ST. LOUIS – Indiana State junior hurdler Rachel Mehringer was selected as the MVC Women's Track Athlete of the Week for an unprecedented sixth straight week, the conference office announced Wednesday afternoon.
 
Mehringer closed the regular season in dominant fashion, taking top spot in the 100m hurdles at the Sycamore Open to complete an undefeated regular season in the event. She broke the 13-second mark for a second straight week, a feat no other athlete in conference history has accomplished, with her prelims time of 12.99 before cruising to a win in finals with a time of 13.25. Mehringer, who owns the Indiana State and Missouri Valley Conference records in both the indoor 60m hurdles and outdoor 100m hurdles, ranks first in the conference, second in the Great Lakes Region, eighth in NCAA East Qualifying and ninth nationally in the event. She owns the 15 fastest 100m hurdles times in MVC history, seven of which have come this season. Mehringer's 12.99 prelims time ranks third in conference history behind only her times of 12.95 and 12.96 at the 2026 Music City Challenge.
 
Mehringer's weekly honor is her sixth straight of the 2026 outdoor season and her 15th MVC Athlete of the Week award (six outdoor 2026, one indoor 2025-26, two outdoor 2025, three indoor 2024-25, one outdoor 2024, two indoor 2023-24). Indiana State athletes have earned 10 MVC Athlete of the Week honors during the 2026 outdoor season.
 
Indiana State sets its sights on the 2026 MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Presented by the Terre Haute CVB. The Sycamores are the championship hosts for the second time in the last three seasons and fifth time in the last 10 editions of the championships, with this year's meet taking place Saturday and Sunday at the Gibson Track and Field Complex.
 
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