MIAC Athletes of the Week – December 16, 2025

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced its Athlete of the Week award winners for indoor track & field on Tuesday. Student-athletes from Concordia and St. Scholastica claimed the Conference’s weekly honors.

The MIAC Athlete of the Week awards are nominated by the Conference’s sports information directors and selected by MIAC staff. Throughout the winter season, team sports (basketball and hockey) Athletes of the Week will be recognized on Monday afternoons, with individual sports (swimming & diving and indoor track & field) announced on Tuesday afternoons. The winners of the latest Athlete of the Week awards are listed below, along with details on their outstanding performances.

The MIAC Athlete of the Week archive has complete details on each week’s selections and winners.

MIAC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Brayden Carlson
Concordia College
So.
East Grand Forks, Minn. / East Grand Forks

Brayden Carlson ran the 400 meters in a personal-best time of 49.98 at the NDSU Alumni Classic on 12/11. His adjusted time of 49.20 in the event ranks 18th in NCAA Division III this season. Carlson also set a PR in the 60 meters, clocking in at 7.36 in his first meet of the season.

MIAC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Trent Beseth
The College of St. Scholastica
Sr.
Stanchfield, Minn. / Cambridge-Isanti

Trent Beseth recorded the top shot put distance in NCAA Division III this season at The Opener meet on 12/13. Beseth’s throw of 18.12 meters (59′ 5.50″) leads D-III and ranks 19th among all collegiate heaves this season. Beseth also set new program and meet records in the weight throw with a distance of 18.37 meters (50′ 3.25″), good for the fifth-best weight throw in Division III this winter.

MIAC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Regan Niemi
The College of St. Scholastica
Jr.
Bemidji, Minn. / Bemidji

Regan Niemi won the mile in 5:17.57 at The Opener on 12/13. Niemi’s time is a personal best and ranks 31st in NCAA Division III this season. Niemi also ran the first leg of the Saints’ 4×400 relay team that finished in 4:37.79.

MIAC Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Abby Lovelace
Concordia College
Jr.
Fargo, N.D. / North

Abby Lovelace posted the fourth-highest pentathlon score in NCAA Division III this season with a total of 3,164 points at the NDSU Alumni Classic on 12/11. Lovelace recorded collegiate bests in the shot put (10.84m), long jump (4.93), and 60-hurdles (9.78), while her 800-meter time of 2:24.19 is the fastest in the MIAC this season.