ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Conference announced its weekly honors for indoor track and field on Wednesday.


 
Men’s Track: Parker Kiewiet, Northern Iowa
Parker Kiewiet captured the men's 400-meter title at the Hawkeye Invitational over the weekend with a winning time of 48.17 seconds, the 33rd fastest time in the 400 meter this season in Division I, as well as the top time in the MVC this year. The Dike, Iowa, native, who finished second in the event at last year's MVC Indoor Championships, is UNI's current school record holder in the event from 2023 with a time of 46.13.
 
Men’s Field: Spencer Kessel, Northern Iowa
Spencer Kessel took home first-place honors in the men's shot put at the Minnesota Open with a winning toss of 59 feet even (17.98m), the 24th-best mark in Division I this year. The Letts, Iowa, native, who finished as the MVC's indoor shot put runner-up in 2025 and currently ranks fourth in the event in the MVC this year, also placed fifth in the men's weight throw in Minneapolis with a throw of 57 feet, seven and a half inches (17.56m).
 
Women’s Track: Millie Hill, Northern Iowa
Millie Hill finished in first-place in the women's mile at the Hawkeye Invitational in 4:55.27, six seconds off her career-best which ranks fourth in team history. The Ankeny, Iowa, native currently holds the fastest time in the event in the MVC this season.
 
Women’s Field: Jorie Hanenburg, Northern Iowa
Jorie Hanenburg took home second-place in the women's shot put at the Minnesota Open, throwing for 47 feet and one-quarter inch, the third-best mark in the MVC this year. She previously placed seventh in the event at the 2025 MVC Indoor Championships and ranks in the top-70 in the event in Division I this season.