WASHINGTON – The Atlantic 10 announced the Under Armour Outdoor Track & Field Weekly awards on Wednesday for meets from March 23-29. Loyola Chicago’s Nate Boutin was named Men’s Track Performer of the Week, while George Mason’s Walt Bannerman earned Men’s Field Performer of the Week honors. Rhode Island freshman Elias Sposato received the Men’s Rookie of the Week accolade.

George Mason’s Ella Sample was named Women’s Track Performer of the Week, while her teammate Abby Weening was selected as the Women’s Field Performer of the Week. Duquesne freshman Melani Schmidt was named Women’s Rookie of the Week.

Boutin, a Brooklyn, N.Y. native, broke Loyola’s men’s 3,000 meter steeplechase record at the Raleigh Relays. The junior won his heat and shattered the program record, clocking a personal-best 8:45.43 to lower his previous mark by 13 seconds. His time ranks 12^th in the NCAA and first in the A-10.

Bannerman, a junior from Durham, N.C., placed third in the men’s pole vault invitational at the Raleigh Relays, clearing a season-best height of 5.27m. His mark ranks atop the Atlantic 10 and 17^th in Division I.
Sposato also competed at the Raleigh Relays, finishing 19^th in the 400 meters in 47.27 seconds. A sophomore from Westerly, R.I., Sposato’s time ranks second in the conference.

Semple put together a dominant performance in the 5,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays, finishing 17^th in a field of over 200 student-athletes with a time of 15:58.44. A graduate student from Lichfield, U.K., Semple’s time leads the A-10 this season and ranks 12^th in Division I – marking the only sub-16 minute mark in the event in George Mason’s history.

Weening excelled at the Raleigh Relays as well, finishing 12^th in the high jump by clearing 1.72m. The Barrie, Ontario native’s mark stands atop the A-10 and ranks 41^st in the nation.

Schmidt earned her first collegiate victories over the weekend, winning the 200 meters in 25.00 seconds and the 400 meters in 56.59 seconds. The freshman from North Huntingdon, Pa. also ran the opening leg of the 4x100-meter relay that placed second in 47.76 seconds.

2025-26 Under Armour Outdoor Track and Field Performers of the Week

DATE	MEN’S TRACK	MEN’S FIELD	MEN’S ROOKIE	WOMEN’S TRACK	WOMEN’S FIELD	WOMEN’S ROOKIE
3/26/26	Sam Lamaze, SLU	Matt Santy, SLU	Kellen La Roche, GM	Ella Semple, GM	Kennedy Drish, GM	Sylvia Kashak, DUQ
4/1/26	Nate Boutin, LUC	Walt Bannerman, GM	Elias Sposato, URI	Ella Semple, GMU	Abby Weening, GM	Melani Schmidt, DUQ