DALLAS – UTEP earns four indoor track Athlete of the Week honors, recognizing Juan Leal (Men’s Track Athlete of the Week), Timothy Grice (Men’s Freshman of the Week), Cydni Martin (Women’s Track Athlete of the Week) and Praise Djoma (Women’s Field Athlete of the Week). Rounding out the awards are Sam Houston’s Jeremiah Jackson (Men’s Field Athlete of the Week) and Missouri State’s Shiloh Cross (Women’s Freshman of the Week).
 
Men's Track Athlete of the Week – Juan Leal, UTEP – So. – El Paso, Texas
Leal finished second overall in the men’s mile with a career-best time of 4:12.91 at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic. The sophomore now ranks second in the mile in CUSA.
 
Men's Field Athlete of the Week – Jeremiah Jackson, Sam Houston – Jr. – Houston, Texas
Jackson placed ninth in the high jump at Texas A&M's Charlie Thomas Invitational. His height of 2.05 meters (6-8.75) is the third-best mark in CUSA this indoor season.
 
Men's Freshman of the Week – Timothy Grice, UTEP – Fr. – Cameron, Texas
Grice clocked in with a personal-best time of 21.36 in the 200-meter dash, tying for 24th overall out of 62 competitors at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic. He also competed with the men's 4x400-meter relay team that clocked in a season-best time of 3:14.75, beating last year’s best of 3:15.90. In conference rankings, Grice is tied for seventh fastest in the 200 and UTEP ranks fifth in the 4x4.
 
Women's Track Athlete of the Week – Cydni Martin, UTEP – Fr. – Dallas, Texas
Martin clocked in a personal-best time of 24.09 and finished 22nd out of 65 runners in the 200-meter dash at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic. She is tied for third in the 200 in the CUSA rankings. She also clocked in a PR time of 8.61 in the 60-meter hurdles making her seventh in CUSA.
 
Women's Field Athlete of the Week – Praise Djoma, UTEP – Jr. – Warri, Nigeria
Djoma leaped 12.28 meters (40-3.5) in the women's triple jump at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, good for tenth place out of 30 jumpers. That mark ranks her second in the conference. 
 
Women's Freshman of the Week – Shiloh Cross, Missouri State – Fr. – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Shiloh entered the Missouri State record book with a triple jump mark of 12.15 meters during the Woo Pig Classic to earn fifth overall in the event. She now ranks fourth in CUSA.
 
2025-26 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
D9         Mustapha Bokpin, MTSU
J13        Jacob Tarkington, Liberty
J20        Mustapha Bokpin, MTSU
J27        Eric Young II, Kennesaw State
F3          Mustapha Bokpin, MTSU
               Chance Cross, Kennesaw State
F10       Juan Leal, UTEP
 
2025-26 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
D9         Joshua Smith, Liberty
J13        Chase Johnson, Liberty
J20        Markus White, Liberty
J27        Gilles Ouedraogo, Liberty
F3          Gilles Ouedraogo, Liberty
F10       Jeremiah Jackson, Sam Houston
 
2025-26 Men’s Freshman of the Week
D9         Chase Johnson, Liberty
J13        Jacob Tarkington, Liberty
J20        Evan Tomlinson, MTSU
J27        Gage Voyles, Kennesaw State
F3          Tahj Brown, Liberty
F10       Timothy Grice, UTEP
 
2025-26 Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
D9         Allie Zealand, Liberty
J13        Rachel Hill, Liberty
J20        Mahogany Mobley, Liberty
J27        Emma Ferguson, Kennesaw State
F3          Allie Zealand, Liberty
F10       Cydni Martin, UTEP
 
2025-26 Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
D9         Kali Terza, Kennesaw State
J13        Katie Urbine, Liberty
J20        Myesha Hall, Kennesaw State
J27        Victoria Joyce, Kennesaw State
F3          Patasha Bryan, Liberty
F10       Praise Djoma, UTEP
 
2025-26 Women’s Freshman of the Week
D9         Alivia Rivera-Norman, Liberty
J13        Kona Moore, Liberty
J20        Claudia Marquez, Jax State
J27        Natalie Harris, Kennesaw State
F3          Itsaso Madariaga Huegun, FIU
F10       Shiloh Cross, Missouri State