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Minnesota and Oregon Capture Weekly Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Accolades

Golden Gophers’ Nabwe and Weippert join Ducks’ Ayyildiz with weekly 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 23-30, 2025.  

Track Athlete of the Week  
Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon 
Junior – Distance – Istanbul, Turkey – Major: Business Administration 

  • Recorded a 4:25.50 mile at the Drake Relays to claim the outdoor mile record
  • Along with the outdoor mile, Ayyildiz owns the indoor mile (4:23.46) and DMR (anchor, 10:42.05) marks from the indoor season
  • Ayyildiz finished fourth in the Drake Relays mile as one of the two collegians in the field
  • This marks Oregon’s first ever Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week award 

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

  • Won the hammer throw at the Drake Relays with a mark of 67.14m (220-3)
  • Moved to No. 10 in the NCAA in the hammer throw and No. 1 in the Big Ten
  • Overall, Nabwe currently ranks No. 1 in the hammer throw, No. 16 in the discus and No. 6 in the shot put
  • Last Minnesota Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week award: Shelby Frank (March 28, 2024) 

Freshman of the Week 
Ella Weippert, Minnesota 
Freshman – Javelin – Grand Forks, N.D. – Major: Undeclared 

  • Won the Drake Relays with a lifetime best javelin toss of 43.96m (144-3)
  • Her mark of 43.96m is also a lifetime best
  • Weippert is currently the No. 3 ranked freshman in the javelin the Big Ten this season
  • This marks Minnesota's first ever Outdoor Freshman of the Week award  

2025 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week 

March 26 
Track: Christine M. Mallard, USC 
Field: Ashley Erasmus, USC 
Freshman:  Ashley Erasmus, USC 

April 2 
Track: Madison Whyte, USC 
Field: Lizzy Korczak, IOWA 
Freshman:  Maria Arboleda, IOWA 

April 9 
Track: Chloe Foerster, WASH 
Field: Reese Garland, USC 
Freshman: Diana Cherotich, ORE 

April 16 
Track: Madison Whyte, USC 
Field: Ashley Erasmus, USC 
Freshman:  Brianna Selby, USC 

April 23 
Track: Chloe Foerster, WASH 
Field: Abria Smith, ILL 
Freshman:  Chioma Nwachukwu, IOWA 

April 30 
Track: Silan Ayyildiz, ORE 
Field: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN 
Freshman:  Ella Weippert, MINN 

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