ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Star Bulldog thrower Centaine Noom-Duckworth earned her second MVC Field Athlete of the Week nod is as many weeks after a winning performance in Nebraska.

Noom-Duckworth won Nebraska's Big Red Classic with a season best hammer throw of 61.43m/201-6. The native New Zealander led the Missouri Valley Conference for the fourth straight week and had the highest nationally ranked field event performance of any MVC women's athlete this week. She now ranks 41st in the NCAA, 23rd on the West qualifying list, and 13 in the Midwest Region.

The Bulldogs will back home this weekend as the track and field world descends upon Des Moines for the 116th Drake Relays from April 23-25.

MVC Track & Field Weekly Awards – Apr. 15
Men's Track Athlete of the Week – Jamie Phillips, Bradley
Men's Field Athlete of the Week – Carson Lienau, UNI
Women's Track Athlete of the Week – Rachel Mehringer, Indiana State
Women's Field Athlete of the Week – Centaine Noom-Duckworth, Drake