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Simeon 🤝 Ben

Birnbaum, Smith earn @bigten accolades in the same week for the second time this month.

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ELITE W! @TonyNelsonTMB launched a lifetime best 17.88m (58-8) in the shot put at the Gary Wilson Invite. 

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AND a weekly award for Whyte to cap it all off! ✌️

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Tatum Lynn is your B1G Women's Freshman of the Week‼️

Lynn placed first in the women's 400m hurdles last weekend at the Tom Jones Memorial with a PB 57.63⚡️

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Another one 😮‍💨

Johnson Earns B1G Field Athlete of the Week for Second Time ⤵️ 
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Brendan Herger cracks the top-10 all-time NCAA performers list in the 1500m and he’s only a sophomore! 🤯 #GoBlue〽️ https://t.co/Hp2Kxfr9G9

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Rewriting the record books ✍️

Trent McFarland’s 1500m PR comes in at No. 3 on the all-time NCAA performers list and No. 29 on the all-US performers list! #GoBlue〽️ https://t.co/cRVxsa4ZGs

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Another week of top-10 all-time marks!

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Wisconsin Cross Country and Track & Field Head Coach Mick Byrne Set to retire at end of 2026 season

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Wisconsin's Byrne to retire concluding one of the most decorated careers in program history

Moll wins National Field Athlete of the Year Award

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Washington's Moll Named National Field Athlete of the Year

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced the 2026 Big Ten Women’s Indoor Track and Field postseason individual award recipients on Wednesday, as selected by the conference’s head coaches. Oregon’s Wilma Nielsen was named Women’s Track Athlete of the Year, while Nebraska’s Axelina Johansson was voted for Field Athlete of the Year and Oregon’s Liisa-Maria Lusti was named Freshman of the Year.    Nielsen claimed two NCAA titles in Fayetteville this past weekend. In a stacked group, the senior reclaimed the throne in the mile with a time of 4:40.06. The senior also played a crucial part in the 1600m leg of the Duck’s Distance Medley Relay title, as she pulled away in the final lap from runner-up South Carolina. The group of Juliet Cherubet, Lakely Doht-Barron, Silan Ayyildiz and Nielsen finished with a time of 10:48.76. She also becomes the first Oregon athlete to win Track Athlete of the Year honors. Nebraska’s Johansson, the NCAA-record holder in shot put, lived up to her name and won the NCAA title in Arkansas. Her winning throw of 19.55m (64-1 ¾) was the only throw over 19-meters. Johansson becomes the first Nebraska athlete to win Indoor Field Athlete of the Year honors since the Corn Huskers joined the Big Ten. Johansson previously won the Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year award in 2023.  Lusti was crowned NCAA Champion in the pentathlon after recording a season-best 4,498 points, moving into a tie for the No. 15 performer in collegiate history. To take the overall lead, she recorded a lifetime-best of 6.63m (21-9) in the long jump. She is the first Oregon athlete to win Freshman of the Year honors.  Earlier this month, <a href="https://bigten.org/mitf/article/59521/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
 the Big Ten announced the award recipients
 </a> for Track Athlete of the Championships, Field Athlete of the Championships and Coach of the Year, as well as the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honorees. Women’s Indoor Track & Field Honorees Track Athlete of the Year Wilma Nielsen, ORE Field Athlete of the Year Axelina Johansson, NEB Freshman of the Year  Liisa-Maria Lusti, ORE</div>

Women's Indoor Track and Field Postseason Awards

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Big Ten Announces Women’s Indoor Track & Field Postseason Awards 

