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 24, 2021)

Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Avery DeWolf, Milligan (Tenn.)

Avery DeWolf won all four events she competed in, including breaking the AAC Championship record in the distance medley relay, on the way to winning AAC Athlete of the Year honors. Already ranked No. 5 nationally in the 3k and No. 22 in the 1k, DeWolf ran the No. 7-mile time and her group ran the No. 3 DMR time.

Track Nominees: Makenzie Schwartz, Columbia (Mo.); Ally Swaim, Central Baptist (Ark.); Alyssa Jakcsy, Missouri Baptist; Alyssa McPike, UHSP St. Louis (Mo.); Haeley Pines, Lyon (Ark.); Alicia Engelbrecht, William Woods (Mo.); Abbey Shirts, College of Idaho; Jasmine Devers, Eastern Oregon; Eva Bruno, St. Francis (Ill.); Linda Griffith, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Delilah Delgado, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Emma Mott, Bethel (Ind.); Erin Oleksak, Marian (Ind.); Abbey Brennan, Taylor (Ind.); Nordia Campbell, Grace (Ind.); Summer Cooper, Goshen (Ind.); Becca Richtman, Montana Tech; Reghan Worley, Carroll (Mont.); Sydney Little Light, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Emalee Fundermann, Morningside (Iowa); Mika Kooistra, Dordt (Iowa); Kailey Johnson, Central Methodist (Mo.); Kelly Brown, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Aileen Gurrola, Friends (Kan.); Lisa Voyles, Cumberlands (Ky.); Alisha Wright, Life (Ga.); Annabel Clayton, Thomas More (Ky.); Taylor Cox, Campbellsville (Ky.); Ashley Caswell, Viterbo (Wis.); Keri Lechner, Carlow (Pa.); Stefanie Meaachum, WVU Tech; Jacinda Kwambai, Oklahoma City; Aniekeme Etim, William Carey (Miss.); Kendal Clark, Webber International (Fla.); Staicha Larose, Keiser (Fla.); Shaniya Berry, Southeastern (Fla.); Sha'Londa Terry, Indiana Tech; Maggie Whitney, Aquinas (Mich.); Annika Shoemaker, Cornerstone (Mich.); Emily Monroe, Siena Heights (Mich.)

Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Destiny Copeland, Indiana Tech 

Copeland set a new NAIA best in the long jump when she won the WHAC Championship with a distance of 6.19-meters. She also won the triple jump with 12.16-meters to win another WHAC Championship. Both of these wins helped her team win the WHAC Championships.

Field Nominees: Katie French, William Woods (Mo.); Hannah Ricketts, Columbia (Mo.); Maegan Saleh, Missouri Baptist; Clara Macheras, UHSP St. Louis (Mo.); Aleah Bromell, Columbia (S.C.); Brittany Coleman, Warner Pacific (Ore.); Catylynn Duff, College of Idaho; Madi Carson, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Ebony Wilson, Eastern Oregon; Gina Misek, Judson (Ill.); Maddie Robinson, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Crystal Kovacic, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Paige Sutter, Indiana Wesleyan; Brooke Russell, Taylor (Ind.); Sandy Sledge, Marian (Ind.); Suzette Rodriguez, Goshen (Ind.); Shae Helterbran, Carroll (Mont.); Dakota Manecke, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Lauren Tamayo, Hastings (Neb.); Carly Lindenmeyer, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Summer Travis, Cumberlands (Ky.); Allison Gribben, Thomas More (Ky.); Julia Azpeitia-Bergos, Campbellsville (Ky.); Hannah Coleman, Viterbo (Wis.); Olivia Miller, Carlow (Pa.); Kaila Barr, Rio Grande (Ohio); Stephanie Towle, Oklahoma City; Nevagant Jones, William Carey (Miss.); Jade HInes, Webber International (Fla.); Iyana McKeever, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Prosperity Wright, Southeastern (Fla.); Sarah Byrd, Keiser (Fla.); Tyler Fugate, Siena Heights (Mich.); Victoria Faber, Aquinas (Mich.)

