Women's Track and Field | 5/22/2025 8:43:00 AM

Postseason awards for the 2025 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field season were announced on Wednesday, May 21 by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), following the conclusion of the 2025 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which were held this past weekend in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Cloud County freshman sprinter Maimuna Jallow was named the National Women's Track Athlete of the Year for the 2025 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field season. Jallow, who hails from Sare-Futa, Gambia, swept the 100M and 200M races at the 2025 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships with times of 11.56 and 22.92, respectively. Her time in the 200 matched her seasonal-leading mark that made her No. 3 all-time among NJCAA athletes. Her 100 seasonal best of 11.18 two weeks prior was the fastest by an NJCAA athlete since 2003 and made her No. 4 all-time NJCAA. She also ran a leg on Cloud County's victorious 4x400M relay team that clocked 3:34.05 in becoming the No. 2 program in NJCAA history.

Ted Schmitz was named the National Women's Assistant Coach of the Year for the 2025 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field season. Schmitz, in his 43rd year as assistant coach of sprints, middle distances, relays and high jump at Cloud County Community College, coached athletes who accounted for 69.33 of the T-Birds' 82.33 points in finishing fourth at the 2025 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Two of his athletes combined for three individual national titles – Jallow in the 100M and 200M and sophomore Rafiatu Nuhu in the 400M – and his 4x400M relay and 4x800M relay teams also won national titles.