App State’s Guest & Arkansas State’s Isaia Earn Sun Belt Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Honors

NEW ORLEANS – App State’s Calbert Guest and Arkansas State’s Noa Isaia have earned recognition as Sun Belt Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week after their performances last week. 

Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Carlbert Guest, App State

(R-Sr. | Distance | Fort Collins, Colo.)

App State redshirt senior Calbert Guest broke the App State men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase record with a personal best of 8:41.01 at the Penn Relays (April 24-26). He surpassed the previous program record of 8:51.28, which was set in 2022 and finished sixth overall in Thursday’s race. Additionally, the Fort Collins, Colo. native became the first App State men’s distance athlete to qualify for the USATF Championships with his time. Guest leads the Sun Belt, ranks seventh in the NCAA Southeast Region, 15th in the NCAA East Preliminary Qualifying List, and 40th nationally in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase category. Guest also ranks third in the league and 21st in the NCAA Southeast Region in the men’s 10,000-meter category.

Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week

Noa Isaia, Arkansas State

(So. | Throws | Imperial, Mo.)

Arkansas State’s Noa Isaia moved up to third in program history in the hammer throw, winning the event with a toss of 66.22m/217-3 – nearly 11 feet better than the runner-up finisher. Not only that, but he also put together a spectacular series, with four of his six throws besting his previous career-best mark entering the day. His throw is No. 7 in this week’s Top-10 Marks of the Week published by USTFCCCA, and ups his lead in the Sun Belt Conference to 15 feet in the event. He enters the week ranked 18th in the NCAA West Region and 31st in the NCAA regardless of region.

2025 Sun Belt Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Week 1 – Drew Donley, Texas State

Week 2 – Jacob Pyeatt, Arkansas State

Week 3 – Kelsey Singleton, Southern Miss

Week 4 – Lawson Jacobs, Louisiana

Week 5 – Drew Donley, Texas State

Week 6 – Calbert Guest, App State

2025 Sun Belt Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week

Week 1 – Reuben Booysen, South Alabama

Week 2 – Bradley Jelmert, Arkansas State

Week 3 – Nelvin Appiah, Louisiana

Week 4 – Chris Preddie, Texas State

Week 5 – Colby Eddowes, Arkansas State

Week 6 – Noa Isaia, Arkansas State