2023 NAIA Women's Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Athletes of the week are evaluated on their performance during the week prior to the announcement. Each athlete is selected out of a pool of nominees from across the country
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Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Addy Wiley, Huntington (Ind.)
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Wiley broke the NAIA national record in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:12.53 at the Drake Relays. The Huntington freshman finished fourth among a field of professionals and later ran a 4:31 mile (3rd fastest time since 1987 for a collegiate athlete) at the USATF Road Mile Championship. |
Nominees: Louise Cocking, Oklahoma City, Sydney Little Light, Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Hannah Antkoviak, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), Alyssa Armendariz, Saint Mary (Kan.), Kiana Gibson, British Columbia, MaQuoia Raglin, Cumberlands (Ky.), Mia Reed, Missouri Baptist, Allena Rowland, Clarke (Iowa), Taylor Sargent, Valley City State (N.D.), Sadiya Shamsid-Deen, Mobile (Ala.), and Lisa Voyles, Indiana Tech.
Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Laurel Barber, Ottawa (Kan.)
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Laurel Barber has the No. 1 javelin throw in the NAIA, winning the Drake Relays with a mark of 48.81 (160-01). That throw is the longest throw in the javelin in OU Track and Field program history breaking the mark of 148-00 that was set by Kirsten Schultz that was set on April 24, 1993, when she finished second at the NAIA National Meet (weight changes in the javelin in the spring of 2000). |
Nominees: Kori Nagel, Dickinson State (N.D.), Maddison Sutton, Benedictine (Kan.), Kynnedy Turner, Xavier (La.), Jaelynn Williams, Texas Wesleyan, Abby Clark, Montana Tech, Margherita Conrad, Siena Heights (Mich.), Levonis Davis, Life (Ga.), Maggie Ledbetter, Eastern Oregon, Annah Miller, St. Ambrose (Iowa), Brianna Ramsey, Health Sciences & Pharmacy (Mo.), and Alexia Schofield, Campbellsville (Ky.)
Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Talayla Davis, Life (Ga.)
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Davis' 100m and 4x100m times are the best in the NAIA this season. She won the 100m in a time of 11.52 and placed second in the 200m with a mark of 24.23. Davis also was a part of the 4x100m relay team that won the event with a time of 45.87. Davis hit the NAIA "A" qualifying standard in all three events at the SSAC Championship. |
Nominees: Julia Rohm, Southeastern (Fla.), Gizel Clayton, Central Methodist (Mo.), Ellie Dimond, William Woods (Mo.), Jenna Esch, Concordia (Neb.), Shanice Fleurimond, Keiser (Fla.), Maria Geesaman, York (Neb.), Bonita Gray, Oklahoma Panhandle, Soyinne Grenyion, Indiana Tech, Riley Hiebert, University of Saint Mary (Kan.), Sydney Little Light, Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Alejandra Lopez, Southern Oregon, Jenna Mallory, Montreat (N.C.), Jessica Musselman, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.), Erin Oleksak, Marian (Ind.), and Wrenzi Wrzesinski, Dickinson State (N.D.).
Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Machaeda Linton, William Carey (Miss.)
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Linton won both the long jump and triple jump at the SSAC Championship, hitting the NAIA "A" qualifying standard in both. Her long jump of 6.22m leads the NAIA this season. She also won the triple jump with a leap of 11.91m |
Nominees: McKenzie Clark, Providence (Mont.), Mariam Davis, Southeastern (Fla.), Erica Albrecht, Siena Heights (Mich.), Arriana Benjamin, MVNU (Ohio), Arriana Benjamin, Marian (Ind.), Aiana Colas, Keiser (Fla.), Rebecca Dutchak, British Columbia, Jessa Eden, Hastings (Neb.), Jessica Gakeri, Montreat (N.C.), Madison Green, Grand View (Iowa), Kaitlyn McColly, Dickinson State (N.D.) Toynelle Ming, St. Thomas University (Fla.), Alexia Schofield, Campbellsville (Ky.), Makenzie Schwartz, Columbia (Mo.), Hannah Slate, Sterling College (Kan.), and Chasity Veals, Langston (Okla.).
Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Hannah Antkoviak, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
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Antkoviak broke a school record to win the 400-meter hurdles at the Gibson Invitational with a time of 58.81. Along with the school record, she also cleared the A standard and notched the fastest time in the NAIA so far this season. She also hit the A standard in the 100-meter hurdles (ranks fifth in NAIA) and the 4x100-meter relay. |
Nominees: Jamaya Warthen, Indiana Tech, Paige Baxstresser, Carroll (Mont.), Jordyn Burke, Vanguard (Calif.), Kevell Byrd, Dillard (La.), Talayla Davis, Life (Ga.), Ellie Dimond, William Woods (Mo.), Dylan Garcia, Montreat (N.C.), Michelle Herbes, Eastern Oregon, Morgan Lawson, Grand View (Iowa), Kate Madsen, University of Saint Mary (Kan.), Giorgia Mameli, Marian (Ind.), Kaitlyn McColly, Dickinson State (N.D.), MaQuoia Raglin, Cumberlands (Ky.).
Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Tyler Fugate, Siena Heights (Mich.)
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Fugate hit an "A" standard in the Pole Vault setting the current top mark in the NAIA by .05 meters with a jump of 3.95m to win the event at the Don Kleinow Invitational.Tyler |
Nominees:Madison Green, Grand View (Iowa), Macy Fuller, Doane (Neb.), Maggie Ledbetter, Eastern Oregon, Mady Axsom, Goshen (Ind.), Laurel Barber, Ottawa (Kan.), Alexia Boyd, Campbellsville (Ky.), Katie French, William Woods (Mo.), Lauryn Frideres, Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Josephine Gates, Talladega (Ala.), Annah Miller, St. Ambrose (Iowa), Kendra Odegard, Valley City State (N.D.), Rachel Rowe, Dillard (La.), and Chasity Veals, Langston (Okla.)
Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Praise Idamadudu, Cumberland (Tenn.)
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Praise won two events at the KSU Invite. She posted "A" marks in three events setting the top mark in the NAIA in the 400m. She now holds top marks in the 100m, 200m, and 400m. She anchored our 4x100m relay team to help them run the sixth-best time in the NAIA |
Nominees: Sage Martin, College of Idaho , Joy Abu, William Carey (Miss.), Alyssa Bearzi, Milligan (Tenn.), Tashina Beyioku-Alase, Dillard (La.), Kendra Blaylock, Friends (Kan.), Taya Brewer, Montana Western, Toni Canfall, Southeastern (Fla.), Addi Dewey, Indiana Wesleyan, Ana Mendoza Pineda, St. Francis (Ill.), Adrianna Rodencal, Concordia (Neb.), Tre'breh Scott, Central Methodist (Mo.), Kynnedy Turner, Xavier (La.), Jamaya Warthen, Indiana Tech, Taylor Washington, Health Sciences & Pharmacy (Mo.), and Wrenzi Wrzesinski, Dickinson State (N.D.).
Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Jennifer Batu, Life (Ga.)
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Batu's hit a massive toss in the hammer throw that not only bested the A-Standard by over 8 meters, but is by far the largest distance this season in the NAIA. |
Nominees: Alex Conley, Oregon Tech, Kori Nagel, Dickinson State (N.D.), Jordynn Toliver, Jamestown (N.D.), Margherita Conrad, Siena Heights (Mich.), Katie French, William Woods (Mo.), Datjuan Harris, Dillard (La.), Princess Kara, Indiana Wesleyan, Paige Manney, Tennessee Wesleyan, Annah Miller, St. Ambrose (Iowa), Bre Nail, Mount Mercy (Iowa), Gabbi Parini, Providence (Mont.), Kaylyn Turner, Dillard (La.), Chasity Veals, Langston (Okla.), and Daveina Watson, Cumberland (Tenn.).
Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Praise Idamadudu, Cumberland (Tenn.)
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Praise Idamadudu took home a pair of first-place finishes at the UAB Spring Invite as she won the 100m in a time of 11.54 and the 200m in a mark of 23.58. Both times are at the top of the national lists for the season. |
Nominees: Erin Oleksak, Marian (Ind.), Alyssa Armendariz, Saint Mary (Kan.), Katherine Bakken, St. Francis (Ill.), Kevell Byrd, Dillard (La.), Emerald Carter, Xavier (La.), Gizel Clayton, Central Methodist (Mo.), LeeAisha Ford, USC Beaufort, Lauren Forster, Southern Oregon, Lilly Garnsey, Iowa Wesleyan, Charity Jones, Madonna (Mich.), Jordan Koepke, Concordia (Neb.), Sydney Little Light, Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Ashlei McDonald, Texas Wesleyan, Salieci Myles, William Carey (Miss.), Julia Rohm, Southeastern (Fla.), and Mia Reed, Missouri Baptist.
Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Abi Stevens, Southern Oregon
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Stevens, a sophomore from West Allis, Wis., placed 2nd of 23 at the Pacific Multis on Friday. She claimed the No. 2 spot on the NAIA heptathlon performance list with an 'A' mark of 4435. |
Nominees: Jenna Jordan, Montana Tech, Jai-Lyn Norwood, Marian (Ind.), Jennifer Batu, Life (Ga.), Alivia Baucom, Doane (Neb.), Baylee Beard, Central Methodist (Mo.), Charra Bridges, Dillard (La.), Payton Dryden, Viterbo (Wis.), Maisonne Jones, USC Beaufort, Lena Korte, Concordia (Mich.), Alana Mack, Cumberland (Tenn.), Irmiris Mendez, Southeastern (Fla.), Annah Miller, St. Francis (Ill.), Aaliyah Ramirez, Friends University (Kan.), Chasity Veals, Langston (Okla.), and Katie French, William Woods.
Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Latavia Jack, Mobile (Ala.)