<div class="payload-richtext"><a href="https://bigten.org/witf/article/59527/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
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 Final Results
 </a>  Rosemont, ILL. – Eight Big Ten student-athletes were crowned NCAA Championships on Saturday evening at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark., which is the most individual NCAA Champions in a single season in Big Ten history.  Two Big Ten teams also placed within the top three, as Oregon finished second overall with 44 points, and Illinois narrowly finished behind the Ducks with 42 points.     The Ducks led all Big Ten schools with four individual Champions. Aaliyah McCormick won the 60m Hurdles with a time of 7.86. After coming short in the Big Ten Championships, Wilma Nielsen reclaimed the throne in the Mile with a time of 4:40.06. Oregon’s Distance Medley Relay team of Juliet Cherubet, Lakely Doht-Barron, Silan Ayyildiz, and Wilma Nielsen captured the title with a time of 10:48.76. Freshman Liisa Maria-Lusti captured the pentathlon after securing a score of 4498.     The Big Ten also reigned supreme in throws, as Nebraska’s NCAA-record holder Axelina Johansson captured the Shot Put title with a throw of 19.55m (64-1 ¾), which was more than a whole meter greater than second place. Minnesota’s Anthonett Nabwe, who fell to Illinois’ Phethisang Makhethe in the Big Ten Championships, reversed the result this time around with a throw of 25.13m (82-5 ½) to claim the title.    Illinois Sophia Beckmon claimed the long jump with a mark of 6.84m (22-5 ¼). Beckmon’s title makes her the first Big Ten woman to win the indoor national title in three major jump events (high jump, long jump, triple jump).     Washington’s Hana Moll was victorious in pole vault with a mark of 15-8 ½. Moll easily surpassed the meet record she set last year with her sister Amanda, posting the highest clearance ever at an NCAA meet, indoors or out. It also marks her third national title.     The Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year, and Freshman of the Year will be announced on Wednesday, March 18.     The Big Ten earned 72 All-America certificates at the NCAAs, which will be made official this week by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.  ALL-AMERICAN – WOMEN  First Team (Places 1-8)  Sophia Beckmon, Illinois, 1st, Long Jump  Aaliyah McCormick, Oregon, 1st, 60m Hurdles  Wilma Nielsen, Oregon, 1st, Mile  Liisa-Maria Lusti, Oregon, 1st, Pentathlon  Anthonett Nabwe, Minnesota, 1st, Weight Throw  Axelina Johansson, Nebraska, 1st, Shot Put  Juliet Cherubet, Oregon, 1st, Distance Medley Relay  Lakely Doht-Barron, Oregon, 1st, Distance Medley Relay  Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon, 1st, Distance Medley Relay  Wilma Nielsen, Oregon, 1st, Distance Medley Relay  Hana Moll, Washington, 1st, Pole Vault  JaiCieonna Gero-Holt, Illinois, 2nd, Pentathlon  Phethisang Makhethe, Illinois, 2nd, Weight Throw  Rose Yeboah, Illinois, 2nd, High Jump  Madison Whyte, USC, 2nd, 400m  Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck, UCLA, 2nd, 60m Hurdles  JaiCieonna Gero-Holt, Illinois, 4th, High Jump  Jordan Koskondy, Illinois, 5th, Weight Throw  Mine De Klerk, Nebraska, 5th, Shot Put  Maddie Pitts, Penn State, 5th, Pentathlon  Chioma Nwachukwu, 6th, 4x400m  Damaris Mutunga, 6th, 4x400m  Izzy Zahn, Iowa, 6th, 4x400m  Olicia Lucas, Iowa, 6th, 4x400m  Zoie Dundon, Minnesota, 6th, 800m  Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon, 6th, Mile  Ela Velepec, Nebraska, 7th, High Jump  Karsyn Leeling, Nebraska, 7th, High Jump  Rhianna Phipps, Nebraska, 7th, Triple Jump  Dajaz DeFrand, USC, 7th, 60m  Taylor Kesner, Wisconsin, 7th, Weight Throw  Elizabeth Tapper, Michigan, 8th, Shot Put  Juliet Cherubet, Oregon, 8th, Mile  Brianna Selby, USC, 8th, 60m  Dajaz DeFrand, USC, 8th, 200m    Second Team (Places 9-16)  Hedley Streit, Minnesota, 9th, Weight Throw  Berlyn Schutz, Nebraska, 9th, Mile  Mia Brahe-Pedersen, USC, 9th, 200m  Christine Mallard, USC, 9th,  4x400m  Joelle Trepagnier, USC, 9th,  4x400m  Madison Mosby, USC, 9th,  4x400m  Madison Whyte, USC, 9th,  4x400m  Mia Morello, Illinois, 10th, Pole Vault  Elle Adrian, Michigan State, 10th, Weight Throw  Mia Cochran, Washington, 10th, Mile  Chloe Foerster, Washington, 10th, Distance Medley Relay  Chloe Symon, Washington, 10th, Distance Medley Relay  Jenica Swartz, Washington, 10th, Distance Medley Relay  Julia David-Smith, Washington, 10th, Distance Medley Relay  Veronica Vacca, Washington, 10th, Pole Vault  Diana Cherotich, Oregon, 10th, 5,000m  Christine Mallard, USC, 10th, 200m  Oluwatomilayo Akintunde, Illinois, 11th, Weight Throw  Chima Nwachukwu, Iowa, 11th, 400m  Boh Ritchie, Penn State, 11th, 800m  Valentina Fakrogha, UCLA, 11th, High Jump  Ashley Erasmus, USC, 11th, Shot Put  Mercy Honest, Illinois, 12th, Triple Jump  Veronica Hargrave, Indiana, 12th, 800m  Elizabeth Ndudi, Illinois, 13th, Long Jump  Katharina Graman, Illinois, 13th, Triple Jump  Meagan Humphries, Illinois, 13th, Pentathlon  Aniya Mosley, Ohio State, 13th, 800m  Chloe Foerester, Washington, 13th, Mile  Lucie Kienast, Illinois, 14th, Pentathlon  Diarra Sow, Minnesota, 14th, Triple Jump  Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon, 14th, 3,000m  Romi Tamir, Illinois, 15th, Triple Jump  Chloe Thomas, Washington, 15th, 5,000m  Hayley Kitching, Penn State, 15th, 800m  Tolulope Akinduro, Maryland, 16th, Triple Jump  Amelia Flynt, Nebraska, 16th, Shot Put    </div>

The Big Ten had eight NCAA individual champions 

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Big Ten Shines at NCAA Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships 

2025-26 Big Ten Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship

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2026 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Central

