BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -  The Mountain East Conference announced Monday the winner of this week’s Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week. The weekly awards are presented by The Health Plan.
 
Charleston’s Hugo Hewitt has been named the MEC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week while West Liberty’s Ky’Ara Ross has been named the MEC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week.
 
Hewitt, a senior from Surrey, England, ran a new PR 8:21.87 in the 3000M at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet. He placed 3^rd overall in his heat on Friday.
 
Ross, a junior from Canton, Ohio, won the long jump at the Youngstown State University Last Chance Invitational posting a leap of 5.78 meters (18-11.75).
 
2025-26 MEC Men’s INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
12/8: Alexander Rodriguez, Wheeling & Donovan Tanouye, Fairmont State
1/12: Braden Ward, Concord
1/19: Mathew Meli, Charleston
1/26: Dom Collins, Concord
2/2: Marquise Burks, Frostburg State
2/9: Luke Messinger, Charleston
2/16: Hugo Hewitt, Charleston

2025-26 MEC Women’s INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
12/8: Cassidy Hammonds, Concord & Dunya Van den Torren, Point Park
1/12: Violet Wall, Concord
1/19: Natalie Barr, Glenville State & Colette Patti, Charleston
1/26: Dunya Van den Tooren, Point Park
2/2: Lauren Twyman, Davis & Elkins
2/9: Savanna Hardman, Davis & Elkins
2/16: Ky'Ara Ross, West Liberty