GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced its 2025-26 indoor track & field athletes of the year, as voted on by the conference coaches following the NCAA Division II Championships.
Grand Valley State garnered three awards, as redshirt senior Josh Page earned men's track athlete of the year, senior Alaina Diaz won women's track athlete of the year and redshirt senior Erika Beistle was chosen as women's field athlete of the year. Saginaw Valley State sophomore Sawyer Moloy received men's field athlete of the year.
2025-26 GLIAC MEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Josh Page, Grand Valley State
Josh Page was named GLIAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year following a season of record-breaking performances at the conference and national levels. In late February, the Tiffin transfer ran a personal-best indoor 400m time of 45.77. The finish not only landed him the No. 1 spot in NCAA DII but granted him the No. 3 spot in NCAA Division II all-time, all-conditions. He rewrote the Laker’s program and facility record in the event as he crossed the finish line. At the NCAA DII Indoor Track and Field Championships, Page anchored the 5th place 4x400m relay, splitting the final leg in 45.32. He also ran the 400m leg of the men’s DMR on day one, running a speedy 45.53 with a finishing time at 9:40.17. Although he did not compete in the 200m at the NCAA DII Indoor Championships, Page also notched a No. 29 time at 21.27 in the event.
2025-26 GLIAC WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Alaina Diaz, Grand Valley State
Alaina Diaz was named track athlete of the year following a season filled with personal-best times. At her second meet of the season, the junior notched a new PR in the 200m at 24.16, shaving nearly one-quarter of a second off her previous best. She continued to drop her time, going from 24.16 to 24.01 to 23.88 and then 23.77 at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships to rank her second in program history. In her sole 400m appearance of the season, Diaz ran a personal-best at 56.70. She was a team-player, too; the Hudsonville native anchored the No. 7 ranked women’s 4x400m relay to place ninth at the NCAA DII Championships and ran the 400m leg of the No. 4 ranked women’s distance medley relay team.
2025-26 GLIAC MEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Sawyer Moloy, Saginaw Valley State
Sawyer Moloy added another honor to his resume this indoor season, with the GLIAC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year honor. Moloy had a consistent sophomore campaign, finishing in the top three in seven of his eight appearances in the high jump event, including four wins. He matched his previous PR of 2.18m at the GVSU Big Meet, tying for the best mark in all of D2 for the remainder of the season. Moloy headed into the NCAA DII Championships as one of the favorites to win the National Title. He did just that, matching the SVSU program record of 2.20m on his first attempt to secure the National Championship in just his second year of competition. Moloy became the second Cardinal to win the men’s high jump title (first at the NCAA D2 level), and the first since 1989 when SVSU Hall of Famer Tom Badour won his second NAIA Championship in the event.
2025 GLIAC WOMEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Erika Beistle, Grand Valley State
In her final season in a Laker uniform, Erika Beistle broke several records on her way out. In late January, Beistle threw for a massive 17.78m (58-4) in shot put, not only shattering her personal, program and facility records, but the NCAA Division II record, as well. Less than one month later, she threw much further, recording an 18.26m (56- 11) shot put to update the divisional record and add another mark to three of the top five NCAA DII throws of all time. As of March 17, the Rodney, Mich. native ranks 23rd in the world with her shot put mark.