2025-26 Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced the 2026 Big Ten Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship award winners on Wednesday, as selected by the conference’s head coaches. The championship meet was held last weekend at the Fall Creek Pavilion in Indianapolis, Indiana. Oregon’s Silan Ayyildiz won Women’s Track Athlete of the Championships, while Nebraska’s Axelina Johansson was selected as Field Athlete of the Championships and Ducks’ head coach Jerry Schumacher was tabbed as Big Ten Coach of the Year for the second-consecutive year. Ayyildiz added to resume after being an integral part of Oregon’s dominance in distance events, successfully winning the mile with a time of 4:37.88) and 5,000m with a facility record time of 15:37.90. She also placed second in the 3,000m (8:53.87) behind teammate Juliet Cherubet. Ayyildiz also won Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 2024 and 2025.  Johansson, the NCAA record holder in shotput, claimed first place in the event at the Big Ten Championships with a mark of 19.47m (63-10 ½). The next closest throw was almost an entire meter short of her best mark on the day.  Schumacher claimed his second coach of the year honors after leading Oregon to its second Big Ten Indoor Women’s Championship. Schumacher has won four out of five of the Championships between Women’s Cross Country and Indoor Track and Outdoor Track and Field since joining the Conference. The Big Ten Conference office recognizes one student-athlete from each team as Sportsmanship Award Honorees. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, the student-athletes must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. Honorees are now candidates for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, as the conference office will honor one male and one female student-athlete from each institution at the end of the academic year. The Big Ten will announce Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year and Freshman of the Year following the conclusion of the NCAA Championships, which are scheduled for March 13-14 at Virginia Beach Sports Center. Women’s Indoor Track & Field Honorees Track Athlete of the Championships  Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon Field Athlete of the Championships  Axelina Johansson, Nebraska Coach of the Year  Jerry Schumacher, Oregon Unanimous selection in ALL CAPS Women’s Indoor Track & Field Sportsmanship Honorees  Kennady Anderson, Illinois  Amelia Dodds, Indiana  Princess Uche, Iowa  Tolulope Akinduro, Maryland  Amare Harlan, Michigan  Sarah Forsyth, Michigan State    Diarra Sow, Minnesota  Grace Parsons, Nebraska Skye Ellis, Northwestern Aniya Mosley, Ohio State  Katie Clute, Oregon  Maddie Pitts, Penn State  Angelina Amefia, Purdue  Charlee Crawford, Rutgers  Kapiolani Coleman, UCLA  Madison Whyte, USC  Hana Moll, Washington  Kylie Finger, Wisconsin</div>

WIT&F Championship Awards

Big Ten Reveals Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship Honors 

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 </a>   Indianapolis, IND. – The Oregon Ducks won the Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships presented by Allstate on Saturday. This is head coach Jerry Schumacher's second indoor championship with the Ducks.  Illinois was this year’s runner-up with 93 points, while USC finished third with 81 points. Nebraska (63.5 points) and Washington (54 points) rounded out the top five.  The Ducks took home four individual Big Ten titles, as Silan Ayyildiz won the 5,000m with a time of 15:37.90 and the mile with a time of 4:37.88. Juliet Cherubet recorded a meet record in the 3,000m (8:53.81) and Aaliyah McCormick set a meet record in the 60m hurdles (7.89).    The Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships, Field Athlete of the Championships, Coach of the Year and Sportsmanship Award honorees will be announced on Wednesday (March 4). The Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year and Freshman of the Year will be announced following the NCAA Indoor Championships.   The following are this year’s All-Big Ten Women’s Indoor Track & Field honorees:    All Big-Ten First Team:   Meagan Humphries, ILL  Phethisang Makhethe, ILL  Sophia Beckmon, ILL  Rose Yeboah, ILL  Rhianna Phipps, NEB  Axelina Johansson, NEB  Aaliyah McCormick, ORE  Juliet Cherubet, ORE  Silan Ayyildiz, ORE  Aniya Mosley, OSU  Hayley Kitching, PSU  Chloe Foerster, WASH  Chloe Thomas, WASH  Chloe Symon, WASH  Hana Moll, WASH  Mia Cochran, WASH  Brianna Selby, USC  Christine Mallard, USC  Dajaz DeFrand, USC  Madison Whyte, USC  Madison Mosby, USC All-Big Ten Second Team:   JaiCienno-Gero, ILL  Veronica Hargrave, IND  Damaris Mutunga, IOWA  Chioma Nwachukwu, IOWA  Olicia Lucas, IOWA  Izzy Zahn, IOWA  Tolulope Akinduro, MD  Anthonett Nabwe, MINN  Isabelle Schmitz, MINN  Nadia Phillips, MINN  Laubenra Ben, MINN  Zoie Dundon, MINN  Karsyn Leeling, NEB  Mine De Klerk, NEB  Diana Cherotich, ORE  Liisa-Maria Lusti, ORE  Wilma Nielsen, ORE  Aniya Mosley, OSU  Taylor Snear, UCLA  Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck, UCLA  Olivia Pace, USC  Veronica Vacca, WASH All-Big Ten Freshman Team:   JaiCienno-Gero, ILL  Josie Page, IND  Jolina Lange, NEB  Liisa-Maria Lust, ORE   Diana Cherotich, ORE  Boh Ritchie, PSU   Chloe Symon, WASH   Veronica Vacca, WASH </div>

Oregon Win Women's Indoor Big Ten Track & Field Championship

Oregon Captures Big Ten Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships presented by Allstate 