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Jack hit the NAIA "A" qualifying mark in all three events. Her 100m time of 11.70 leads the NAIA, the 4x100m relay time of 46.53 is second in the NAIA and her 200m time of 24.31 is fourth-best in the NAIA |
Nominees: Erin Oleksak, Marian (Ind.), Danielle Allison, Tabor (Kan.), Jordyn Burke, Vanguard (Calif.), Kevell Byrd, Dillard (La.), Eden Clifton, Graceland (Iowa), Ellie Dimond, William Woods (Mo.), Deandra Ibarra, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), Rylee Haecker, Concordia (Neb.), Ellen Mary Kearney, Milligan (Tenn.), Carlin Manning, Montana Tech, Sage Martin, College of Idaho, Erin Oleksak, Marian (Ind.), MaQuoia Raglin, Cumberlands (Ky.), Namiah Simpson, Southeastern (Fla.), and Faith Younce, Iowa Wesleyan
Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Paige Manney, Tennessee Wesleyan
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Manney destroyed the competition in winning both field events she competed in with "A" Standards. She extended her No. 1 NAIA mark in the Triple Jump by .40m and is currently No. 2 in the High Jump. Manney also won the 100m Hurdles with an "A" standard time of 14.23, No. 3 in the NAIA. Manney became the first women's outdoor athlete in school history to hit an "A" standard in a track event to go along with her many accomplishments on the field side. |
Nominees: Taylor Claussen, Bethany (Kan.), Rachel Berwanger, Thomas More (Ky.), Madeline Burton, Columbia (Mo.), Allyson Conner, Providence (Mont.), Levonis Davis, Life (Ga.), Miyah Ford, Southeastern (Fla.), Macy Fuller, Doane (Neb.), Maisonne Jones, USC Beaufort, Maggie Ledbetter, Eastern Oregon, Kendra Odegard, Valley City State (N.D.), Kiana Ortiz, Culver-Stockton (Mo.), Ashley Verplank, Cornerstone (Mich.), Antanisha Wade, Philander Smith (Ark.), and Erica Xayareth, Huntington (Ind.)
Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Eryn Burke, Vanguard (Calif.)
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Eryn Burke battled against NCAA Division I competitions at the Ross and Sharon Irwin Invitational and more than held her own last Saturday. She furnished a pair of NAIA "A" qualifying times for the NAIA Championships in the 200 and 400 meters. She finished third in both races, covering the 200 in 24.49 seconds. That time currently ranks No. 1 in the NAIA. Burke also ran the 400 in 55.43, ending up behind only Navy's Molly Mangan (53.70) and Montana State's Caroline Hawkes (54.80). |
Nominees: Madigan Kelly, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), Madisyn Acosta, Loyola (La.), Hanna Assenmacher, Lawrence Tech (Mich.), Dylan Garcia, Montreat (N.C.), Tenae Grigsby, Southeastern (Fla.), Deandra Ibarra, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), Jaylen Knight, Friends (Kan.) , Staicha Larose, Keiser (Fla.), Sydney Little Light, Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Maquoia Raglin, Cumberlands (Ky.), Talia Sullivan, SCAD-Savannah, Delaney Weimer, Evangel (Mo.), Darnee Williams, Wiley (Texas), and Jaelynn Williams, Texas Wesleyan.
Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Paige Manney, Tennessee Wesleyan
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Manney won the Triple Jump, hitting an "A" standard in the process. Her mark in the Triple Jump is the No. 1 mark in the NAIA. Manney also hit a B standard in the 100m Hurdles. |
Nominees: Michelle Dadson, British Columbia, Bryana Bazile, Loyola (La.), Jaelah Butler, Vanguard (Calif.), Mariam Davis, Southeastern (Fla.), Lauryn Frideres, Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Kailyn Kelly, Keiser (Fla.), Toynelle Ming, St. Thomas (Fla.), Makayla Parker, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), Makala Pfefferkorn, IU Kokomo, Zoe Salazar, Oklahoma Panhandle State, Summer Travis, Cumberlands (Ky.), Meeyesha Tutt-Moutouo, Wiley (Texas), and Jacee Wilson, Evangel University (Mo.).
Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Alyssa Busker, Trinity Christian (Ill.)
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Busker hit the NAIA 'B' standard in the 200m, and the NCCAA standard in the 100m, winning both events at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge this past weekend. She ran the 200m in a time of 24.78 and then posted a time of 12.22 in the 100m. |
Nominees: Libby Miller, Georgetown (Ky.) and Ally Swaim Central Baptist (Ark.)
Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Sarah Bolton, Georgetown (Ky.)
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Bolton took part in the Asbury Open this past weekend and came away with a pair of first-place finishes. She won the High Jump with a leap of 1.55m and then won the Long Jump with a jump of 4.83m. Bolton also earned a second-place finish in the Shot Put with a toss of 8.34m |
Nominees: Ashleigh Gross-Mitchell, Central Baptist (Ark.)
