Kyla Davis was named the 2023 NCAA Division II Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Scholar Field Athlete of the Year. Davis, who maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.92, won the pole vault at the 2023 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships. This is the first time since 2019 that a female athlete from Pittsburg State has been named National Scholar Field Athlete of the Year (Haven Lander swept the indoor and outdoor honors in 2019).