Week 5 (February 17, 2021)

Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Rachel Battershell, Concordia (Neb.)

Basttershell rose to the top of the NAIA national performance list in the 400m with her time last week at the Concordia Invite.

Track Nominees: Nakira Gage, Missouri Baptist; Madison Rutherford, Tennessee Wesleyan; Erica Morin, Montreat (N.C.); Ariana Anderson, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.); Megan Jansett, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Eva Bruno, St. Francis (Ill.); Alyssa Busker, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Rachel Shepard, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Emma Mott, Bethel (Ind.); Missy Emery, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Nordia Campbell, Grace (Ind.); Jasmine Harper, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Taylor Thomas, Marian (Ind.); Annika Fisher, Goshen (Ind.); Mei-Li Stevens, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Emalee Fundermann, Morningside (Iowa); Lydia Gerber, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Emma Bakker, Dordt (Iowa); Julyah Wilson, Hastings (Neb.); Andrea Ertz, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Amara Taylor, Grand View (Iowa); Jenna Grogan, Cumberlands (Ky.); Jozi Brown, Shawnee State (Ohio); Jamila Garba, Campbellsville (Ky.); Jennifer Giles, Dakota State (S.D.); Hannah Perry, Waldorf (Iowa); Ashanti Guertin, Valley City State (N.D.); Lexi Jackson, IU Kokomo (Ind.); Keri Lechner, Carlow (Pa.); Stefanie Meachum, WVU Tech; Zaria Husband, William Carey (Miss.); Yuriah Bigos, Southeastern (Fla.); Sha'Londa Terry, Indiana Tech

Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: LaVon Davis, Grand View (Iowa)

Davis notched two first-place finishes last week in weight throw and shot put.

Field Nominees: Maegan Saleh, Missouri Baptist; Katie French, William Woods (Mo.); Nicole Emmons, Columbia (Mo.); Aijah Lewis, Union (Ky.); Maddie Robinson, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Erin Oleksak, Marian (Ind.); Kasey Keith, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Dakota Manecke, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Allison Skala, Doane (Neb.); Lauren Tamayo, Hastings (Neb.); Josie Puelz, Concordia (Neb.); Morgan Taft, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Bre Nail, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Raegan Granville, Cumberlands (Ky.); Ricquel Williams, Campbellsville (Ky.); Traia Hubbard, Dakota State (S.D.); Skila Rogers, Waldorf (Iowa); Olivia Miller, Carlow (Pa.); Brittany Jones, William Carey (Miss.); LaDaijahnae Miller, Southeastern (Fla.); Victoria Faber, Aquinas (Mich.); Tyler Fugate, Siena Heights (Mich.)

Week 4 (February 10, 2021)

Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Emma Wilson, Huntington (Ind.)

Wilson finished first in both events that she competed in at the Midwest Classic last week.

Track Nominees: Ally Swaim, Central Baptist (Ark.); Makenzie Schwartz, Columbia (Mo.); Amy McMorris, Williams Baptist (Ark.); Hannah Baker, Williams Baptist (Ark.); Ashley Walker, Point (Ga.); Avery DeWolf, Milligan (Tenn.); Hannah Oliver, Montreat (N.C.); Paige Manney, Tennessee Wesleyan; Jasmine Denver’s, Eastern Oregon; Indya Price, Warner Pacific (Ore.); Kiersten Lancaster, College of Idaho; Eva Bruno, St. Francis (Ill.); Michaela Pieroni, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Alyssa Busker, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Grace Dwyer, Calumet (Ind.); Delilah Delgado, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Lindsay Diaz DeLeon, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Emma Mott, Bethel (Ind.); Sarah Maschino, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Nordia Campbell, Grace (Ind.); Sarah Harden, Taylor (Ind.); Summer Cooper, Goshen (Ind.); Kendra Dykstra Munsterman, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Lauren Tamayo, Hastings (Neb.); Mika Kooistra, Dordt (Iowa); Tessa Kilber, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Jesikah Boykin, Briar Cliff (Iowa); Emalee Fundermann, Morningside (Iowa); Rylee Haecker, Concordia (Neb.); Andrea Ertz, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Haley Flaws, Grand View (Iowa); Keagan Perkins, Graceland (Iowa); Kailey Johnson, Central Methodist (Mo.); Shaniah Newby, William Penn (Iowa); Corrssia Perry, Sterling (Kan.); Adia Vaughn, Ottawa (Kan.); Alyssa Armendariz, Saint Mary (Kan.); Meredith Johnson, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Alana Mack, Cumberland (Tenn.); Lisa Voyles, Cumberlands (Ky.); Kaitlyn Keithley, Dickinson State (N.D.); Jennifer Giles, Dakota State (S.D.); Hannah Perry, Waldorf (Iowa); Selena Vargas, Midway (Ky.); Stefanie Meachum, WVU Tech; Keri Lechner, Carlow (Pa.); Alyssa Boyd, Point Park (Pa.); Raheema Westfall, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Beyel Tubbs, Oklahoma City; Ray Vidales, Texas Wesleyan; Jenitza Trinidad, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Julia Rohm, Southeastern (Fla.); Kendal Clark, Webber International (Fla.); Doneasha Brewer, Indiana Tech

Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Kylin Nichols, Indiana Tech

Nichols set a new personal and program best with her pentathlon score last week. The junior notched another personal best in the long jump.

Field Nominees: Kayla Shiverdecker, Columbia (Mo.); Romane Baudin, Montreat (N.C.); Jullia Morris, Tennessee Wesleyan; Brittany Coleman, Warner Pacific (Ore.); Ebony Wilson, Eastern Oregon; Catylynn Duff, College of Idaho; Lynette Latocha, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Alyssa Horstman, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Paige Sutter, Indiana Wesleyan; Crystal Kovacic, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Brooke Russell, Taylor (Ind.); Kasey Keith, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Jada Parzygnot, Bethel (Ind.); Nikki Krueger, Carroll (Mont.); Dakota Manecke, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Josie Puelz, Concordia (Neb.); Allison Skala, Doane (Neb.); Hope Wagner, Briar Cliff (Iowa); Lydia Gerber, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Karsen Sears, Hastings (Neb.); Kaitlyn Weber, Central Methodist (Mo.); LaVon Davis, Grand View (Iowa); Suzanne Guerrero, Graceland (Iowa); Bre Nail, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Bayley Welk, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Kaileigh Dill, Tabor (Kan.); Elaina Henderson, Friends (Kan.); Raegan Granville, Cumberlands (Ky.); Ty'Nasia Walker, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Wrenzi Wrzesinski, Dickinson State (N.D.); Traia Hubbard, Dakota State (S.D.); Skila Rogers, Waldorf (Iowa); Sophie Jebose, Point Park (Pa.); Olivia Miller, Carlow (Pa.); Marquania Rowell, Oklahoma City; Princess Nwankwo, Southeastern (Fla.); Maisonee Jones, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Lauren Brown, Webber International (Fla.)

Week 3 (February 3, 2021)

Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Alyssa Campbell, Point Park (Pa.)

Finished second in the mile and 3,000m. The junior also helped her distance medley relay team to a 12:58.61 time.

