MVC Track & Field Weekly Honors (Apr. 22)
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Valley Conference revealed the men’s and women’s track and field weekly honors on Wednesday. Bradley’s Jamie Phillips was named Men’s Track Athlete of the Week, UNI’s Carson Lien earned Men’s Field Athlete of the Week honors, Indiana State’s Rachel Mehringer was selected Women’s Track Athlete of the Week, and Drake’s Centaine Noon-Duckworth received Women’s Field Athlete of the Week recognition.
MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Jamie Phillips, Bradley, Soph., Troon, Scotland
Jamie Phillips set one of the nation's best 800m times at the Bryan Clay Invitational, hosted by Azusa Pacific University, in Azusa, Calif. The sophomore from Scotland clocked a 1:45.74 in the 800m Elite Race, setting a new program record and becoming the first Brave ever to run an 800m race in under 1:46.00. The time, which tops the MVC and Midwest Region, ranks fifth amongst qualifiers for the NCAA West First Round. The time is also the 10th-fastest time in the NCAA and the fastest by a sophomore in the country. Phillips also competed in the 1500m Open A race, where he ran 3:48.06, good for the fourth-best time in the conference.
MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Carson Lien, UNI, Sr., Jesup, IA
A Jesup, Iowa native, Lineau threw an outdoor career-best 59’ 11” to win the men’s shot put title at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Phil Esten Challenge last week. The mark, which currently leads the MVC, also ranks 23rd in the NCAA’s West Region as well as 43rd in all of NCAA Division I track and field. Lienau also placed eighth in the men’s discus with a toss of 163’ 9”, the third-best mark in the conference this year. Earlier this year, Lienau notably won the MVC indoor shot put title and was also fifth in the weight throw.
WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Rachel Mehringer, Indiana State, Jr., Schnellville, Ind.
Mehringer continued her dominance of the 100m hurdles with another first-place finish at the Gibson Invitational, crossing the line in 13.10 to take first place by more than three-tenths of a second while setting a meet record in the process. She also clocked the second-fastest 200m time of her career at 25.22. Mehringer owns the four fastest 100m hurdles times in the MVC this season (13.04, 13.10, 13.20, 13.29) and has not lost a regular season 100m hurdles race since the 2025 Drake Relays. The Schnellville, Indiana, native currently owns the top 100m hurdles time in the conference by more than six-tenths of a second, while also ranking second in the Great Lakes Region, 12th in NCAA East Region Qualifying and 16th nationally in the event.
WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Centaine Noon-Duckworth, Drake, Sr., Auckland, New Zealand
Centaine Noom-Duckworth won Nebraska’s Big Red Classic with a season best hammer throw of 61.43m/201-6. The native New Zealander led the Missouri Valley Conference for the fourth straight week and had the highest nationally ranked field event performance of any MVC women’s athlete this week. Noom-Duckworth now ranks 41st in the NCAA, 23rd on the West qualifying list, and 13 in the Midwest Region.