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2026 Big Ten Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Feb. 18th –25th, 2026.  Track Athlete of the Week   Dymonde Nave, Iowa  Junior – Sprints – Sioux Falls, South Dakota – Major: Educational Studies and Human Relations <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won the 60m hurdles at the Iowa Open in a PR 8.24 </li><li
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 >Nave's second Indoor Track Athlete of the Week award this season. Last: Dec. 17, 2025 </li></ul> Field Athlete & Freshman of the Week  Lovisa Ulvenstam, Iowa  RS Junior – Multi-event – Monrovia, Liberia/Jamestown, N.D. – Major: Kinesiology <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Set a PR and ranked eighth all-time at Iowa in the long jump </li><li
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 >Last Iowa Indoor Field Athlete of the Week award: Daniela Wamokpego (Dec. 18, 2024)  </li><li
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 >Last Iowa Indoor Freshman of the Week award: Izzy Zahn (Dec. 17, 2025) </li></ul>  2025-26 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week Dec. 10  Track: Tayissa Buchanan, PSU  Field: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN  Freshman:  Diana Cherotich, ORE Dec. 17  Track: Dymonde Nave, IOWA  Field: Axelina Johansson, NEB  Freshman:  Izzy Zahn, IOWA Jan. 14  Track: Aniya Mosley, OSU  Field: Sophia Beckmon, ILL  Freshmen: Caila Lyons, Iowa/Zeal Kuku, MINN Jan. 21  Track: Hayler Kitching, PSU/Chloe Foerster, WASH  Field: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN  Freshman: Emmry Ross, MICH Jan. 28  Track: Wilma Nielsen, ORE  Field: Romi Tamir, ILL  Freshman: Romi Tamir, ILL Feb. 4   Track: Wilma Nielsen, ORE  Field: Hana Moll, WASH  Freshmen: Boh Ritchie, PSU/Veronica Vacca, WASH Feb. 11   Track: Madison Whyte, USC  Field: Ashley Erasmus, USC  Freshman: Oluwatosin Awoleye, USC Feb. 18  Track: Wilma Nielsen, ORE  Field: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN  Freshman: Diana Cherotich, ORE Feb. 25  Track: Dymonde Nave, IOWA  Field: Lovisa Ulvenstam, IOWA  Freshman: Lovisa Ulvenstam, IOWA  </div>

Women's IT&F Awards Feb. 25

Iowa Sweeps Final Weekly Women’s Indoor Track and Field Awards 

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Feb. 11-18, 2026.  Track Athlete of the Week   Wilma Nielsen, Oregon  Graduate – Distance – Gothenburg, Sweden – Major: Advertising and Brand Responsibility <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Broke the Oregon school record in the indoor mile with a time of 4:21.04 at the BU Valentine Invitational </li><li
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 >Nielsen’s third Indoor Track Athlete of the Week award this season. Last: Feb. 4, 2026 </li></ul> Field Athlete of the Week  Anthonett Nabwe, Minnesota  RS Junior – Throws – Monrovia, Liberia/Jamestown, N.D. – Major: Kinesiology <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won the Tyson Invitational with a Big Ten record-breaking weight throw of 24.67m (80-11 ¼) </li><li
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 >It also marks Nabwe’s seventh total Big Ten Indoor Field Athlete of the Week award, which is most among women's field athletes </li></ul> Freshman of the Week  Diana Cherotich, Oregon  Freshman – Distance – Bungoma County, Kenya – Major: Environmental Studies <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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Big Ten Women's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

