DALLAS – Liberty swept Conference USA’s Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week awards the league announced Tuesday afternoon.
Men's Track Athlete and Freshman of the Week – Tahj Brown, Liberty – Fr. – Nassau, Bahamas
Brown clocked a Liberty freshman-record time of 13.81 to qualify for the Penn Relays men's 110 hurdles final. That time ranks No. 3 in CUSA (first among freshmen) and tied for No. 47 nationally. He now sits No. 3 all-time at Liberty.
Women's Track Athlete of the Week – Allie Zealand, Liberty – So. – Forest, Va.
Competing in her first-ever track 5K, Zealand captured the Penn Relays title in a record-breaking time of 15:26.38, defeating the reigning ACC indoor 5k champion, Imogen Gardiner of Boston College. It broke the Penn Relays 5K record that had stood since 1984 and shattered the Liberty record that had stood since 2016. Zealand's time is the fastest by a CUSA runner by 52 seconds this season and ranks No. 11 nationally.
Men's Field Athlete of the Week – Gilles Ouedraogo, Liberty – Jr. – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Making his outdoor season debut, Ouedraogo won the Penn Relays men's triple jump championship section title with a wind-legal leap of 15.96 meters (52-4.5) in adverse conditions. It broke the Liberty record that had stood since 2010 and was the longest outdoor jump by a CUSA athlete since 2023. He is now tied for No. 19 nationally this season.
Women's Field Athlete of the Week – Sophie Gonzalez, Liberty – R-So. – Guatemala City, Guatemala
Gonzalez was the runner-up in the Penn Relays women's hammer championship section with a top mark of 60.85 meters (199-7). This is her second Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week honor in a row.
Women's Freshman of the Week – Isabella Frattura, Liberty – Fr. – Sparta, N.J.
To earn her third Outdoor Freshman of the Week honor, Frattura placed third overall (first among freshmen) in the Penn Relays women's javelin championship section with a top mark of 47.66 meters (156-4).
2026 Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
M24 Raynell Chambers, FIU
M31 Moses Lekokei, MTSU
A7 Mustapha Bokpin, MTSU
A14 Mustapha Bokpin, MTSU
A21 Mustapha Bokpin, MTSU
A28 Tahj Brown, Liberty
2026 Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
M24 Emma Sullivan, Kennesaw State
M31 Madison Seiler, Kennesaw State
A7 Emma Sullivan, Kennesaw State
A14 Zenade October, MTSU
A21 Katrina Schlenker, Liberty
A28 Allie Zealand, Liberty
2026 Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
M24 Ben Shughart, Liberty
M31 Gage Voyles, Kennesaw State
A7 Markus White, Liberty
A14 Gabriel Willis, Liberty
A21 Christian Hicks, Liberty
A28 Gilles Ouedraogo, Liberty
2026 Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
M24 Kali Terza, Kennesaw State
M31 Danielle McGonigle, FIU
A7 Kali Terza, Kennesaw State
A14 Patasha Bryan, Liberty
A21 Sophie Gonzalez, Liberty
A28 Sophie Gonzalez, Liberty
2026 Men’s Outdoor Freshman of the Week
M24 Gage Voyles, Kennesaw State
M31 Tim Beauchamp, FIU
A7 Cameron Dean, Kennesaw State
A14 Jake Nicholson, Liberty
A21 Gage Voyles, Kennesaw State
A28 Tahj Brown, Liberty
2026 Women’s Outdoor Freshman of the Week
M24 Isabella Frattura, Liberty
M31 Kylie Neira, FIU
A7 Isabella Frattura, Liberty
A14 Adelle Schlotterback, Liberty
A21 Natalie Harris, Kennesaw State
A28 Isabella Frattura, Liberty