Praise Idamadudu was named the National Women’s Track Athlete of the Year for the 2023 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field season. Idamadudu, who hails from Nigeria, scored 21.5 points in track events at the 2023 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Marion, Indiana. She swept the 200- and 400-meter titles, in addition to anchoring the third-place 4×100 relay. Her prowess was on full display at the Mid-South Conference Outdoor Championships, where she scored 35 points behind individual titles in the 100, 200 and 400, as well as totes on the first-place 4×100 and 4×400 relays. At the of the regular season, Idamadudu was ranked first or second nationally in three different individual events: 100, 200 and 400.