Eastern Illinois distance runners Dustin Hatfield and Lindsey Carlson were named the OVC Male and Female Athletes of the Year for 2021-22.

In the fall each was named OVC Cross Country Athlete of the Year and won their respective races at the OVC Championship. Dustin went on to be named OVC Indoor and Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year and won multiple events at both Championships, while Lindsey scored at the Indoor meet and once fully healthy, won a pair of events at the OVC Outdoor Championships. Both qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Preliminaries.

The duo, who have also been dating for the past several years, became only the second set of teammates to sweep the OVC Male and Female Athlete of the Year awards in the same season.