Women's Outdoor Track & Field

Week 6: CCS Women’s Track and Field Athletes of the Week

ATLANTA, Ga. (April 14, 2026) – The Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) has announced its women’s track and field weekly honors, released by the league office on Tuesday.
 
Bailey Gassmann (Asbury) was named this week’s Women’s Track Athlete of the Week, alongside Abbey Cox (Maryville) who collected this week’s Women’s Field Athlete of the Week honor.
 
Addison Goodwin (Maryville) was also tabbed Women’s Track Rookie of the Week and Maddie Adair (Maryville) earned Women’s Field Rookie of the Week.
 
TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Bailey Gassmann, Asbury
Junior  |  Churchill, Pa.
 
Bailey Gassmann put together a two-event sweep at the Asbury Invite, capturing first place in both the 1,500m and 5,000m. She led a field of 12 runners in the 1,500m with a time of 4:54.70 and followed with a winning mark of 20:10.91 in the 5,000m. Her performance in the 5,000m also met NCCAA qualifying standards.
 
FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Abbey Cox, Maryville
Sophomore  |  Mosheim, Tenn.
 
Abbey Cox delivered a versatile performance across four throwing events at the Scots Invitational, recording two event wins and four top-three finishes. She captured first place in the discus (38.54m) and hammer throw (42.92m), while adding a runner-up finish in the shot put (10.05m) and placing third in the javelin (21.88m). Her discus mark set a new school record and, along with her hammer throw, currently leads the CCS.
 
TRACK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Addison Goodwin, Maryville
Freshman  |  Albertville, Ala.
 
Goodwin contributed across multiple events at the Scots Invitational, highlighted by a first-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 12:41.60. She also ran on the first-place 4x800 relay team, which posted a time of 10:57.20 to set a new school record. Goodwin added another victory in the javelin, winning a field of six competitors with a throw of 23.55 meters.
 
FIELD ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Maddie Adair, Maryville
Freshman  |  Norton, Va.
 
Maddie Adair turned in a multi-event performance at the Scots Invitational, earning a first-place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 10.70 meters, good for third in the CCS. She also placed fifth in the long jump with a personal-best distance of 4.78 meters. Beyond the field events, Adair competed in the 800m and both the 4x800 and 4x400 relays, contributing to school-record performances in each relay.
 
OTHER PERFORMERS NOMINATED
 
WOMEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Kimona Haynes (Belhaven); Lucie Demers (Covenant); Michaela Moore (Huntingdon); Megan Shinn (Maryville); Bella Caccamo (Piedmont)
WOMEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Elie Berndt (Covenant); Trinity Treadway (Huntingdon); Kayla Ward (Piedmont)
WOMEN’S TRACK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Brycelyn Townsend (Belhaven); Lucie Demers (Covenant); Arianna Morning (Huntingdon); London Jackson (Piedmont)
WOMEN’S FIELD ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Anna Hellums (Asbury); Arielle Eklund (Covenant); Amberly Bennett (Huntingdon); Endiya Burton (Piedmont)
 

 
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ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTH (CCS)
The CCS is an NCAA Division III athletic conference that began play during the 2022-23 academic year. The conference features nine member institutions (Agnes Scott College, Asbury University, Belhaven University, Covenant College, Huntingdon College, LaGrange College, Maryville College, Piedmont University, and Wesleyan College) and sponsors championships across 14 sports. In addition to sharing the member institutions' geographic identity, the name 'Collegiate Conference of the South' is indicative of a shared commitment to academic excellence, which is commensurate with the NCAA Division III philosophy.