ALLENDALE, MICH. – Five Grand Valley State winter student-athletes earned GLIAC Commissioner's Award honors, as announced by the league office earlier today. The five student-athletes were Rylie Bisballe and Nicole Kamin from women's basketball, and Alaina Omonode, Myles Kerner, and Scott Spaanstra from indoor track and field.
 
For the second straight season, Rylie Bisballe was selected as a GLIAC Commissioner's Award winner. The fifth-year player has helped lead GVSU to a National Championship and a 38-2 record. She led the team with 13.8 points and 5.8 rebounds, recording five double-doubles on the season. She shot 51.8% from the field and 72.1% from the free throw line. The Lake City, Michigan native was second on the team in steals with 67, and in blocks, totaling 31. This season, she moved into the top-five in program history in points, made field goals, and rebounds. Throughout her career in Allendale, Bisballe has been a two-time WBCA All-American and a two-time D2CCA All-American. Additionally, she was the 2025 D2CCA Midwest Region Player of the Year and a two-time GLIAC Player and Defensive Player of the Year. She has earned four All-GLIAC honors, been on four GLIAC All-Defensive teams, and been named to the D2CCA Midwest All-Region first team for two consecutive seasons. The CSC Academic All-District honoree, posted a 3.71 GPA, obtaining her accounting degree.
 
National Champion Nicole Kamin was voted as a GLIAC Commissioner's Award winner, the first time she has earned this honor. Kamin earned All-GLIAC first-team honors for the second straight season, tallying 9.2 points and 4.8 rebounds this season. Her 101 steals placed her first in the conference, and fifth nationally, while her 2.6 steals a game was tied for third in the league. Kamin totaled 91 assists and 19 blocks, earning her a spot on the GLIAC All-Defensive Team. She scored in double-figures in 18 games this season and earned one GLIAC Player of the Week honor. Kamin was named the MVP of the GLIAC Tournament, helping lead the Lakers to their third straight championship, as well as being named a member of the NCAA Elite Eight All-Tournament team. The College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection totaled a 3.69 cumulative GPA, while pursuing a degree in Elementary Education.
 
Grand Valley State's Alaina Omonode has been selected as a 2024-25 GLIAC Commissioner's Award honoree for the first time in her career. Omonode, a native of West Lafeyette, Indiana, was stellar during the 2024-25 indoor track and field season. She placed in the top five at all meets, including a first-place regular season finish at the GVSU Big Meet with an 18.86m (61-10.5) weight throw. Omonode continued to excel in the postseason. At the GLIAC Indoor Championships, she grabbed second-place with a 17.90m (58-8.75) weight throw. In her home state, she recorded a season-best 19.49m (63-11.25) weight throw to place fifth at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships. Her podium finish granted her All-America honors and added four points to the team score to help lead her GVSU Lakers to a third-place title. Her hard work paid off in the classroom, as well. The graduate student holds a cumulative GPA of 3.729 while pursuing a degree in exercise science.
Throughout her career, the Phi Kappa Phi honoree has earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5+) seven times, has earned United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) honors four consecutive years, was named to the Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award in 2023 and has received GLIAC All-Academic honors six times. In competition, she has earned five All-America and All-Region honors apiece.
 
Myles Kerner of Grand Valley State has been named 2024-25 winter GLIAC Commissioner's Award honoree for the fourth time in his career. Kerner had a hot start to his final season in GVSU gear, breaking the Kelly Family Sports Center (Grand Valley State) shot-put record with a 19.69m (64-7.25) throw. Just a few weeks later, he competed at the USA Track & Field (USATF) Indoor Championships and placed eighth in men's shot put. Kerner's dominance continued into the postseason. After he was named GLIAC champion in shot put and grabbed bronze in weight throw, he earned more accolades at the national level. At the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships, Kerner was named National Champion in shot put for the second consecutive year, recording a 19.22m (63-0.75) mark. He also competed in weight throw, placing fourth with an impressive 20.29m (66-6.75) throw. When out of the circle, the Grand Rapids native excelled in the classroom. He earned a 4.000 GPA for the 2024 fall semester, contributing to his 3.727 cumulative GPA, as he obtains an M.S. in Communications.
The thrower has left a massive mark on Grand Valley State academically and athletically. Kerner obtained his bachelor's degree with honors (Cum Laude), has appeared on the Dean's List (3.5+) every semester he has been enrolled, earned a spot on the President's List (4.0) this past semester and was named 2024 GLIAC Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year in addition to being an Academic All-America honoree (2023, 2024). In 2024, Kerner competed at the United States Olympic Team Trials, placing seventh in shot put with a throw of 19.11m (62-8.25). A six-time GLIAC and three-time National Champion, Kerner has earned 10 All-America honors over the course of his career.
 
Following his selection as the 2025 GLIAC Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, Scott Spaanstra has been named a Commissioner's Award honoree for the 2024-25 winter season. The mid-distance runner had an impressive indoor season; according to him it was "the best season of [his] life." He started the season with a personal-best in the 800m (1:49.57) and continued to dominate in the post-season. Spaanstra was not only crowned GLIAC Champion in the 800m, but helped lead the Lakers to a first-place finish in the distance medley relay (DMR), as well. At the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships, he not only finished sixth in the 800m (1:50.33) but helped lead his team to a seventh-place finish in the DMR, as well. His accomplishments during the 2024-25 indoor season continued in the classroom, as he earned a 3.850 for the fall 2024 semester with a cumulative 3.733 GPA while working toward an M.Ed. in Higher Education.
Throughout the Brighton native's academic career, he has been named to Grand Valley State's Dean's List (3.5+) nine times, received GLIAC All-Academic honors nine times and has been recognized as a CSC Academic All-American once (2022-23). On the track, Spaanstra has accumulated six All-America medals and 11 All-Region honors.