ARLINGTON, Texas – Abilene Christian’s Madelyn McFadden and Tarleton State’s Sofia DeGroot have been named the Jersey Mike’s A Sub Above Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, for the competition week ending on Sunday, Dec. 7.
 
McFadden, a freshman, finished second out of 12 competitors in the 600-meter race with a time of 1:35.12 at Texas A&M’s McFerrin 12-Degree Invitational. McFadden also helped Abilene Christian to a second-place finish in the 4x400 relay where the Wildcats clocked in at 3:50.94, currently the 40^th best time in the country.
 
DeGroot, a junior, placed third in the long jump at Oklahoma’s Winter Field Fest, collecting a personal-best mark of 6.04 meters and becoming the fourth Texan in program history to have a personal-best of at least six meters. DeGroot’s mark is currently ranked 14^th in the nation.
 
2025-26 Jersey Mike’s A Sub Above WAC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
 
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Madelyn McFadden, Fr., Abilene Christian (Dec. 10)

WOMEN’S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Sofia Degroot, Jr., Tarleton State (Dec. 10)