KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Praise Idamadudu of Cumberland (Tenn.) has been selected NAIA Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and Machaeda Linton of William Carey (Miss.) has been selected as the NAIA Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week. The duo was selected based on their performances from March 18-24 and were selected out of a pool of nominees from across the country.

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NAIA Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Praise Idamadudu, Cumberland (Tenn.) - JR

• Competed in the Don McGarey Invitational
• Secured a first-place finish in the 200m, achieving an "A" standard with a time of 24.08
• Helped his 4x400 relay team to a second-place finish and an "A" standard after a time of 3:47.07

NAIA Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week  

Machaeda Linton, William Carey (Miss.) - SO

• Competed in the Bulldog Alumni Relays recording a pair of second-place finishes
• Linton competed against 43 total athletes between the two events, claiming a second-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 6.05m and the triple jump with a mark of 12.34m
• Her current mark in the long jump, leads not only the conference but also the NAIA

For a full archive of the 2023-24 NAIA Women's Indoor Athletes of the Week, CLICK HERE