MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Concordia University Wisconsin senior Ainara Sainz de Rozas (Madrid, Spain), Edgewood University senior Kylee Doherty (Cross Plains, Wis.), Milwaukee School of Engineering junior Sam McPeak (Dublin, Ohio), and St. Norbert College junior Jacob Klitzke (Shiocton, Wis.) have been named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of April 6-12, 2026, as selected by the league's athletics communications professionals.

This is the third consecutive NACC outdoor track and field weekly honor for Klitzke and the second in a row for McPeak.

Men's Field --- Jacob Klitzke, Jr., St. Norbert College
Klitzke, a junior from Shiocton, Wisconsin, set a new school record in the hammer throw at the UW-Oshkosh Titan Invitational. His heave of 53.85 meters (176-8) placed fourth overall and currently ranks as the 34th-best throw on the NCAA Division III performance list. Klitzke also won the shot put (16.52m; 54-2 1/2) and took sixth in the discus throw (44.46m; 145-10).

Men's Track --- Sam McPeak, Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering
McPeak, a junior from Dublin, Ohio, broke the MSOE school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, winning the event at the Marquette Invitational with a time of 9:18.63. That time currently ranks 17th on the NCAA Division III performance list.

Women's Field --- Kylee Doherty, Sr., Edgewood University
Doherty, a senior from Cross Plains, Wisconsin, won the javelin throw at the UW-Platteville Invitational with a throw of 43.46 meters (142-7). The winning throw marks the second-longest throw in program history. She added an eighth-place finish in the discus (40.11m; 131-7) and a 10th-place finish in the shot put (12.25m; 40-2 1/4).

Women's Track --- Ainara Sainz de Rozas, Sr., Concordia University Wisconsin
Sainz de Rozas, a senior from Madrid, Spain, shattered NACC and CUW records en route to the victory in the 5,000-meter run at the UW-Platteville Invitational. Her winning time of 16:17.01 currently tops the NCAA Division III performance list by over three seconds and erases the previous NACC record of 16:32.74 she set with a fourth-place finish at last year's NCAA Championships. It was Sainz de Rozas' first competition since CUW's home cross country meet in mid-September.