SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – North Dakota’s Jadyn Keeler and Kansas City’s Tory Lanham repeated as the Summit League Indoor Track Athletes of the Year, while North Dakota State’s Zach McGlynn and South Dakota’s Marleen Mülla earned Indoor Field Athlete of the Year accolades, League officials announced Monday. The award recipients were selected by a vote from the League’s head coaches and based on the student-athletes’ respective performances throughout the 2025-26 indoor season.
On the women’s side, Keeler cruised to her second straight athlete of the year honor after claiming the Women’s Indoor Track Championship MVP award. She swept the distance races in back-to-back years at the league championship.
Mülla earned her second Athlete of the Year nod after also winning it as a freshman in 2022-23. She won the pole vault at the league championship for the third time in her career (2022, 2023, 2026).
On the men’s side, Lanham became the first Roo to be named the Indoor Track Athlete of the Year twice, earning the honor in back-to-back years while McGlynn is the first Bison to win the award since 2021-22.
Lanham won the 200-meter dash at the league championship for the second straight year, while McGlynn was named Field Championship MVP after racking up 18 points thanks to a trio of top-five finishes in field events.
Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota
Senior | Barrie, Ontario
- Repeated as the Summit League Women’s Indoor Track Championship MVP after totaling 30 points for second straight year with victories in the mile, 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs
- Owned the top Summit League times in each of those distance events, setting personal bests during the regular season
- Captured the gold medal at the League indoor championships in the mile with a time of 4:39.69 after setting her personal best of 4:39.06 at the UND Open
- Cruised to victory in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:19.62 – she had set a personal best of 8:50.45 earlier in the season at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
- Capped her second straight triple crown performance in the distance events at the League indoor championship with a time of 15:56.90 in the 5,000-meter run
- Finished 12th at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championship in the 5,000-meter run, clocking a 15:40.81 to earn second team All-American accolades for the second straight year
Marleen Mülla, South Dakota
Graduate | Rakvere, Estonia
- Totaled 13 points at the 2026 Summit League Indoor Championship, winning the pole vault and placing sixth in the high jump
- Cleared 14-3.50” (4.36m) to win the Summit League Indoor Championship pole vault for the third time in her career
- Took the silver medal at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championship, clearing 15-1.50” (4.61m) to earn her fourth career All-America honor and second first team (2023)
- Set a personal best with a clearance of 15-2.25” (4.63m) at the Nebraska Tune-Up
- Finished first or second in all eight of her indoor competitions
Tory Lanham, Kansas City
Sophomore | Kansas City, Mo.
- Named the Men’s Indoor Track Championship MVP for the second straight year after earning 20 points for the Roos at the Summit League Indoor Championship
- Clocked a 21.13 in the 200-meter dash to capture his second straight League Indoor title in the event
- Placed second in the 60-meter dash at the League indoor championship with a personal-best time of 6.78
- Earned his third medal of the League Indoor Championship after running the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay and clocking a time of 3:14.24
- Ran a season best 20.82 in the 200-meter dash to take second place at the Arkansas Qualifier
- Earned Peak Performer accolades four times during the indoor season, including the final three of the season
Zach McGlynn, North Dakota State
Graduate | Stephen, Minn.
- Named the Summit League Indoor Championship Field MVP after securing 18 points for the Bison, who won the team title
- Secured a trio of top-five finishes and won a pair of medals at the League indoor championship
- Tied for second in the pole vault at the League indoor championship with a clearance of 17-3.50” (5.27m)
- Placed third in the long jump at the League indoor championship with a season-best mark of 24-3.75” (7.41m)
- Took fourth in the high jump at the League indoor championship, clearing 6-9.50” (2.07m)
- Won the heptathlon at the Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational with a then person-best score of 5,975
- Broke his own heptathlon school record at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championship with a score of 5,995 to place seventh and earn first team All-America honors
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