Minnesota and Oregon Collect Weekly Women’s Indoor Track and Field Honors 

<div class="payload-richtext">The Big Ten Network today announced its 2026 Big Ten Winter Championships schedule, including men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s indoor track and field and men’s and women’s gymnastics. BTN will also broadcast the wrestling championships and men’s ice hockey tournament semifinals and championship in March, with full broadcast details announced at a later date.Coverage kicks off Feb. 18-21, with the Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships presented by Allstate. All four days of coverage from Minnesota will be streamed exclusively on <a href="https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/page/home">
 B1G+
 </a>, beginning at 5 p.m. ET on Feb. 18. From Feb. 25-28, the Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships from Wisconsin will also stream exclusively on <a href="https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/page/home">
 B1G+
 </a>, with the opening night coverage beginning at 5 p.m. ET. Brendan Gulick and Margaux Farrell Hyde will be on the call across both championship events, while Manny Pollard will cover women’s diving and Brandis Heffner will anchor the men’s diving events.Winter championship coverage continues Feb. 26-28, with the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships. Both the men’s and women’s events will take place at the Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion in Indianapolis. Coverage of the three-day event will stream on <a href="https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/page/home">
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 </a> and <a href="https://plus.runnerspace.com/">
 RunnerSpace+
 </a>.Beginning Friday, March 20, Big Ten Network will televise the first session of the Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Championships presented by Allstate at 7 p.m. ET. The second session will be televised Saturday, March 21 at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the third and final session at 6 p.m. ET. Dean Linke and Olivia Karas will anchor all three sessions across the two-day championship event from Illinois.The Big Ten Men’s Gymnastics Championships kicks off Friday, April 3, from Nebraska with live coverage on BTN at 8 p.m. ET, while session two will be televised Saturday, April 4, at 8 p.m. ET. Linke and Brandon Burns will provide on-air coverage of both sessions of the championships on BTN. Throughout the men’s and women’s championships, Big Ten gymnastics coverage can be found via the @B1GGymnastics accounts on <a href="https://x.com/B1GGymnastics">
 X
 </a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/b1ggymnastics/">
 Instagram
 </a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/b1ggymnastics.bsky.social">
 Bluesky
 </a>.Additional coverage of all the winter championships will be included throughout new episodes of B1G Today and The B1G Show on the Big Ten Network. All events on BTN can also be streamed live via the <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/mobile">
 FOX Sports App.
 </a> A full list of BTN’s programming can be found at <a href="https://bigten.org/btn/btn-tv-schedule/">
 bigten.org/btn/btn-tv-schedule
 </a>, with the schedule subject to change.Fans can subscribe to <a href="https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/page/home">
 B1G+
 </a> with an annual pass for $89.99 per year or a monthly pass for $12.99 per month. For more information on how to watch events on B1G+, visit <a href="https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/page/home">
 bigtenplus.com
 </a>. Digital coverage will be available via the Big Ten Network’s <a href="https://x.com/BigTenNetwork">
 X
 </a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BTN/">
 Facebook
 </a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4LeRw7pIZ_kseS4Krn_DQA">
 YouTube
 </a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/btn.com">
 Bluesky
 </a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bigtennetwork/?hl=en">
 Instagram
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 Big Ten Wrestling Championships
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<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Feb. 4th –11th, 2026.  Track Athlete of the Week   Madison Whyte, USC  Junior – Sprints – Newport News, Va. – Major: Pharmacology & Drug Development <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="1"
 >Won the 400m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with a time of 50.82 </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="2"
 >Her time is the fastest in the NCAA this season, a Big Ten record, the facility record, and second-fastest in school history </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="3"
 >Also ran a 50.21 split on the anchor leg of the women’s 4x400m relay to overtake UCLA and secure a first-place finish for USC </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="4"
 >Named USTFCCCA Women’s National Athlete of the Week on Monday </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="5"
 >This marks USC’s first Indoor Field Athlete of the Week award </li></ul> Field Athlete of the Week  Ashley Erasmus, USC  Sophomore – Throws – Mbombela, South Africa – Major: Undecided <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="1"
 >Won shot put at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with a new PR of 17.74m </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="2"
 >The mark is the second-best throw from a Trojan all-time behind Brittany Mann’s mark of 17.78m </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="3"
 >This marks USC’s first Indoor Field Athlete of the Week Award </li></ul> Freshman of the Week  Oluwatosin Awoleye, USC  Freshman – Mid-distance –Mobile, Ala. – Major: Health and Human Sciences <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="1"
 >In her 600m debut, won the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with a time of 1:30.17 </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="2"
 >Led by over a second to beat a field of Iowa and UCLA upperclassmen </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="3"
 >Came within a second of the program and freshman record set at 1:29.25 </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="4"
 >This marks USC’s first Indoor Freshman of the Week award  </li></ul>2025-26 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week Dec. 10  Track: Tayissa Buchanan, PSU  Field: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN  Freshman:  Diana Cherotich, ORE Dec. 17  Track: Dymonde Nave, IOWA  Field: Axelina Johansson, NEB  Freshman:  Izzy Zahn, IOWA Jan. 14  Track: Aniya Mosley, OSU  Field: Sophia Beckmon, ILL  Freshmen: Caila Lyons, Iowa/Zeal Kuku, MINN Jan. 21  Track: Hayler Kitching, PSU/Chloe Foerster, WASH  Field: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN  Freshman: Emmry Ross, MICH Jan. 28  Track: Wilma Nielsen, ORE  Field: Romi Tamir, ILL  Freshman: Romi Tamir, ILL Feb. 4   Track: Wilma Nielsen, ORE  Field: Hana Moll, WASH  Freshmen: Boh Ritchie, PSU/Veronica Vacca, WASH Feb. 11   Track: Madison Whyte, USC  Field: Ashley Erasmus, USC  Freshman: Oluwatosin Awoleye, USC     </div>

