ALLENDALE, Mich. – After sweeping U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II National Athlete of the Week honors, Grand Valley State has swept GLIAC Athlete of Week honors. Erika Beistle and Dolan Gonzales added on to their national honors with conference Field Athlete of the Week awards while Megan Postma and Joshua Hurt were named women's and men's Track Athletes of the Week.
 
Erika Beistle, R-Sr. – For the third consecutive week, Erika Beistle has been named GLIAC Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week. At this weekend's GVSU Bill Clinger Classic, Beistle took down the NCAA Division II shot put record, throwing for 17.78m (58-4) to pass West Texas A&M's Zada Swoopes, who set the record in 2022 at 17.68m (58-0). The feat earned the redshirt senior her second USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week mention during the indoor season, earning the title just one week prior following her GVSU program record-setting shot put. The Rodney, Mich. native ranks No. 3 among collegians and sixth in the world this year.
 
Dolan Gonzales, Jr. – Following a program-record breaking pole vault, Dolan Gonzales earns his first GLIAC Field Athlete of the Week honors of the 2026 Indoor Track and Field season. The new No. 1 NCAA DII pole vaulter conquered new heights this weekend with a 5.35m (17-6.5) mark at the GVSU Bill Clinger Classic. Opening competition at 4.97m (16-3.5) with just six others in the field, Gonzales climbed to 5.12m (16-9.5) and 5.22m (17-1.5) in just three combined attempts. On his third and final attempt at 5.35m, Gonzales soared over the bar with the entirety of the Kelly Family Sports Center cheering him on. The mark shattered Bryant Wilson's 2007 program record and puts him right outside of the top-20 individuals in the NCAA Division II history books.
 
Megan Postma, R-So. – Megan Postma's personal-best time in the mile at this weekend's GVSU Bill Clinger Classic has earned her GLIAC Track Athlete of the Week honors. The redshirt sophomore completed her first lap in 1:13.21, maintaining a third place-pace. She completed two laps in 2:07.89, recording a 54.68 split in her second circle. Postma maintained a steady pace for her next 600m with splits at 56.01 and 56.55. In her final lap around the track, Postma shaved nearly four seconds off her pace, completing the final 300m in 52.88 to finish second overall at a personal-best 4:53.41. The finish currently places her 17th in NCAA Division II and first among her teammates.
 
Joshua Hurt, Jr. – After more than one year of attempts at a new personal-best in the 60m hurdles, Joshua Hurt completed the feat at this weekend's GVSU Bill Clinger Classic, rightfully earning him GLIAC Track Athlete of the Week honors. After qualifying for the finals in the 60m hurdles with a first place finish at 8.07, Hurt had some time to prepare for notching a personal-best. In the finals, the junior flew through the 60m, finishing at a personal-best 7.95 – 0.04 faster than his previous PR. With the finish, Hurt ranks sixth in NCAA DII and third all-time at Grand Valley State.