Ohio State, USC and Washington Earn Weekly Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of April 15-22, 2026.  

Track Athlete of the Week  
Madison Whyte, USC 
Junior – Newport News, Va. – Major: Pharmacology and Drug Development 

• Broke two USC program records and set top 10 times in NCAA history in the 4x100m relay and the 400m 
• As the third leg, Whyte and USC tied the No. 3 time in NCAA history at 42.12 
• Her 400m time of 46.94 broke the previous record of 49.99 set by Kendall Ellis in 2018 
• Whyte’s second Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week award. Last: April 8, 2026 

Field Athlete of the Week 
Hana Moll, Washington
Junior – Pole Vault – Olympia, Wash. –Major: Business 

• Broke her own NCAA outdoor pole vault record with a mark of 4.80m (15-9) 
• Also broke the Mt. SAC Relays meet record by eight inches 
• Leads the NCAA with the best mark in pole vault by eight inches  
• Named Co-USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week on Monday 
• Last Washington Field Athlete of the Week award: Amanda Moll (May 7, 2025) 

Freshman of the Week 
Tatum Lynn, Ohio State 
Freshman – Sprints – Potomac, Md. – Major: Biology 

• Won the women’s 400m hurdles at the Tom Jones Memorial with a time of 57.63 
• Her time is best of any Big Ten freshman and any Buckeye this season 
• Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week Award: Kiara Webb (March 25, 2026) 

2026 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week 
March 25 
Track: Kiara Webb, OSU 
Field: Elizabeth Tapper, MICH 
Freshman: Kiara Webb, OSU 

April 1 
Track: Aniya Mosley, OSU/Marie-Eloise LeClair, PSU 
Field: Jada Foreman, USC 
Freshman: Taysha Stubbs, NEB 

April 8 
Track: Madison Whyte, USC 
Field: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN 
Freshman: Oluwatosin Awoleye, USC 

April 15 
Track: Kelsie Belquist, NEB 
Field: Karsyn Leeling, NEB 
Freshman:  Emmry Ross, MICH 

April 22 
Track: Madison Whyte, USC 
Field: Hana Moll, WASH 
Freshman:  Tatum Lynn, OSU