UNIVERSITY CENTER, MICH. – The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) named the recipients of the GLIAC Commissioner's Award for the Spring season. Saginaw Valley State University track and field student-athlete Cheyenne Nesbitt was chosen to receive one of the awards granted for the Spring season.

Nesbitt adds this award to her long list of awards in her career. This season, she was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) women's field athlete of the year for the second straight year. Nesbitt made history at the 2024 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships as she claimed her fourth consecutive National Title in the heptathlon after setting a new SVSU record with a final score of 6002. She is the first woman in NCAA history, in any division, to win four consecutive heptathlon championships, and she is just one of six NCAA Division II women's athletes to win four straight national championships in their respective event. The 6002-point total ranks second all-time in NCAA Division II. The GLIAC Women's Field Athlete of the Year is the third woman in D2 to break the 6000-point mark. In addition, Nesbitt set a new Cardinal record in the 100m hurdles (13.09) and the high jump (1.78m) on the first day. She earned three All-America honors in the heptathlon, high jump, and 4x100 relay, setting new school records in all three events.

The awards are presented after the fall, winter, and spring athletic seasons to six female and six male student-athletes who excel in both the classroom and in competition.

The six female student-athlete recipients are: 
• Minnie Bittell, Northern Michigan
• Jenna Fleming, Lake Superior State
• Selena Michko, Purdue Northwest
• Cheyenne Nesbitt, Saginaw Valley State
• Klaudia O'Malley, Grand Valley State
• Anais Ruyssen, Wayne State

The six male student-athlete recipients are: 
• Drew Coble, Grand Valley State
• Cedric Drenth, Wayne State
• Karter Fitzpatrick, Wayne State
• Daniel Grey, Wayne State
• Jan Koupil, Ferris State
• Brandon Wirth, Ferris State