CAA Indoor Track & Field Weekly Awards – Jan. 20
Ben Kane
RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 20, 2026) –Stony Brook graduate student
Grace Weigele, Northeastern junior
Camryn Cole, N.C. A&T sophomore
Alex Henry, and N.C. A&T junior
Nakhi Benjamin earned CAA indoor track and field weekly award recognition for their performances last weekend.
WOMEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Grace Weigele, Stony Brook
Graduate Student | Distance | Huntington Station, N.Y. / Walt Whitman
Weigele recorded an event win in the mile run at the NYC Gotham Cup last Friday. The grad student set a new personal record with a 4:50.11 finish to break into the nation’s top-100 performances.
WOMEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Camryn Cole, Northeastern
Junior | Sprinter | Webster, N.Y. / Webster-Schroeder High School
Cole championed the high jump at the Harvard Beantown Challenge. With a leap of 1.83m (6’ 0”) the New York native took the top spot in the CAA and ranks seventh nationally.
MEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Nakhi Benjamin, N.C. A&T
Junior | Sprinter | Raleigh, N.C. / Wakefield
Benjamin set an indoor personal record in the 200m at the Mondo College Invitational. The junior sprinter won the event with a 20.80 finish, which ranks third nationally.
MEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Alex Henry, N.C. A&T
Sophomore | Thrower | Douglasville, Ga. / Lithia Springs
Henry set a personal record en route to winning two events at the Mondo College Invitational. The sophomore won the shot put with a throw of 17.26m (56’ 7.5”), marking the second-best throw in the CAA this season. In the weight throw, Henry tossed it 19.87m (65’ 4.25”) to take the top spot in the event.
2025-26 CAA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9: Hayleigh Bryant, N.C. A&T
Jan. 13: Baara Stewart, Towson
Jan. 20: Grace Weigele, Stony Brook
Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9: Leila Curtis, Northeastern
Jan. 13: Leeann Redlo, Towson
Jan. 20: Camryn Cole, Northeastern
Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Dec.9 : Dyimond Walker, N.C. A&T
Jan. 13: Brian Liebowitz, Stony Brook
Jan. 20: Nakhi Benjamin, N.C. A&T
Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9: Joseph Ernest, Hampton
Jan. 20: Alex Henry, N.C. A&T
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