Week 5: GPAC Women's Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following women's indoor track & field athletes-of-the-week for events held January 26-February 1, 2026. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2025-2026 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Athletes-of-the-Week

Field Events – Imani Skanes, College of Saint Mary

Imani Skanes from the College of Saint Mary is this week's field athlete-of-the-week.  Skanes, a freshman from Omaha, Nebraska, set a meet record, a Walz Fieldhouse facility record and a program record while competing in the long jump at the Concordia Invite. She reached the national 'A' standard and recorded the No. 1 NAIA mark this season with her winning long jump (19 feet, 9 3/4 inches) 6.04m.

Track Events – Tania Gleason, Doane University

Tania Gleason of Doane University is this week's track athlete-of-the-week. Gleason, a senior, from Bennington, Nebraska, won the 200m dash, in a field of 53 runners, with a time of 24.72. Her track conversion time of 24.35 is fourth-fastest in the NAIA. She also ran the second leg of the women's 4x400m relay that posted a time of 3:50.36. The track conversion time of 3:47.35 ranks second in the NAIA. Gleason also took second in the 60m, finishing behind teammate Neryah Hekl.