Minnesota, Oregon and Penn State Net Weekly Women’s Indoor Track and Field Accolades

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Dec. 3-10, 2025.  

Track Athlete of the Week  
Tayissa Buchanan, Penn State 
Sophomore – Mid-distance – Albion Park, NSW, Australia – Major: Kinesiology 

• Won the women’s 800-meter at Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston 
• Her time of 2:02.67 is the fastest time in the Big Ten and NCAA this season 
• The sophomore’s effort is also second-best by a Penn State Runner ever  
• Last Penn State Indoor Track Athlete of the Week award: Hayley Kitching (Feb. 5, 2025) 

Field Athlete of the Week 
Anthonett Nabwe, Minnesota 
RS-Junior– Throws – Jamestown, N.D. – Major: Kinesiology 

• Opened the indoor season with wins in the weight throw and shot put at the M City Classic 
• Nabwe leads the NCAA in the weight throw 23.74m (77-10 ¾) and is third in the shot put 16.40m (53-9 ¾), and both are No. 1 among the Big Ten 
• The redshirt junior has won six-straight weight throw competitions at home, which dates back  to February of 2024
• Also captured the shot put win with her second-best throw of the indoor season with a mark of 17.16m (56-3 ¾)  
• Last Minnesota Indoor Field Athlete of the Week award: Anthonett Nabwe (Feb. 26, 2025) 
   

Freshman of the Week 
Diana Cherotich, Oregon 
Freshman – Distance – Bungoma County, Kenya – Major: Freshman 

• Ran a Big Ten-leading and Oregon school-record time of 15:16.72 in the 5,000m at the BU Colyear-Danville Opener in Boston 
• Cherotich took nearly nine seconds off the previous school mark 
• Cherotich’s time currently ranks 12th in the NCAA 
• This marks Oregon’s first Indoor Freshman of the Week award 

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