Iowa, Indiana and Michigan Win Weekly Men’s Indoor Track and Field Awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 7-14, 2026.  

Track Athlete of the Week  
Trelee Banks, Indiana 
Senior – Sprints – Washington D.C.  

• Won the Rod McCravy Invitational 300m with a time of 32.89 
• Banks broke his own school record with his new time 
• Last Indiana Indoor Track Athlete of the Week award: Rikkoi Brathwaite (Dec. 15, 2021) 

Field Athlete of the Week 
Ryan Johnson, Iowa 
Junior – Throws – Springboro, Ohio – Major: Mechanical Engineering 

• Won the Hawkeye Invitational weight throw at 24.85m  
• His mark currently best in the NCAA and Big Ten this season 
• Johnson’s throw is also 4^th-best all-time in DI history, 11^th-best all time in US history, and 12^th best in the world record books 
• So far, Johnson is the only thrower in the NCAA to break the 80-feet barrier 
• Last Iowa Indoor Field Athlete of the Week award: Ryan Johnson (Feb. 19, 2025) 

Freshman of the Week 
Quincy Isaac, Michigan 
Freshman – Long Jump – Belleville, Mich. – Major: Undeclared 

• Won the long jump with a mark of 7.85m at the Wolverine Invitational 
• His mark currently is best in the NCAA and Big Ten 
• Isaac’s leap is No. 2 all time on the program performers list, just 0.04m shy of the program record  
• This marks Michigan’s first Indoor Freshman of the Week award 

2025-26 Men’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week 
Dec. 10 
Track: Simeon Birnbaum, ORE 
Field: Collin Burkhart, PSU 
Freshman:  Henry Risser, WIS 

Dec. 17 
Track: Blake Nyenati, IOWA 
Field: James Rhoads, WASH 
Freshman:  Jordan Gross, IOWA 

Jan. 14 
Track: Trelee Banks, IND 
Field: Ryan Johnson, IOWA 
Freshman: Quincy Isaac, MICH