Track Nominees: Lily Ashrafzadeh, Columbia (Mo.); Maegan Saleh, Missouri Baptist; Alyssa McPike, UHSP St. Louis (Mo.); Tiona Walls, CIU (S.C.); Avery DeWolf, Milligan (Tenn.); Sarah Welch, Bryan (Tenn.); Mahaley Cronk, Montreat (N.C.); Daly Galloway, St. Francis (Ill.); Alyssa Busker, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Lindsay Diaz DeLeon, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Heather Plastow, Grace (Ind.); Alex Ebetino, Saint Francis (Ind.); Erin Oleksak, Marian (Ind.); Emily Westrick, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Abbey Brennan, Taylor (Ind.); Annika Fisher, Goshen (Ind.); Kendra Dykstra Munsterman, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Julyah Wilson, Hastings (Neb.); Kylahn Heritage, Concordia (Neb.); Betsy Ridout, Morningside (Iowa); Emerald Carter, Xavier (La.); Kelly Brown, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Alexandra Rose, William Penn (Iowa); Hanna Meyer, Clarke (Iowa); Keagan Perkins, Graceland (Iowa); Lisa Sauter, Central Methodist (Mo.); Maddy Walter-Sherrets, Saint Mary (Kan.); Tabetha Deines, Kansas Wesleyan; Jamila Garba, Campbellsville (Ky.); Lisa Voyles, Cumberlands (Ky.); Kezley Yeager, Dakota State (S.D.); Hannah Perry, Waldorf (Iowa); Selena Vargas, Midway (Ky.); Keri Lechner, Carlow (Pa.); Coshan Campbell, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Cailen Jolley, Oklahoma City; Veronica Moreno, Texas Wesleyan; Brittany Jones, William Carey (Miss.); Jaqual Bush, Southeastern (Fla.); Emonei Wynn, Keiser (Fla.); Jenitza Trinidad, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Kendal Clark, Webber International (Fla.); Nygia Pollard, Cornerstone (Mich.)

Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Lauren Tamayo, Hastings (Neb.)

Tamayo finished first in the pentathlon and set three new personal records in the midst of it.

Field Nominees: Katie French, William Woods (Mo.); Hannah Ricketts, Columbia (Mo.); Maegan Saleh, Missouri Baptist; Clara Macheras, UHSP St. Louis (Mo.); Britney Brown, CIU (S.C.); Romane Baudin, Montreat (N.C.); Jullia Morris, Tennessee Wesleyan; Lily Alsum, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Lynette Latocha, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Kasey Keith, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Suzette Rodriguez, Goshen (Ind.); Grace Vander Hill, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Patience Sakeuh, Taylor (Ind.); Allison Halverson, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Josie Puelz, Concordia (Neb.); Morgan Taft, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Allison Birks, Northwestern (Iowa); Hanna Wolff, Clarke (Iowa); Mya Moore, Grand View (Iowa); Sara Winemiller, Graceland (Iowa); Stephany Meyer, Bethel (Kan.); Kalea Barnett, Cumberland (Tenn.); Summer Travis, Cumberlands (Ky.); Haley Payton, Campbellsville (Ky.); Skila Rogers, Waldorf (Iowa); Traia Hubbard, Dakota State (S.D.); Mallory Toler, Brescia (Ky.); Nia Goodman, Point Park (Pa.); Olivia Miller, Carlow (Pa.); Marquania Rowell, Oklahoma City; Brittany Jones, William Carey (Miss.); Nicollete Snyder, Keiser (Fla.); Denai Wilson, Florida Memorial; Michelle Tierney, Southeastern (Fla.); Maisonne Jones, USC Beaufort (S.C.); J'nai Taylor, Webber International (Fla.); Doneasha Brewer, Indiana Tech

Week 2 (January 27, 2021) 

Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Raheema Westfall, Wayland Baptist (Texas)

Westfall finished first and second in the 200m and 60m events respectively. The senior recorded the NAIA's fasted time of the season in the 200m.

Track Nominees: Ally Swaim, Central Baptist (Ark.); Eva Bruno, St. Francis (Ill.); Emma Mott, Bethel (Ind.); Alex Ebetino, Saint Francis (Ind.); Sarah Harden, Taylor (Ind.); Sarah Maschino, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Summer Cooper, Goshen (Ind.); Jocelynn Burton, Marian (Ind.); Emalee Fundermann, Morningside (Iowa); Sarah Lewis, Concordia (Neb.); Lydia Gerber, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Daisy Maessner, Hastings (Neb.); Meghan Orr, Jamestown (N.D.); Andrea Ertz, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Sarah White, Benedictine (Kan.); Shaniah Newby, William Penn (Iowa); Abbie Hale, Central Methodist (Mo.); Tabetha Deines, Kansas Wesleyan; Bethany Masters, McPherson (Kan.); Maddy Walter-Sherrets, Saint Mary (Kan.); Jamila Garba, Campbellsville (Ky.); Dymanique Thompson, Cumberlands (Ky.); Kamryn Kimmel, Life (Ga.); Jozi Brown, Shawnee State (Ohio); Brooke Malsom, Valley City State (N.D.); Hannah Perry, Waldorf (Iowa); Elizabeth Heffernan, Oklahoma City; Anna Cabrera, Mobile (Ala.); Namiah Simpson, Southeastern (Fla.); Iyana McKeever, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Haley Nieuwkoop, Cornerstone (Mich.); Jacqueline Scott, Indiana Tech

Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Erin Oleksak, Marian (Ind.)