Women's Track and Field Weekly Awards

USC Sweeps Weekly Women’s Indoor Track and Field Awards 

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. — [February, 10, 2026] — The Big Ten Conference Student-Athlete Issues Commission (SAIC) today <a href="https://img.boostsport.ai/boost-cms/Big%20Ten%20Conference%20Statement%20Against%20Prop%20Betting.pdf">
 sent a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker
 </a> urging the NCAA to continue pushing for limitations or the outright elimination of proposition (“prop”) betting involving individual student-athletes competing in college athletics. The letter reinforces the Big Ten Conference’s unwavering commitment to protecting the well-being and safety of student-athletes across all 18 Big Ten campuses, and the integrity of intercollegiate athletics.“The Big Ten Conference is proud to support our student-athletes in calling for the restriction or elimination of individual proposition wagers on college athletics,” said Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti. "The Big Ten Conference appreciates the NCAA’s effort to eliminate these wagers and will continue to assist student-athletes as they deal with the challenges that result from proposition bets in college sports.”President Baker recently sent letters to the <a href="https://www.ncaa.org/news/2026/1/14/media-center-ncaa-urges-federal-agency-to-suspend-college-sport-prediction-markets.aspx">
 Commodity Futures Trading Commission
 </a> and to <a href="https://www.ncaa.org/news/2026/1/15/media-center-ncaa-urges-gambling-commissions-to-eliminate-prop-bets.aspx">
 State Gambling Commissions 
 </a>calling for amended state laws and regulations to better-protect student-athletes.The letter from the Big Ten Conference SAIC outlines the growing concerns around the rise of individual performance prop wagering in college sports, including:<ul class="list-bullet"><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="1"
 >Increased harassment student-athletes experience because of wagers on individual-performance proposition wagers</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="2"
 >Negative impact individual-performance proposition betting has on student-athletes’ mental health</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="3"
 >Accusations of impropriety, even when unfounded, damage the student-athlete experience</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="4"
 >Potentially jeopardizing the integrity of athletic competition</li></ul>“While we understand that sports betting is becoming increasingly more common across the country and allows for states to generate increased tax revenue, prop betting represents unique risks at the college level,” the Big Ten Conference Student-Athlete Issues Commission wrote. “We believe protecting student-athletes must be a priority. Limiting or eliminating prop betting on college athletics would be a meaningful step toward reducing harassment, protecting mental well-being, and preserving the integrity of college competition.”The Big Ten Conference SAIC was founded in 1994. SAIC members take an active role in monthly meetings discussing the issues most important to Big Ten Conference student-athletes and highlighting ongoing initiatives on their respective campuses. SAIC executive leadership members also represent Big Ten student-athletes in front of the Conference’s Joint Group council and represent the Big Ten Conference on the NCAA’s Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, where they review NCAA activities, proposed legislation and offer feedback on behalf of the Big Ten’s student-athletes.  Student-athletes are nominated by their institution and appointed by the Conference’s Joint Group Executive Committee to serve on the commission for one academic year. The Big Ten Conference SAIC members signing the letter include:<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 value="1"
 >Callin Hake, SAIC Chair, University of Nebraska Women’s Basketball</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="2"
 >Mia Rogan, SAIC Internal Vice Chair, Women’s Cross Country & Track, Michigan State University</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="3"
 >Michael Long, SAIC External Vice Chair, Men’s Swim & Dive, University of Wisconsin</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="4"
 >Nya Robinson, SAIC Secretary, Women’s Swim & Dive, Penn State University</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="5"
 >Samuel Edwards, NCAA Board of Directors, Men’s Football, Michigan State University</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="6"
 >Abigail Lynch, NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Women’s Soccer & Track, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="7"
 >Demetrious Allen, Men’s Football, Rutgers University</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="8"
 >Javiera Baeza, Women’s Field Hockey, Indiana University</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="9"
 >Ava Bayless, Women’s Wrestling, University of Iowa</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="10"
 >Josh Eernisse, Men’s Ice Hockey, University of Michigan</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="11"
 >Taji Flynn, Men’s Lacrosse, The Ohio State University</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="12"
 >Jordan Hall, Men’s Football, Michigan State University</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="13"
 >Tali Joelson, Women’s Gymnastics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="14"
 >Franck Kepnang, Men’s Basketball, University of Washington</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="15"
 >Nuala Macfarlane, Women’s Rowing, University of Minnesota</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="16"
 >Ava Morales, Women’s Soccer, University of Maryland</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="17"
 >Myranda Quinton, Women’s Golf, Penn State University</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="18"
 >Kansas Robinson, Women’s Softball, Northwestern University</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="19"
 >James Rowley, Men’s Wrestling, Purdue University</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="20"
 >Jaidin Russell, Men’s Volleyball, University of California, Los Angeles</li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="21"
 >Russell Soohoo, Men’s Tennis, University of Oregon</li><li
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 style=""
 value="22"
 >Madison Whyte, Women’s Track & Field, University of Southern Californi</li></ul></div>

