KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Netanel Dorothea of Madonna (Mich.) has been named the NAIA Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week, while Robert Atwater of Midland (Neb.) has been named the NAIA Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week. The duo was selected based on their performances from January 20-26 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees.

Athletes of the Week are announced on Wednesday on naia.org, Instagram, and X throughout the regular season.

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NAIA Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week 

Netanel Dorothea, Madonna (Mich.) - FR

• Won two events at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational
• Won the 200-meter dash in a time of 21.11 to earn an NAIA “A” standard
• Won the 400-meter dash with an “A” standard time of 47.30, which is the third fastest time in the NAIA this winter

NAIA Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week

Robert Atwater, Midland (Neb.) - SR

• Participated in the Concordia Classic
• Won the high jump with a leap of 2.09m, which is an NAIA “A” standard
• Placed second in the pole vault with an NAIA “A” standard jump of 4.85m
• Also placed second in the triple jump with a leap of 14.11m

For a full archive of the 2025 NAIA Men's Indoor Track Athletes of the Week, click HERE