CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Noah Little, Breanna Miles, Paden Lewis, and Anna Thomason were selected to the 2025 OVC Indoor Track & Field Athletes to Watch list, the league announced Thursday Morning.

Little, a redshirt senior from Washington, Mo. was selected to the Male Track Athlete to Watch list. Most Recently he competed for the Redhawk men's cross country team. The distance runner finished fourth at the 2024 OVC XC Championships for his second All OVC First Team honor.

Miles, a sprinter from Memphis, Tenn., was selected to the Female Track Athlete to Watch list after winning the Indoor OVC Female Track Athlete of the Year last year. The graduate student broke the SEMO 200m record last year while winning the event at the OVC Championship.

Lewis, a senior from Jefferson City, Mo., joined the Redhawks last outdoor season. He was selected to the Male Field Athlete to Watch list after winning the shot put event and winning Field Athlete of the Year, and OVC Athlete of the Championship last year.

Thomason, a Cape Girardeau native, was selected to the Female Field Athlete to Watch list after breaking the SEMO 60m hurdle event last season and breaking the SEMO Pentathlon record at the very first meet of this season.

All four athletes will be in action this weekend for the 2025 home opener at the Redhawks Invite. The meet will be held Saturday, Jan. 11 at the SEMO Recreation Center at 12:00 p.m.

2025 OVC Indoor Athletes to Watch

Male Track
Dan Lacy, Eastern Illinois
Andrew Payton, Little Rock
Jacob Vogelpohl, Morehead State
Noah Little, Southeast Missouri
Konrad Sacha, SIUE
Isaac Stanford, Southern Indiana
Oladipo Akamolafe, Tennessee State
Chadwick Stewart, UT Martin
Lucas Burmeister, Western Illinois
 
Female Track
Brenda Torres, Eastern Illinois
Gabby Russina, Lindenwood
Takia Palmer, Little Rock
Lucy Singleton, Morehead State
Breanna Miles, Southeast Missouri
Kaylee Allen, SIUE
Audrey Comastri, Southern Indiana
Syriah Boyd, Tennessee State
Paris Bowles, Tennessee Tech
Janay Chapman, UT Martin
Jolena Site, Western Illinois
 
Male Field 
Ramsey Hunt, Eastern Illinois
Johnathan Jones, Little Rock
Paden Lewis, Southeast Missouri
Grant Milbrath, SIUE
Korbin Brown, Tennessee State
Andy Westbrooks, UT Martin
Cage Davidson, Western Illinois
 
Female Field
Abbie Venhaus, Eastern Illinois
Kinsey Dueker, Lindenwood
Alexia Washington, Little Rock
Anna Thomason, Southeast Missouri
Folasade Oladipupo, SIUE
Kaitlyn Cook, Tennessee State
Ally Beneke, Tennessee Tech
Holly Henderson, UT Martin
Emma Ponx, Western Illinois