MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Illinois Institute of Technology freshman Carson Owens (men's track), Milwaukee School of Engineering senior Jessa Alderman (women's field), and St. Norbert College junior Jacob Klitzke (men's field) and freshman Kamdan Johnson (women's track) have been named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Indoor Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2026, as selected by the league's athletics communications professionals.

This is the third NACC weekly honor this season for both Johnson and Klitzke and the second for Alderman.

Men's Field --- Jacob Klitzke, Jr., St. Norbert College
Klitzke, a junior from Shiocton, Wisconsin, once again set new St. Norbert program records in the weight throw and short put. At the UW-Parkside Lake Michigan Open, he won the shot put (17.04 meters; 55-11) and the weight throw (17.34m; 56-10 3/4). Klitzke's mark in the shot put currently ranks eighth-best in NCAA Division III this season. 

Men's Track --- Carson Owens, Fr., Illinois Institute of Technology
Owens, a freshman from Chicago, Illinois, broke the Illinois Tech indoor program record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.72 at the Chicago Collegiate Invitational at Gately Park. Owens placed fourth in the event, and now has the top indoor 400-meter time in the NACC.

Women's Field --- Jessa Alderman, Sr., Milwaukee School of Engineering
Alderman, a senior from Janesville, Wisconsin, won the shot put at the Windy City Rumble with a throw of 13.81 meters (45-3 3/4)  - just one centimeter off her personal best. The effort currently ranks seventh on the NCAA Division III performance list. She also added a second-place finish in the weight throw (15.97m; 52-4 3/4).

Women's Track --- Kamdan Johnson, Fr., St. Norbert College
Johnson, a freshman from Florence, Wisconsin, broke the NACC record in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing second at the UW-Whitewater Leonard "Squig" Converse Invitational with a time of 9.04 seconds. Johnson broke the mark of 9.05 seconds set by Concordia Chicago's Eve Shelton at the 2025 NACC Championships.