CAA Indoor Track & Field Weekly Awards – Jan. 27
Ben Kane
RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 27, 2026) –Towson junior
Baara Stewart, William & Mary junior
Elizabeth Strobach, Northeastern graduate student
Kyle Sarney, and Hampton sophomore
Marquis White earned CAA indoor track and field weekly award recognition for their performances last weekend.
WOMEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Baara Stewart, Towson
Junior | Sprinter | Olney, Md. / Washington Christian Academy
Stewart earned her second weekly award, taking second place in two events at the Gulden Invitational. The junior led a record-setting performance for the Tigers in the 1000m as she reset a 39-year program record with a 2:53.54 finish. Stewart was also a part of a 4x800m relay team that’s 9:24.30 time ranks third in program history.
WOMEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Elizabeth Strobach, William & Mary
Junior | Pole Vault | Crozet, Va. / Western Albemarle
Strobach had a dominant performance in the pole vault, earning fourth at the Hokie Invitational. The junior posted a 4.07m (13’ 4.25”) mark to earn top spot in the CAA and 45
th nationally. Strobach’s performance also ranks second in school history.
MEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Kyle Sarney, Northeastern
Graduate Student | Distance | North Easton, Mass. / Oliver Ames High School
Sarney won the mile at the Scarlet & White Invitational. The graduate student ran at a pace of 4:00.30, ranking 48th in the NCAA and holding the first spot in the CAA by over five seconds.
MEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Marquis White, Hampton
Sophomore | Jumps | Lynchburg, Va. / Heritage HS
White won the long jump at the Liberty Open with a season-best leap. The Heritage High School alumni’s 7.30m (23’ 11.5’) mark took the top spot in the CAA and sits inside the country’s top-100 performances.
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
Jan. 27: Baara Stewart, Towson
Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9: Leila Curtis, Northeastern
Jan. 13: Leeann Redlo, Towson
Jan. 20: Camryn Cole, Northeastern
Jan. 27: Elizabeth Strobach, William & Mary
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
Jan. 27: Kyle Sarney, Northeastern
Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9: Joseph Ernest, Hampton
Jan. 20: Alex Henry, N.C. A&T
Jan. 27: Marquis White, Hampton
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