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<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 28- Feb. 4, 2026.  Track Athlete of the Week   Wilma Nielsen, Oregon  Senior – Distance – Gothenburg, Sweden – Major: M.S. Management <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="1"
 >Ran NCAA-leading mile time of 4:23.56 at the 118th Millrose Games </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="2"
 >Becomes the No. 2 performer in NCAA history  </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="3"
 >Set the Swedish indoor national record </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="4"
 >Took more than two seconds off her previous PR of 4:25.78 from last season </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="5"
 >This marks Nielsen’s second Indoor Track Athlete of the Week award this season. Last: Jan. 28, 2026 </li></ul>Field Athlete of the Week  Hana Moll, Washington  Junior – Pole Vault – Olympia, Wash. – Major: Marketing <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="1"
 >Recorded a 16-0 (4.88m) mark in pole vault to win the UW Invitational in her season debut </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="2"
 >Became the second woman in NCAA history to clear 16-feet in the pole vault </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="3"
 >Becomes just the fifth American woman to make 16-feet indoors and the ninth woman worldwide </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="4"
 >Needed just two attempts to clear 16-feet, setting a new lifetime-best, meet record, and Dempsey Facility Record </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="5"
 >Last Washington Indoor Field Athlete of the Week award: Amanda Moll (Feb. 19, 2025) </li></ul>Co-Freshmen of the Week  Boh Ritchie, Penn State  Freshman – Mid-distance –New Zealand – Major: DUS <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="1"
 >Ran the second fastest 800m time with a time of 2:01.60 in her first collegiate 800m race </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="2"
 >Was only second to teammate Hayley Kitching </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="3"
 >Her time is fifth best in the NCAA this season and best among freshmen </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="4"
 >This marks Penn State’s first Freshman of the Week award </li></ul>Veronica Vacca, Washington   Freshman – Pole Vault – Plymouth Meeting, Penn. – Major: Pre Major <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="1"
 >Cleared a lifetime-best of 14-6 ¼ (4.43m) </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="2"
 >Her mark is 10th overall in the NCAA this season </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="3"
 >She also is best amongst freshmen and No. 6 in UW school history </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="4"
 >This marks Washington’s first Indoor Freshman of the Week award </li></ul>  2025-26 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week Dec. 10  Track: Tayissa Buchanan, PSU  Field: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN  Freshman:  Diana Cherotich, ORE Dec. 17  Track: Dymonde Nave, IOWA  Field: Axelina Johansson, NEB  Freshman:  Izzy Zahn, IOWA Jan. 14  Track: Aniya Mosley, OSU  Field: Sophia Beckmon, ILL  Freshmen: Caila Lyons, Iowa/Zeal Kuku, MINN Jan. 21  Track: Hayler Kitching, PSU/Chloe Foerster, WASH  Field: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN  Freshman: Emmry Ross, MICH Jan. 28  Track: Wilma Nielsen, ORE  Field: Romi Tamir, ILL  Freshman: Romi Tamir, ILL Feb. 4   Track: Wilma Nielsen, ORE  Field: Hana Moll, WASH  Freshmen: Boh Ritchie, PSU/Veronica Vacca, WASH</div>

WTF Awards Feb. 4

Oregon, Penn State and Washington Win Weekly Women’s Indoor Track and Field Awards 

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 21-28, 2026.  Track Athlete of the Week   Wilma Nielsen, Oregon  Senior – Distance – Gothenburg, Sweden – Major: M.S. Management <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="1"
 >Nielsen won the mile at the Dr. Sander Scorcher in New York with a time of 4:26.74 </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="2"
 >Her time leads the Big Ten, and is second best in the NCAA and world rankings </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="3"
 >The senior beat a field that included nine professional athletes  </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="4"
 >She also won USTFCCCA Athlete of the Week honors on Monday </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="5"
 >Last Oregon Indoor Track Athlete of the Week award: Silan Ayyildiz (Feb. 19, 2025) </li></ul> Freshman & Field Athlete of the Week  Romi Tamir, Illinois  Freshman – Triple Jump – Israel – Major: Undeclared <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="1"
 >Recorded a 13.50m (44-3 ½) jump to win the Fighting Illini Challenge </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="2"
 >Her mark was an UI Armory facility record which broke Yvonne Mensah’s 19-year-old record of 13.30m (43-7 ¾) set back in 2007 </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="3"
 >Current No. 2 triple jump in the NCAA for 2026 and is also the second-best triple jump in program history and the current No. 11 triple jump in the world for 2026 </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="4"
 >Last Illinois Indoor Field Athlete of the Week award: Sophia Beckmon (Jan. 14, 2026) </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="5"
 >Last Illinois Indoor Freshman of the Week award: Lucie Kienast (Jan. 29, 2025) </li></ul>2025-26 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week Dec. 10  Track: Tayissa Buchanan, PSU  Field: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN  Freshman:  Diana Cherotich, ORE Dec. 17  Track: Dymonde Nave, IOWA  Field: Axelina Johansson, NEB  Freshman:  Izzy Zahn, IOWA Jan. 14  Track: Aniya Mosley, OSU  Field: Sophia Beckmon, ILL  Freshman: Caila Lyons, Iowa/Zeal Kuku, MINN Jan. 21  Track: Hayler Kitching, PSU/Chloe Foerster, WASH  Field: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN  Freshman: Emmry Ross, MICH Jan. 28  Track: Wilma Nielsen, ORE  Field: Romi Tamir, ILL  Freshman: Romi Tamir, ILL  </div>

