Schweitz finds success through her athletic family

Since the start of her career at Troy, Kady Schwietz has been breaking records on the track.

Schweitz’s comes from an athletic family, where her mother and sister ran track and field as well. With her sister eventually being one of her coaches, it was a dynamic that Schweitz said helped her journey.

“I’m extremely grateful for her and the work she’s put into me, and just us being able to feed off of each other,” Schwietz said.

“I think it’s pretty special to be able to work with your family like that, especially my sister.

“She went to Troy and she set records, so I had her to look up to and kind of inspire me and motivate me.”

Schweitz has competed primarily as a multi, breaking Troy’s program record for the Pentathlon in 2024 and 2025. She said that her favorite meet was at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships, where she not only set the Troy record but also earned first place in the competition.

“When I crossed the line, I had jumped from third to first and that was one of my favorite moments,” Schwietz said. “I jumped on my sister, my coach.

“It was just awesome.”

Along with breaking records in track and field, Schwietz has also won awards for her leadership ability on and off the field. During this year’s Trojan Tribute, Schwietz earned not only Sorrell Award for the female graduating student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA, she also won the Trojan Way Leadership Award.

“When they read this speech and then called out my name, I felt very appreciated and honored to be recognized by the university,” Schwietz said.

This year, Schwietz plans to focus primarily on the 800m event, something she never had the opportunity to do before.

“I am very excited to see how that goes,” Schwietz said. “I know coach Davis, and I trust him.

“I know he’s an awesome coach so we have big goals.”

The student-athlete also plans on completing eight postgraduate classes, so she can ultimately go to physician assistant school. Although these classes are more difficult than her undergraduate classes, and she’s switching gears on the track, Schwietz feels like there’s still work to be done.

“I definitely feel a little bit older now that I've been in for five years,” Schwietz said.

“I come back every fall and feel a bit more powerful.

“I still have more to accomplish, so I feel like I’m here to get a job done.”

Schwietz also wanted to highlight multiple runs by athletes in last year’s season, mentioning Aaliyah Murphy’s performance in the 400m hurdles during this previous Sun Belt Outdoor Championships, not only winning the event but also making it to regionals.

She also mentioned Rachel Whyte’s first place run in the 400m event during the same championships, also making it to regionals.

She said she wanted to highlight those performances because they continue to inspire the team and help motivate them to a new year.