ST. LOUIS – Indiana State accounted for half of the MVC Athlete of the Week honors after a strong showing at the Fairgrounds Invitational, with Collin Forrest and Niesha Anderson recognized by the league office Wednesday for their season-best efforts.
 
Forrest earned MVC Men's Track Athlete of the Week honors for his career-best performance in the 60m hurdles, while Anderson was named MVC Women's Field Athlete of the Week following her season-best performance in the weight throw. Both Sycamore athletes posted MVC-leading marks in their respective events.
 
Forrest produced a career-best weekend at the Fairgrounds Invitational, winning the 60m hurdles with a finals time of 7.93. He moved up to eighth in program history in the event, and also ran a prelims time of 8.01. Forrest's 7.93 in finals was his fourth time going under the 8-second mark this season, with the Sycamore senior being the only athlete in the conference with multiple 60 hurdles times under the 8-second barrier. Forrest's time ranks first in the MVC, seventh in the Great Lakes Region and inside the top 100 nationally.
 
Anderson recorded her best weekend of the season at the Fairgrounds Invitational, finishing as the top collegiate athlete in the weight throw with a mark of 19.56m (64-4.25). She became the first athlete in the conference to clear the 19-meter mark this season, pacing a Sycamore throws group which features the top four weight throw marks in the MVC this season. The senior broke the 18-meter mark on five of her six attempts, with her season-best mark of 19.56 coming on her third throw. Anderson's mark ranks first in the MVC, eighth in the Great Lakes Region and inside the top 50 nationally.
 
Forrest's weekly conference honor is the first of his career, while Anderson earned her sixth career weekly conference honor (one 2025-26 indoor, three 2024-25 indoor, two 2023-24 indoor). Indiana State has earned nine MVC Athlete of the Week accolades during the 2025-26 indoor season, with multiple MVC weekly winners on four separate occasions (Dec. 17, Jan. 21, Feb. 4, Feb. 11).
 
Indiana State competes in its second split-squad weekend of the season Friday and Saturday, with the Sycamores fielding entries in the Tyson Invitational at Arkansas and the Music City Invitational at Vanderbilt.
 
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