WTK Weekly Honors

Illinois and Oregon Claim Weekly Women’s Indoor Track and Field Merits 

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 14-21, 2026.  Co-Track Athletes of the Week   Hayley Kitching, Penn State  Senior – Mid-distance – Coffs Harbour, Australia – Major: Biobehavioral Health <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="1"
 >Set the official collegiate record in the women’s 1000-meter at the Nittany Lion Challenge with a time of 2:38.45 </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="2"
 >Her time broke former Nittany Lion danae River’s record set in 2019 and improved upon her PR by over a second </li><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="3"
 >Last Penn State Indoor Track Athlete of the Week award: Hayley Kitching (Feb. 5, 2025) </li></ul>Chloe Foerster, Washington  Senior – Mid-distance – Portland, Ore. – Major: Biology <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
 class=""
 style=""
 value="1"
 >Ran the third-fastest time in NCAA history in the 1,000m at the UW Preview with a time of 2:37.79 </li><li
 class=""
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 >While her time does not count as a collegiate record due to Dempsey’s oversized track, Foerster took second to 2024 U.S. Olympian Juliette Whittaker, who narrowly beat her. </li><li
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 >Last Washington Indoor Track Athlete of the Week award: Amina Maatoug (Feb. 26, 2025) </li></ul>Field Athlete of the Week  Anthonett Nabwe, Minnesota  RS Junior – Throws – Monrovia, Liberia/Jamestown, N.D. – Major: Kinesiology <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won the Graduate Classic weight throw with a toss of 23.26m (76-3 ¾)  </li><li
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 >Marked Nabwe’s 11th straight regular season competition win in the weight throw </li><li
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 >Her mark is best in the NCAA this season with the current No. 2 toss being 22.95m  </li><li
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 >The standout was also runner-up in the shot put with a mark of 16.86m (55-3 ¾)  </li><li
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 >This marks Nabwe’s second Indoor Field Athlete of the Week award this season </li></ul>Freshman of the Week  Emmry Ross, Michigan  Freshman – Mid Distance –Onsted, Mich. – Major: Applied Exercise Science <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Ran a 2:04.52 800m to win the Simmons-Harvey Invitational </li><li
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 >Her 800m time is No. 7 in program history, No. 4 in the NCAA, and No. 2 in the Big Ten </li><li
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 >Last Michigan Indoor Freshman of the Week award: Abigail Russell (Jan. 15, 2025) </li></ul>2025-26 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week Dec. 10  Track: Tayissa Buchanan, PSU  Field: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN  Freshman:  Diana Cherotich, ORE Dec. 17  Track: Dymonde Nave, IOWA  Field: Axelina Johansson, NEB  Freshman:  Izzy Zahn, IOWA Jan. 14  Track: Aniya Mosley, OSU  Field: Sophia Beckmon, ILL  Freshman: Caila Lyons, Iowa/Zeal Kuku, MINN Jan. 21  Track: Hayler Kitching, PSU/Chloe Foerster, WASH  Field: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN  Freshman: Emmry Ross, MICH</div>

WIT&F Awards Jan. 21

Penn State, Michigan, Minnesota and Washington Win Weekly Women’s Indoor Track and Field Awards 

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 7-14, 2026.  Track Athlete of the Week   Aniya Mosley, Ohio State  Senior – Mid-distance – Virginia Beach, Va. – Major: Architecture <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >At the Rod McCravy Memorial, Mosley won the women’s 1000m with a time of 2:42.87 </li><li
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 >Her time sets a new program record at Ohio State and is her fourth individual program record  </li><li
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 >Last Ohio State Indoor Track Athlete of the Week award: Anavia Battle (Feb. 23, 2026) </li></ul>Field Athlete of the Week  Sophia Beckmon, Illinois  Junior – Long Jump – Oregon City, Ore. – Major: Community Health <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Recorded a 6.81m (22-4 ¼) leap in her win at the Illini Open </li><li
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 >Her 6.81m jump is currently the word leader, 15th best in NCAA Indoor history, and the NCAA and Big Ten leader for the 2026 season </li><li
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 >It also marks the second-best long jump in Illinois program history </li><li
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 >Last Illinois Indoor Field Athlete of the Week award: Tori Thomas, Jan. 29, 2025 </li></ul>Co-Freshmen of the Week  Caila Lyons, Iowa  Freshman – Sprints – San Antonio, Texas – Major: Undecided <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Picked up two wins at the Hawkeye Invite in the 600m and 4x400m </li><li
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 >Her 600m time of 1:31.12 is fourth-best among freshman this season </li><li
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 >Lyons also ran the final leg of the winning 4x400m with a time of 3:50.92 </li><li
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 >The freshman posted the fastest split, running a 55.50 to seal the come-from-behind win </li><li
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 >Last Iowa Indoor Freshman of the Week award: Izzy Zahn (Dec. 17, 2025) </li></ul>Zeal Kuku, Minnesota  Freshman – Sprints – Maple Plain, Minn. – Major: Biology, Society & Environment <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won the 400m at the Minnesota Open with a time of 54.95 </li><li
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 >Her time is best amongst Big Ten freshmen, No. 2 amongst all freshmen and No. 14 in the NCAA </li><li
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 >Kuku’s time was also the fastest by a Minnesota freshman since eight-time Big Ten champion Abigail Schaaffe’s 54.05 in 2022 </li><li
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 >This marks Minnesota’s first Indoor Freshman of the Week award </li></ul> 2025-26 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week Dec. 10  Track: Tayissa Buchanan, PSU  Field: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN  Freshman:  Diana Cherotich, ORE Dec. 17  Track: Dymonde Nave, IOWA  Field: Axelina Johansson, NEB  Freshman:  Izzy Zahn, IOWA Jan. 14  Track: Aniya Mosley, OSU  Field: Sophia Beckmon, ILL  Freshman: Caila Lyons, Iowa/Zeal Kuku, MINN</div>

WITF Awards Jan. 17

Illinois, Iowa, Ohio State and Minnesota Claim Weekly Women’s Indoor Track and Field Accolades 

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