Oleksak opened the 2021 season with three top-two finishes.  The sophomore finished first and second in the high and long jumps respectively. She also competed in the 60m hurdles.

Field Nominees: Ashleigh Harding, CIU (S.C.); Paige Manney, Tennessee Wesleyan; Alissa DeShane, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Crystal Kovacic, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Paige Sutter, Indiana Wesleyan; Jada Parzygnot, Bethel (Ind.); Kasey Keith, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Allison Birks, Northwestern (Iowa); Karsen Sears, Hastings (Neb.); Josie Puelz, Concordia (Neb.); Lydia Gerber, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Brianna Hunter, Briar Cliff (Iowa); Wendy van Nes, Midland (Neb.); LaVon Davis, Grand View (Iowa); Kaileigh Dill, Tabor (Kan.); Gabrielle Moore, Saint Mary (Kan.); Levonis Davis, Life (Ga.); Raegan Granville, Cumberlands (Ky.); Haley Payton, Campbellsville (Ky.); Hannah Gordon, Valley City State (N.D.); Skila Rogers, Waldorf (Iowa); Stephanie Towle, Oklahoma City; Iyana McKeever, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Mikaela Hille, Madonna (Mich.); Tyler Fugate, Siena Heights (Mich.); Morgan Luedy, Cornerstone (Mich.); Erica Xayarath, Indiana Tech

Week 1 (January 20, 2021)

Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Cheyenne Hill-Johnson, Wayland Baptist (Texas)

Hill-Johnson opened the season with a 60m run time of 7.59.

Track Nominees: Megan Grady, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Alyssa Busker, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Kylahn Heritage, Concordia (Neb.); Veronica Pinkerton, Hastings (Neb.); Stephanie Faulhaber, Mount Marty (S.D.); Mackenzie Brandl, Doane (Neb.); Lydia Gerber, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Andrea Ertz, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Ashlynn Perkins, Graceland (Iowa); Magdalena Burdova, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Kailey Johnson, Central Methodist (Mo.); Aubry Donley, Friends (Kan.); Jozi Brown, Shawnee State (Ohio); Jennifer Giles, Dakota State (S.D.); Ashley Caswell, Viterbo (Wis.); Kaitlyn Keithley, Dickinson State (N.D.); Brooke Malsom, Valley City State (N.D.); Amaya Kier, Southeastern (Fla.); Monique Woods, Florida Memorial; Saw Ahmara, Webber International (Fla.); Marie Marc, Keiser (Fla.); Iyana McKeever, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Sha'Londa Terry, Indiana Tech

Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Morgan De Jong, Concordia (Neb.)

De Jong marked a new season-best in the weight throw. The senior also competed in shot put and finished 10th of 23.

Field Nominees: Maddy Clausen, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Alissa DeShane, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Morgan Taft, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Jessica Kuchera, Jamestown (N.D.); Bre Nail, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Hanna Wolff, Clarke (Iowa); Sydney Flatness, Grand View (Iowa); Sara Winemiller, Graceland (Iowa); Jada Gaines F, Central Methodist (Mo.); Kaileigh Dill, Tabor (Kan.); Traia Hubbard, Dakota State (S.D.); Hannah Gordon, Valley City State (N.D.); Faith Brennan, Dickinson State (N.D.); Hannah Coleman, Viterbo (Wis.); Princess Nwankwo, Southeastern (Fla.); Iyana McKeever, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Erica Christensen, Keiser (Fla.); Jade Hines, Webber International (Fla.); Destiny Copeland, Indiana Tech