KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association has announced new Track and Field Athletes of the Week from week three of the 2026 women’s outdoor season, presented by
Beynon – the official track surface of the MIAA. Central Missouri’s Grizell Scarlett was named the back-to-back Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and Missouri Southern’s Dailynn VanDeren was named the Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week.
OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Grizell Scarlett, Central Missouri
Grizell Scarlett has been named the MIAA Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week. The junior sprinter ran a school record time of 11.23 in the women's 100-meter dash prelims at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays last Friday (Apr. 3) in Austin, Texas. Her time is the top NCAA Division II time so far this season. Scarlett was the only Division II runner to qualify for the 100-meter finals after finishing eighth in the prelims. The women’s final of the 100-meter dash was unable to compete due to inclement weather in Austin.
OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dailynn VanDeren, Missouri Southern
Dailynn VanDeren led the way for the Lions with a win in both the shot put (15.72 meters) and the hammer throw at the 18th Annual David Suenram Gorilla Classic. Her winning mark of 15.72 meters (51-7) in the shot put is the third-best in Division II, while her first-place distance of 56.55 meters (185-6) in the hammer throw ranks sixth in Division II this season. VanDeren currently leads all of Division II in the shot put with her season-best mark of 16.07 meters (52-8.75), set on March 27 at the ESU Spring Open.
NOTABLE TRACK PERFORMANCES:
Stella Agbokpah, Emporia State
Stella Agbokpah continued her outstanding freshman campaign for the Emporia State, winning three events to help the Hornet women to the runner-up team finish at the Midwest Classic this past weekend. Agbokpah won both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the Midwest Classic in school record fashion. She finished first in the 100 meters with a time of 11.58, breaking her tie with Latiyera Yeargin (11.63 in 2018) for the new ESU school record. She then ran 23.75 to break Courtney Bruna's school mark in the 200 meters of 23.83, set at the 2003 MIAA Championships. Agbokpah’s 100 and 200-meter times from the Midwest Classic rank eighth in Division II in both events. She also joined Mackenzie Sauerwein, Barbara Bentum and Alexia Lewis to win the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 47.05.
Kayvon Nubine, Pittsburg State
Kayvon Nubine posted the fifth-fastest 100-meter hurdles time in NCAA Division II this season with her winning effort of 13.74 seconds in the 18th Annual David Suenram Gorilla Classic last Saturday (Apr. 4). The sophomore from Edmond, Okla., now ranks No. 2 all-time at Pitt State in the discipline.
NOTABLE FIELD PERFORMANCES:
Jazmine Williamson, Pittsburg State
Jazmine Williamson posted the top mark in NCAA Division II this season in the long jump with her winning effort of 20 feet, 7.75 inches (6.29 meters) at the 18th Annual David Suenram Gorilla Classic this past Saturday (Apr. 4). The junior from Kings Mountain, N.C., also debuted at No. 4 on Pitt State's all-time top 10 list in the discipline.
Lily Novacek, Nebraska Kearney
Lily Novacek, the defending Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week, won the hammer throw (207-0) and was the runner-up in the discus at the annual Midwest Classic at Emporia. Novacek’s winning hammer throw mark of 207-0 (63.09 meters) was good for the third-best distance in Division II this season, while her second-place discus throw mark of 153-3 (46.71 meters) ranks 19th in Division II. The Lopers’ thrower currently ranks second in Division II in the hammer throw with her season-best throw of 208-7 (63.59 meters) from March 29.
ALSO NOMINATED:
Track Nominations: Esther Clark-Pavlovich [Fort Hays State], Abbey Brackenbury [Missouri Southern], Kassidy Stuckey [Nebraska Kearney], Maya Pattison [Washburn]
Field Nominations: Lou Dumas [Emporia State], Emma Slade [Fort Hays State], Abbey Henry [Missouri Western]
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WEEK ONE INDOOR TRACK: Melanie Roland, Northwest Missouri
WEEK ONE INDOOR FIELD: Rachel Wilson, Pittsburg State
WEEK TWO INDOOR TRACK: Kennedi Cline, Northwest Missouri
WEEK TWO INDOOR FIELD: Dailynn VanDeren, Missouri Southern
WEEK THREE INDOOR TRACK: Kennedi Cline, Northwest Missouri
WEEK THREE INDOOR FIELD: Belle Peters, Pittsburg State
WEEK FOUR INDOOR TRACK: Blakelee Winn, Pittsburg State
WEEK FOUR INDOOR FIELD: Belle Peters, Pittsburg State
WEEK FIVE INDOOR TRACK: Stella Agbokpah, Emporia State
WEEK FIVE INDOOR FIELD: Dailynn VanDeren, Missouri Southern
WEEK SIX INDOOR TRACK: Zyra Shivers, Pittsburg State
WEEK SIX INDOOR FIELD: Breanne Peters, Pittsburg State
WEEK SEVEN INDOOR TRACK: Grizell Scarlett, Central Missouri
WEEK SEVEN INDOOR FIELD: Cannon Booker, Pittsburg State
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WEEK ONE OUTDOOR TRACK: Kiki Witt, Northwest Missouri
WEEK ONE OUTDOOR FIELD: Allyssa Mahone, Missouri Southern
WEEK TWO OUTDOOR TRACK: Grizell Scarlett, Central Missouri
WEEK TWO OUTDOOR FIELD: Lily Novacek, Nebraska Kearney
WEEK THREE OUTDOOR TRACK: Grizell Scarlett, Central Missouri
WEEK THREE OUTDOOR FIELD: Dailynn VanDeren, Missouri Southern