INDIANAPOLIS – Southwest Baptist graduate student Olivia Littleton and junior Savannah Manthey have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, it was announced by the league office Wednesday.
OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Olivia Littleton, Southwest Baptist
Gr. | Distance | Smithville, Mo.
Major: MBA
Team Result: No Team Scores at Wash U Distance Carnival (3/26-27)
- Broke school record in 10,000m run with time of 34:55.32
- Placed second behind Division I runner
- Ranks first in GLVC and fifth in Division II
- Earns first career Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week Award
- Last Bearcats’ Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Collinique Farrington (4/16/25)
OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Savannah Manthey, Southwest Baptist
Jr. | Throws | Salem, Mo.
Major: Nursing
Team Result: 3rd/13 Teams (107 Points) at SBU Invitational (3/27-28)
- Recorded school-record toss of 51.77m (169’-10”) to win javelin throw by nearly four meters
- Ranks first in DII and 16th in DII history
- Earns third career Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week Award (4/16/25, 3/27/24)
- Last Bearcats’ Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Savannah Manthey (4/16/25)