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Grand Valley State University Athletics

2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Erika Beistle

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Rodney, Mich.
  • High School:
    Big Rapids

Summary

Biography

2024-25: 2x USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week... USTFCCCA Midwest Region Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year... 1x USTFCCCA All-American... GLIAC Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year... Broke NCAA DII Women's Record in discus with a 66.63m (218-7.25) throw at the GVSU Early Meet (O)... Recorded a 65.05m (213-5) launch at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships to be named individual champion in discus, broke NCAA DII Outdoor Championships meet record and recorded the longest throw on Colorado soil in state history... Holds eight of the top 10 best discus marks in NCAA DII history... Threw a pesonal-best 17.20m (56-5) shot put to shatter the Kelly Family Sports Center record at the GVSU Bill Clinger Classic (I)... Named individual champion in shot put at the GLIAC Indoor Championships with a mark of 16.95m (55-7.25)... Recorded a first place shot put throw at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 15.72m (51-6.75)... Named individual champion at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships with a discus throw of 63.60m (208-8)... Earned GLIAC All-Academic/Academic Excellence honors...

2023-24: Placed fourth overall in the discus event at 2024 United States Olympic Team Trials with a personal-best distance of 62.50m... Competed in seven indoor meets and nine outdoor meets as a junior... Placed first at the GLIAC and NCAA DII Indoor Championships in the shot put event with distances of 14.72m and 16.37m... Set a personal-best shot put distance of 16.82m placing first at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships... Placed first in shot put and discus at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships with distances of 14.54m and 56.04mmm

2022-23: Threw a season-best distance of 14.66m placing first at the GVSU Holiday Invitational (I)... Won three indoor meets in shot put... Threw a season-best discus distance of 53.02m placing first at the GVSU 10 Event Last Chance... Placed first at the GVSU Al Owens Classic with a discus distance of 52.29...

2021-22: USTFCCCA First-Team All-American (Discus)… USTFCCCA All-Regions Honors (Discus)… Threw a personal-best distance of 51.49m in the discus throw at the GVSU 10 Event-Last Chance finishing in first… Placed third at the Kennesaw State Invitational in shot put with a personal-best distance of 14.01m…

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Throws
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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  • 2025-26Redshirt Senior

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