NATCHITOCHES — Another personal best helped Pineville product Maygan Shaw earn her latest Southland Conference track and field honor Wednesday.
The Northwestern State senior sprinter was named the SLC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this season, the league announced Wednesday.
She was one of many Northwestern competitors to post a personal best last Saturday in the outdoor season opener at LSU’s Lurline Hamilton Invitational. Shaw brought home the event crown in the 400-meter dash (52.33) and won as part of the 4×400 relay (3:36.03) while taking second as a member of the 4×100 relay team (45.06).
Shaw not only leads the conference in the 400 and as a member of both the 4×100 relay and the 4×400 teams, but she also ranks third in the NCAA in the 400, and is among foursomes who are seventh in the NCAA in the 4×400 and 25th in the NCAA in the 4×100 relay.
The other time she earned the conference weekly award this year was the first indoor award of the season in January.
A Class 5A state 400 meter champion for the Lady Rebels, Shaw began her NSU career in 2022 by winning SLC Freshman of the Year honors. Since she was been All-Louisiana, has won multiple SLC event championships, has been Academic All-Southland, and has been a mainstay for a Lady Demons team that has won four Southland Conference team championships, including three in a row indoors and the 2024 outdoor title.
For her performances at the recent 2025 SLC Indoor Championships, Shaw was voted conference Female Track Athlete of the Year by the league’s coaches.
Not only did Shaw dominate individually, she was also a member of that 4×400 relay team. At the SLC meet, Shaw broke an SLC indoor meet record in the 400-meter dash, running a 52.97, finishing more than a second ahead of second place in the 400.
She also was a member of the 4×400 relay, which clinched the conference championship after winning the gold, overtaking Lamar for the championship.
Even prior to the indoor meet, Shaw broke records seemingly every meet. In the 400 at the Tyson Invitational, she broke the school record by clocking a 52.90.
She also broke the conference record on multiple occasions as a member of the 4×400 relay team.
Shaw and her Northwestern teammates make their annual trip to the Texas Relays and Bobcat Invitational for three-day meets, beginning today in central Texas at Austin and San Marcos. Shaw will compete in Austin.