SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its weekly award winners in an announcement Tuesday, and three Yellowjackets were recognized for the week ending Jan. 28.
 
Senior David Collins (Ironwood, Mich./Luther L. Wright) and freshman Simone Stephens (Scottsdale, Ariz./Saguaro) swept the indoor track honors, while freshman Yash Chhabra (Jaipur, Rajasthan/Sanskar School) claimed the first men's tennis award of the 2023-24 season for their performances over the weekend.
 
Collins competed at the Warren Bowlus Invite on the campus of UW-Stout, and he finished the 3,000-meter race with a time of 9:01.35. This mark was a personal-best by 23 seconds, placing a 48-second cushion between him and the next closest team.
 
Stephens picks up her first weekly honor of her Yellowjacket career after performance at the Warren Bowlus Invite. She also ran in the 3,000-meter race and clocked a time of 10:42.11. This finish led the next team by 30 seconds and ranks first in the conference. Additionally, her time is the fifth-best by a freshman within the NCAA Division III North Region.
 
Chhabra was selected as the first men's tennis player of the 2023-24 season to pick up a weekly honor from the UMAC. Against a tough squad from Carroll, he picked up a singles victory with a 10-7 win in the tiebreaker. Additionally, joining forces with Lucca Paladini (Blumenu, Brazil/Colegio Saber), the duo picked up a 8-5 win at No. 2 doubles Saturday.
 
The Yellowjacket men's and women's track and field teams resume indoor action at the Lake Superior Challenge, hosted by the College of St. Scholastica Saturday at 11 a.m.
 
The Yellowjacket men's tennis team hit the road Saturday to face Wartburg. The opening serve inside Lifetime Tennis in Bloomington, Minn. is set for 11 a.m.