Bessler Named GPAC Field Athlete of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following men's indoor track & field athletes-of-the-week for events held April 6-12, 2026. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2025-2026 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Field Events – Cale Bessler, Doane University

Cale Bessler of Doane University is this week's field athlete-of-the-week. Bessler, a senior from Crete, Nebraska, posted four runner-up finishes while hitting an NAIA standard with each throw. At the Concordia Invite, he posted a personal best throw of 17.14m (56-03.00) and sits second in the NAIA. He had a throw of 50.35m (165-02) in the discus. Two days later in a dual with Nebraska Wesleyan, he had a personal best in the discus with a throw of 51.56m (169-02) to move into eighth in the NAIA. He added a throw of 16.77m (55-00.25) in the shot put.

(GPAC release)