University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Morton, Fare named MVC Field Athletes of the Week for second time
2/11/2025 12:40:00 PM | Track and Field
ST. LOUIS --- UNI's Carter Morton and Katie Fare have been named the Missouri Valley Conference's (MVC) Men's and Women's Field Athletes of the Week, as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. This marks the second time both athletes have earned the honor this season.
Recognition comes for the Panther duo after an impressive weekend for both as they represented the UNI track and field at the Larry Sevigne Husker Invitational in field competition in Lincoln. The selection is Fare's sixth weekly conference honor of her career, and fifth for Morton.
Indiana State's Casey Hood Jr. and Drake's Emilie Meyer were both named the MVC's Track Athletes of the Week.
Morton, a redshirt senior from Jefferson, Iowa, captured the heptathlon title in Lincoln with a new career-best score of 5,807 points, surpassing 5,800 points for the first time with the second-best score in program history. Winning the event for the second time this season, he currently ranks eighth in the event in Division I.
Fare, a redshirt senior from Loves Park, Illinois, won the women's shot put for the fifth time this season with a winning throw of 16.60 meters. She currently ranks 20th in Division I in the event with a season-best toss of 17.09 meters from her season opening meet at the ISU Holiday Invite.
Morton, Fare and the Panthers return to action this weekend, Feb. 14-15 at the Wisconsin Windy City Invite in Chicago.
UNI track and field action can be followed all season long on social media on Facebook (UNI Track and Field), X (@UNITrackFieldXC) and on Instagram (@uni_tf_xc). Schedules and rosters, along with the latest Panther news and information can be found online at UNIpanthers.com.
