Repeat Winners Highlight This Week’s Heart Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Award Winners

The Heart of America Athletic Conference announced its Heart Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week award winners on Monday, as Madison Green won her third Heart Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week award of 2022, while Keiara-Ashley Cunningham earned her second Heart Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week of the season. 

Green earned first-place in all three events that she competed in at the William Penn Invite on April 15.

The West Des Moines, Iowa product won the women's discus, shot put and hammer throw.

She won the discus with a personal best toss of 49.40m, which also ranks No. 1 in the NAIA. In the shot put, she won with a mark of 12.67m and Green won the hammer throw with a throw of 50.20m.

Cunningham took part in the women's 400m hurdles at the University of Central Missouri Mule Relays and placed third out of 23 total competitors with a time of 1:02.31. With that time, the Ontario, Canada native hit the NAIA 'A' standard and qualified for the 2022 NAIA Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. That time is also the fourth best in the NAIA.