2025-26 Men’s Indoor Track and Field: Schedule/Results | Top Performances

CUNYAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Track Athlete of the Week

Reco Griffith, Medgar Evers (So., Barbados, West Indies)

At the Crowell Invitational and Multi hosted by Army West Point, Griffith laid down the top time in the conference in the 60-meter dash in the prelims (7.00 seconds) and placed third in the final with a 7.05-second effort.  He also ran a time of 23.11 (22.71 converted) in the 200, also the top time in the CUNYAC, and was part of the Cougars’ 4×400 relay that posted a time of 3:34.09.

CUNYAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Field Athlete of the Week

Chrisnel Nicolas, Medgar Evers (Sr., St. Albans, N.Y.)

Nicolas competed in the heptathlon at the Crowell Invitational and Multi, setting a school record with 3,615 points.  He placed second in the high jump (1.76 meters), fourth in the pole vault (3.45 meters) and posted a 10.32 meter toss in the shot put (second in the conference) and a 5.66-meter long jump (third in the conference). Nicolas was ninth overall in a field consisting of primarly Division I athletes.

CUNYAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Rookie of the Week

Mustapha Abubakar, CCNY (Fr., Yonkers, N.Y.)

Abubakar placed fourth in the 200-meter dash at the Youree Spence Garcia Invitational hosted by St. John’s at Ocean Breeze.  He ran a time of 22.72, good for second in the conference.  Abubakar also ran a time of 7.14 in the 60-meter dash, currently good for third in CUNYAC.

 

CUNYAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week (Honorable Mention)

Brian Arias, Hunter (Sr., Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Arias laid down the top time in the conference in the 3,000 meters at the Youree Spence Garcia Invitational Saturday, posting a time of 9:48.98.  He placed 11th in a field of 28 runners.

Previous Award Winners

Previous Results

Friday, December 5

Lehman at Armory Collegiate Carnival | Results

Saturday, December 6

Medgar Evers at Crowell Invitational and Multi | Results

CCNY, Hunter at Youree-Spence Garcia Meet | Results

This Week’s Schedule

Friday, December 12

CCNY, York at Wagner Seahawk Shootout

Medgar Evers, Lehman at Art Kadish Elm City Challenge

Saturday, December 13

Medgar Evers, Lehman at Art Kadish Elm City Challenge

2026 CUNYAC Indoor Track and Field Championship
Sunday, March 1 – Nike Track and Field Center at The Armory

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Preston led Rice in kills in 25 of 31 matches this season and surpassed 1,000 career kills, adding two American Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors along the way. She also earned a spot on the American’s first-team all-conference team.

She averaged 4.32 kills and 4.78 points per set while starting every match for the Owls. Preston recorded six double-doubles and twice posted a season-high 27 kills, doing so against Temple and Wichita State.

Nationally, she ranks 36th in kills per set, 41st in total points and points per set, 10th in total attacks and second in attacks per set. Within the American, she is second in kills per set and third in points per set.

This is the Owls’ 19th consecutive season in which a player has been honored by the AVCA. Rice finished the season 21–10, claiming the American regular-season title. The Owls set a program record with a 17-game winning streak and went 15–1 in conference play.

 

Now a two-time indoor Big Ten champion, Nabwe returns to the college indoor scene where she owns the NCAA No. 21 mark all-time in the weight throw at 24.22m (79-5 1/2) while also holding the second-best indoor shot put mark all-time at Minnesota at 17.23m (56-6 1/2). Last indoor season Nabwe became the first Big Ten weight thrower in nine years to repeat as champion at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and was just the fifth Big Ten women’s weight thrower all-time to defend their conference title. 

Safe to say Anthonett Nabwe 🇱🇷 is the #ncaaTF LEADER in the weight throw!

23.74m (77-10 3/4) in her December season opening throw for the two-time @bigten weight throw champion#SkiUMah | #Gophers pic.twitter.com/A3A91n3v95

— Minnesota Cross Country, Track & Field (@GopherCCTF) December 6, 2025

With the NCAA indoor track and field season underway, the Big Ten listed athletes from each member institution as Athletes to Watch for the 2025-26 campaign. The 2025-26 indoor track and field season will culminate at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., from Feb. 26-28, along with the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., from March 13-14. 

For more information on the Gophers, continue to check back with GopherSports.com. Keep up with the University of Minnesota cross country and track and field team on X, Instagram (@GopherCCTF) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the season.

Cowan crossed the 800m finish line in 1:47.88 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener on Saturday, finishing third overall and second among collegians. His mark is the second-fastest at BU and he is just one of two Patriot League runners to record a sub-1:48 time indoors since at least 2004. The time is also the fastest in Division I after the opening weekend of events.

This is Cowan’s first Track Athlete of the Week honor and it marks back-to-back years of the Terriers having a men’s Track Athlete of the Week recipient after the first weekend of competition.

The redshirt senior led Xavier in kills (379) and points (429) this season en route to the program’s first NCAA appearance since 2007. She ranks in the top-10 of the BIG EAST with 3.41 kills, 3.14 digs and 3.86 points per set.

Grace was a unanimous All-BIG EAST Team selection for the first time in her career. She also earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team after leading the Musketeers to their second-ever BIG EAST finals match appearance. 

The Kentucky native was a four-time BIG EAST weekly honor roll selection this season. She led XU to a 3-0 weekend at the Xavier Invitational to earn Tournament MVP honors. She was also named to the Stacheville Challenge All-Tournament Team for her performance in Xavier’s 3-0 opening weekend at Austin Peay.

The outside hitter posted 19 double-doubles this season to end her career with 44 total. She had 20+ kills in five separate matches this year and hit above .300 on 12 different occasions. She had a career-high 23 kills against Miami (OH) on September 5 and matched it again at Villanova on October 4.

Grace finished her Xavier career ninth all-time in points with 1291. She became the third player in program history to record at least 1000 kills, 1000 digs and 100 aces.