Big Ten Announces Women’s Indoor Track & Field Watch List
Five 2025 NCAA champions named to the list
ROSEMONT, lll. – The Big Ten Conference announced its 2025 Women’s Indoor Track and Field on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Preseason honors were bestowed upon 18 student-athletes, 10 of whom earned All-Big Ten honors last year.
The list features reigning NCAA Indoor pole vault champion Amanda Moll (Washington), NCAA Indoor mile champion Wilma Nielsen (Oregon), NCAA Indoor shot put champion Axelina Johansson, NCAA Indoor weight throw champion Taylor Kesner (Wisconsin), and NCAA Indoor 60m and Outdoor 4x100 champion Dajaz DeFrand (USC).
Chloe Timberg (Rutgers), Big Ten Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year Savanah Sutherland (Michigan), and Big Ten Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year Rose Yeboah (Illinois).
The 2025 Indoor Track and Field season began Friday, Dec. 5
BIG TEN INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES TO WATCH LIST
|
NAME |
SCHOOL |
YR |
2025 B1G AWARDS |
HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sophia Beckmon |
Illinois |
Jr. |
Indoor All-Big Ten Second Team |
Oregon City, Ore. |
|
Veronica Hargrave |
Indiana |
So. |
Indoor All-Big Ten Freshman Team Outdoor All-Big Second Team |
Plainfield, Ind. |
|
Chioma Nwachukwu |
Iowa |
So. |
Indoor All-Big Ten Freshman Team Indoor All-Big Ten Second Team Outdoor All-Big Second Team |
Asaba, Nigeria |
|
Maya Valmon |
Maryland |
Grad. |
Rockville, Md. |
|
|
Liz Tapper |
Michigan |
Jr. |
Outdoor All-Big Ten Second Team |
Greensburg, Pa. |
|
Elle Adrian |
Michigan State |
Grad. |
Standish, Mich. |
|
|
Anthonett Nabwe |
Minnesota |
R-Jr. |
Indoor All-Big Ten First Team Outdoor All-Big Ten First Team |
Monrovia, Liberia/Jamestown N.D. |
|
Axelina Johansson |
Nebraska |
Sr. |
Indoor All-Big Ten First Team |
Hok, Sweden |
|
Skye Ellis |
Northwestern |
R-Jr. |
Jan Juc, Australia |
|
|
Fatouma Conde |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
|
|
Wilma Nielsen |
Oregon |
Sr. |
Indoor All-Big Ten First Team |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
|
Maddie Pitts |
Penn State |
Sr. |
Victor, N.Y. |
|
|
Alexia Smith |
Purdue |
Jr. |
Evansville, Ind. |
|
|
Charlee Crawford |
Rutgers |
Grad. |
Newark, Del. |
|
|
Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck |
UCLA |
Grad. |
Outdoor All-Big Ten Second Team |
Brussels, Belgium |
|
Dajaz DeFrand |
USC |
Sr. |
Indoor All-Big Ten First Team Indoor Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships Indoor Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year Outdoor All-Big Ten First Team |
Aurora, Colo. |
|
Amanda Moll |
Washington |
Jr. |
Indoor All-Big Ten First Team Indoor Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships Indoor Big Ten Field Athlete of the Year Outdoor All-Big Ten First Team Outdoor Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships |
Olympia, Wash. |
|
Taylor Kesner |
Wisconsin |
Sr. |
Highland, Ill. |