, Indiana Wesleyan; Andrea Ertz, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Emilee Heynen, Dordt (Iowa); Lisa Volyles, Indiana Tech; Madisyn Acosta, Loyola (La.); Bree Alderton, Brescia (Ga.); Emily Bayer, Missouri Baptist; Mara Bruno, St. Francis (Ill.); Keili Dorn, Vanguard (Calif.); Evie Hasenour, Oakland (Ind.); Illise Jennings, Dickinson State (N.D.); Becca Richtman, Montana Tech; Abbey Shirts, College of Idaho; Izabelle Trefts, Columbia (S.C.); Harriet Tuson, Keiser (Fla.); Iantha Wright, LIfe (Ga.)

Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Emma Pavelek, Point Park (Pa.)

Emma Pavelek was 1st Place in the High Jump at an NCAA Division I meet at Youngstown State. She hit a height that is tied for #1 in the NAIA and hit the NAIA "A" qualifying standard.

Nominees: Catylynn Duff, College of Idaho; Bryana Bazile, Loyola (La.); Katie French, William Woods (Mo.); Traia Hubbard, Dakota State (S.D.); Laquandra Moore, Keiser (Fla.); Nekeima Obike, Indiana Tech; Erin Oleksak, Marian (Ind.); Jamellia Potts, Union (Ky.); Sarah Ragland, Concordia (Neb.); Kortney Schutt, Friends (Kan.); Madison Sutton, Benedictine (Kan.) 

Week 3 (January 26, 2022) 

Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Joy Abu, William Carey (Miss.)

Abu's 60m Hurdles time of 8.54 leads the NAIA, her 200m time of 24.43 is 4th in the NAIA and her 56.01 time in the 400m is 2nd in the NAIA this season.

Nominees: Andrea Ertz, Mount Mercy; Destinee McGrady, Indiana Tech; Abbey Brennan, Taylor (Ind.); Avery DeQold Burton, Milligan (Tenn.); Kevell Byrd, Dillard (La.); Nordia Campbell, Grace (Ind.); Tabetha Deines, Kansas Wesleyan; Jordyn Espinoza, Park Gilbert (Ariz.); Linda Griffith, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Kailey Johnson, Central Methodist (Mo.); Jessica Kampman, Dordt (Iowa); Madigan Kelly, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Kennedy Kramer, Northwestern (Iowa); Sydney Little Light, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Kaitlyn McColly, Dickinson State; Meghann Miller, CIU; Allika Pearson, John Brown (Ark.); Julia Rohm, Southeastern (Fla.); Ally Swaim, Central Baptist (Ark.); Izabelle Trefts, Columbia (S.C.); Raheema Westfall Wayland Baptist (Texas)

Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Brittany Jones, William Carey (Miss.)

Jones' triple jump mark leads the NAIA this season, while she turned in the NAIA-leading long jump mark earlier in the season.

Nominees: Destiny Copeland, Indiana Tech; Bri Hunter, Iowa Wesleyan; Aleah Brommel, Columbia (S.C.); Ahmia Dorsey, Langston (Okla.); Olivia Earling, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Katie French, William Woods (Mo.); Madison Green, Grand View (Iowa); Anaya Holloway, Florida Memorial; Maggie Ledbetter, Eastern Oregon; Paige Manney, Tennessee Wesleyan; Jai-Lyn Norwood, Marian (Ind.); Kloey Pickens, CIU; Madeleine Robinson, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Evie Scoles, Southwestern (Kan.); Lauren Tamayo, Hastings (Neb.); Leila Walton, Dillard (La.); Sydney Wilson, Sterling (Kan.)

Week 2 (January 19, 2022)

Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Anna Martin, Cornerstone (Mich.)

Two A standards for the freshman... Ranks fourth in program history in the mile in her first indoor meet as a Golden Eagle.

Nominees: Iantha Wright, Life (Ga.); Ilise Jennings, Dickinson State (N.D.); India Benton, IU East (Ind.); Avery DeWolf Burton, Milligan (Tenn.); Kevell Byrd, Dillard (La.); Alex Ebetino, Saint Francis (Ind.); Latavia Jack, Mobile (Ala.); Natylia Jacobson, Montana Tech; Mia Jordan, Lawrence (Tech.); Madigan Kelly, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Kennedy Kramer, Northwestern (Iowa); Nikki Krueger, Carroll (Mont.); Mikey Larson, Williams Baptist (Ark.); Sydney LIttle Light, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Dayana Montenegro, Central Methodist (Mo.); Erin Oleksak, Marian (Ind.); Corrssia Perry, Sterling (Kan.); Haeley Pines, Lyon (Ark.); Molly Wagner, Carlow; Raheema Westfall, Wayland Baptist (Texas)

Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: CatyLynn Duff, College of Idaho

Recorded the #1 mark in the NAIA (57-10 1/2) this season in the weight throw, against a high-caliber field at the Snake River Open...it was the #2 mark in C of I history...also won the shot put event

Nominees: Lahna Matucha, Dakota State (S.D.); Cassidy Nerland, Grand View (Iowa); Jackson Beck, Lyon (Ark.); Arriana Benjamin, Marian (Ind.); Katlyn Briggs, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Abby Clark, Montana Tech, Karsen Dunham, Bethel (Kan.); Angel Edwards, Langston (Okla.); Allison Halverson, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Brianna Hunter, Iowa Wesleyan; Sophie Jebose, Point Park (Pa.); Brittany Jones, William Carey (Miss.); Morgan De Jong, Concordia (Neb.); Kaylee Lowe, Life (Ga.); Jemimah Ndune, Milligan (Tenn.); Rachel Rowe, Dillard (La.); Jillian Sanchez, Providence (Mont.); Gracie Schultz, Columbia (Mo.); Sydney Seymour, Carlow; Madison Simpson, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Morgan Teft, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Ashley Verplank, Cornerstone (Mich.)

Week 1 (January 12, 2022)

Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Nisa Thomas, Hastings (Neb.)

Thomas had a NAIA "A" mark in the 60m hurdles (8.85) and also won the 200m dash (26.11). In the 60m hurdles, she leads the GPAC and is 5th in the NAIA, and she is 3rd in the GPAC for the 200m.

Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Lindsay Adams, Doane (Neb.)

Adams won the long jump with a mark of 5.66m (18-07.00). She currently ranks 7th nationally in the long jump.

 2020-21 Women's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week