Courtesy: Tyler Mayforth & Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA                                        March 22, 2016 

NEW ORLEANS — Spring has sprung and so has outdoor track & field.

Athletes from around the nation have started their seasons and with that, we have our first batch of National Athletes of the Week.

Click their names — or scroll below — to find out more about their performances.

• NCAA Division I Men — Sam Mattis, Pennsylvania
• NCAA Division I Women — Maggie Malone, Texas A&M
• NCAA Division II Men — Myles Hunter, Minnesota State
• NCAA Division II Women — Nikia Squire, Queens (N.C.)
• NCAA Division III Men — Manni Egbujor, Augsburg
• NCAA Division III Women — Tyra Abraham, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
• NJCAA Division I Men — Ruebin Walters, Central Arizona
• NJCAA Division I Women — Marleena Eubanks, Central Arizona
• NJCAA Division III Men — Kendall Belser, Howard CC
• NJCAA Division III Women — Amani Jones, Howard CC