Minnesota, Nebraska and Penn State Earn Weekly Track & Field Awards

Men’s Indoor Co-Track Athlete of the Week

Brithton Senior, Nebraska

Sr. – Hanover, Jamaica – Major: Child, Youth & Family Studies

• Won the 60 meter hurdles with a personal best time of 7.66
• Ranks second in the Big Ten, tied for ninth in the NCAA, and fourth in school history
• Earns his first career Big Ten Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
• Last Nebraska Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Levi Gipson (Jan. 20, 2014)

Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week

Micaylon Moore, Nebraska

Jr. – Fort Collins, Colo. – Fort Collins – Major: Biological Sciences

• Won the triple jump title with a 16.47 meter mark at the Iowa Open
• The mark set a new facility and meet record
• Ranks first in the Big Ten, sixth in the NCAA and third in school history
• Earns his first career Big Ten Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
• Last Nebraska Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Till Steinforth (Feb. 4, 2024)

Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week

Kileigh Kane, Penn State

R-Sr. – State College, Pa. – State College – Major: Journalism

• Ran a 4:33.42 split in the mile as the anchor to Penn State’s DMR team
• The team is now the seventh-fastest time in collegiate history
• They broke their own Penn State record (10:49.05) by over seven seconds and set a new Big Ten conference record
• Earns her second Big Ten Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
• Last Penn State Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Hayley Kitching (Jan. 31, 2024)

Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week

Annie Nabwe, Minnesota

Fr. – Jamestown, N.D. – Jamestown – Major: Kinesiology

• Won the weight throw title with a mark of 23.02 meters
• Broke an NCAA freshman record and has the No. 25 throw all time in NCAA history
• Ranks second in the Big Ten and fourth in the NCAA this season
• Earns her first career Big Ten Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
• Last Minnesota Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Shelby Frank (Feb. 7, 2024)

2023-24 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

Dec. 13

Men’s

T: Kalen Walker, IOWA

F: Sean Smith, IOWA

Women’s

T: Paige Magee, IOWA

F: Daniela Martine Wamakpego, IOWA

Jan. 10

Men’s

T: None

F: Kam Garrett, ILL

Women’s

T: None

F: Tori Thomas, ILL 

Jan. 17

Men’s

T: Cheickna Traore, PSU

F: Henry Zimmerman, NEB

Women’s

T: Kenisha Phillips, IND

F: Darja Sopova, ILL

Jan. 24

Men’s

T: Cameron Miller, PUR

F: Sal Capaldo, IOWA

F: Henry Zimmerman, NEB

Women’s

T: Paige Magee, IOWA

T: Hayley Kitching, PSU

F: Chloe Timberg, RU

Jan. 31

Men’s

T: Olivier Desmeules, PSU

F: Aiden Ouimet, ILL

F: Hayden Tobias, OSU

Women’s

T: Hayley Kitching, PSU

F: Shelby Frank, MINN

Feb. 7

Men’s

T: Cheickna Traore, PSU

F: Till Steinforth, NEB

Women’s

T: Brooke Jaworski, MINN

F: Shelby Frank, MINN

Feb. 14

Men’s

T: Kalen Walker, IOWA

T: Adam Spencer, WIS

F: Jason Swarens, WIS

Women’s

T: Kileigh Kane, PSU

F: Daniela Wamokpego, IOWA

Feb. 21

Men’s

T: Brithton Senior, NEB

F: Micaylon Moore, NEB

Women’s

T: Kileigh Kane, PSU

F: Annie Nabwe, MINN