DALLAS – Liberty’s Omari Lewis, UTEP’s women’s 4x100-meter relay team and Jakub Belik, along with FIU’s Michaelle Valentin and Amaya Bien-Aime and Kennesaw State’s Kenyatta Bennett have earned Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors.   
  
Men’s Track Athlete of the Week – Omari Lewis – Liberty – JR. – Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago 
With a time of 10.07 seconds, Lewis finished in second place in the men’s 100-meter dash at the East Coast Relays. His time in the 100 was the fastest wind-legal time ever posted by a Liberty runner and left him one hundredth of a second behind the first-place winner and NCAA men’s 100 leader, South Florida’s Abdul-Rasheed Saminu. In the men’s 100, Lewis ranks first in CUSA and seventh in the nation.
  
Women’s Track Athletes of the Week – UTEP’s 4x100-meter Relay Team – El Paso, Texas 
UTEP’s women’s 4x100 team featuring Addison Stricklin, Denae McFarlane, Marissa Simpson and Rejoice Sule clocked in a CUSA-best and school-record time of 43.72 seconds at Arizona’s Desert Heat Classic. The Miners were first out of 11 teams, beating Oregon (43.87), Utah (44.02) and Arizona (44.17). The previous school record was 43.95 in 2008. The Miners rank fourth in the NCAA West Region and 24th nationally.

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week – Jakub Belik – UTEP – SR. – Jaromer, Czech Republic
Belik, Conference USA’s leading men’s high jumper, finished second in the high jump at 2.11 meters (6-11) at Arizona’s Desert Heat Classic on Saturday. The senior Miner is tied for ninth in the NCAA West Region and tied for 15th in the NCAA.
 
Women’s Field Athlete of the Week – Michaelle Valentin – FIU – SR. – Apopka, Fla.
Earning her third conference weekly honor of the outdoor season, Valentin won the women’s hammer throw with a mark of 63.45 meters at the UNF East Coast Relays. She also finished second in discus with a mark of 57.26 meters. In Conference USA, Valentin ranks first in hammer and discus. The senior also ranks 10th in hammer and fourth in discus in the country.
 
 
Men’s Freshman of the Week – Kenyatta Bennett – KSU – FR. – Atlanta, Ga. 
Bennett cleared a personal-best height of 2.11m (6’11) to win the high jump at the Big Orange Invite. The freshman Owl ranks second in CUSA and 34th in the East Region.
 
Women’s Freshman of the Week – Amaya Bien-Aime – FIU – FR. – Orlando, Fla.
Bien-Aime finished second in the women’s high jump, clearing 1.78 meters at the East Coast Relays. She finished above competition from Miami and Georgia Tech and her mark ranks 41st-best in the NCAA. The freshman from Orlando, Fla., also ranks first in women’s high jump in CUSA. 
  
2025 CUSA Male Track Athlete of the Week  
M18    N/A 
M25    Troy McKnight, Liberty 
A1      Chance Cross, KSU 
A8      Omari Lewis, Liberty 
A15    John Sherman, MTSU 
A22    Chance Cross, KSU 
A29    Oscar Smith, LA Tech 
M6      Omari Lewis, Liberty
  
2025 CUSA Male Field Athlete of the Week  
M18    N/A      
M25    Jakub Belik, UTEP     
A1      Kaison Barton, WKU 
A8      Cole Crkvenac, FIU 
A15    Jakub Belik, UTEP 
A22    Jakub Belik, UTEP 
A29    Aleks Hristov, UTEP      
M6      Jakub Belik, UTEP
  
2025 CUSA Male Freshman of the Week  
M18    N/A 
M25    Juan Leal, UTEP 
A1      Justin Warner, KSU 
A8      Elijah Sherard, Liberty 
A15    Justin Warner, KSU 
A22    Edwin Kiprono, KSU 
A29    Elijah Sherard, Liberty    
M6      Kenyatta Bennett, KSU
  
2025 CUSA Female Track Athlete of the Week  
M18    Bethelhem Manzano Jimeno, Jax State 
M25    Marissa Simpson, UTEP 
A1      Akerah Jones, KSU 
A8      Reese Webster, Liberty 
A15    Marissa Simpson, UTEP 
A22    Marissa Simpson, UTEP 
A29    Rejoice Sule, UTEP             
M6      4x100 relay team, UTEP
 
2025 CUSA Female Field Athlete of the Week  
M18    N/A 
M25    Michaelle Valentin, FIU 
A1      Kali Terza, KSU 
A8      Paola Bueno, Liberty 
A15    Michaelle Valentin, FIU 
A22    Kali Terza, KSU 
A29    Alla Parnov, UTEP 
M6      Michaelle Valentin, FIU
  
2025 CUSA Female Freshman of the Week  
M18    N/A      
M25    Arndis Oskarsdottir, FIU 
A1      Miah Johnson, KSU 
A8      Arndis Oskarsdottir, FIU 
A15    Tyhra Charles, LA Tech 
A22    Arndis Oskarsdottir, FIU 
A29    Bethany Tate, Liberty 
M6      Amaya Bien-Aime