ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced the recipients of their 2025 women’s indoor track & field awards on Thursday. The awards are nominated and voted on by the UMAC track & field head coaches. Only results from the UMAC Indoor Championship meet count for consideration in the awards.
Stephanie Witbrod of the Bethany Lutheran College Vikings earned the Top Scoring Athlete of the Meet award and was named the Field Athlete of the Meet. The senior led the conference with 37.5 points at the UMAC Championship, winning the weight throw (15.11m) and shot put (13.52m) events. She also placed third in triple jump (10.01m), long jump (4.72m), and 4x200 relay (1:55.76) and had a fifth-place finish in the 60m hurdles (10.25).
Ella Dufault of the Crown College Polars was named the Track Athlete of the Meet. The sophomore led the UMAC with 36.5 points in track events, winning 5000 meters (18:44.81), 3000 meters (10:43.36), and the distance medley relay (13:25.20). She also placed second in the mile (5:19.07) and third in the 800 meters (2:25.66).
Mia Arroyo of the Crown Polars was named the Rookie of the Year. The freshman earned 17.5 points for the Polars at the UMAC Championship, winning the distance medley relay (13:25.20) and placing fourth in the 3000 meters (11:10.46), mile (5:27.32), and 800m (2:29.11).
The Crown Polars coaches earned Coaching Staff of the Year honors. The Polars, led by head coach Grant DeWitt in his second season, won the UMAC Indoor Championship for the first time in program history with a 138-point performance.
The Crown Polars won the team sportsmanship award, an accolade that is selected by the UMAC coaches and awarded to the team that best represents sportsmanship throughout the entire season. Each team also had one representative earn all-sportsmanship honors.
All-Conference recognition is given to individuals who finished in first or second place in an individual event and to members of relay teams who finished in first place in a relay event at the UMAC Indoor Championship.
TOP SCORING ATHLETE OF THE MEET
Stephanie Witbrod (Bethany Lutheran)
TRACK ATHLETE OF THE MEET
Ella Dufault (Crown)
FIELD ATHLETE OF THE MEET
Stephanie Witbrod (Bethany Lutheran)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Mia Arroyo (Crown)
COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
Crown Polars
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Crown Polars
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP
Samantha Kedsch (Bethany Lutheran)
Lindsey Morrison (Crown)
Naomi Foley (Martin Luther)
Paige Diekmann (Minnesota Morris)
Jessica Redman (North Central)
Grace Moravchik (Northwestern)
Myla Volk (UW-Superior)
ALL-CONFERENCE
| Stephanie Witbrod |
Bethany Lutheran |
Shot Put, Weight Throw |
| Mia Arroyo |
Crown |
DMR |
| Ruth Brueckner |
Crown |
400 Meters, 800 Meters, DMR |
| Ella Dufault |
Crown |
Mile, 3000 Meters, 5000 Meters, DMR |
| Lindsey Morrison |
Crown |
DMR |
| Camille Ring |
Crown |
60 Meters, 60 Hurdles |
| Amaya Willis |
Minnesota Morris |
Weight Throw |
| Brynna York |
Minnesota Morris |
Pole Vault |
| Joyce Horton |
North Central |
Triple Jump |
| Emery Maki |
Northwestern |
800 Meters, Mile, 4x200, 4x400 |
| Grace Moravchik |
Northwestern |
200 Meters, 400 Meters, 4x400, Long Jump |
| Alvine Njounang |
Northwestern |
4x200, 4x400 |
| Deanna Ammermann |
Northwestern |
60 Meters, 200 Meters, 4x200, 4x400 |
| Naomi Wallace |
Northwestern |
4x200, High Jump |
| Isabelle Yuhanna |
Northwestern |
3000 Meters, 5000 Meters |
| Bel Dimaze |
UW-Superior |
High Jump |
| Summer Hesseldahl |
UW-Superior |
60 Hurdles, Long Jump |
| Kayela Putnam |
UW-Superior |
Pole Vault |
| Myla Volk |
UW-Superior |
Triple Jump |
| Kory Windish |
UW-Superior |
Shot Put |
The UMAC is an NCAA Division III member comprised of eight full-time member schools from Minnesota and Wisconsin: Bethany Lutheran College, Crown College, Martin Luther College, North Central University, Northland College, University of Minnesota Morris, University of Northwestern, and University of Wisconsin-Superior.
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