Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – The Midwest Conference (MWC) announced its Performers of the Week award recipients for games played January 12-18, 2026, on Wednesday.
MWC sports information directors nominate student-athletes for the Performer of the Week honor by sport and vote as a committee to select the winners.
For the winter season, Performers of the Week will be recognized every week on Monday (basketball) and Tuesday (swimming and diving, indoor track and field) once their seasons have been triggered (three MWC institutions competing) and will conclude the week prior to the sport-specific Conference tournament/championship. This week, honorees are recognized on Tuesday and Wednesday following the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
The Performer of the Week award winners are as follows:
Men’s Swim and Dive Performer of the Week
Evan Feilmeyer, Grinnell College
Feilmeyer broke a meet record and won four events at the Grinnell Invite over the weekend. He guided the 200-yard freestyle relay team to victory in 1 minute, 22.52 seconds to set a new meet mark. His other wins came in the 500 freestyle (4:39.60), 1650 freestyle (16:19.01) and as a member of the 400 freestyle relay team (3:05.74). His 1650 time ranks third in program history and is tops in the MWC this season. The 400 free relay’s clocking is sixth in GC history. Feilmeyer was also runner-up in the 200 butterfly in 1:53.23.
Women’s Swim and Dive Performer of the Week
Nina Lyons, Grinnell College
Lyons won two events and swam the league’s fastest time of the season in the 500-yard freestyle during the Grinnell Invite over the weekend. Lyons posted a winning time of 5 minutes, 14.97 seconds in the 500 free, the 11th-fastest clocking in GC history. Lyons also won the 1650 freestyle in 18:07.46 and was on the runner-up 800 freestyle relay team that finished in 8:13.99.
Men’s Indoor Track Performer of the Week
Josh Yearby, Beloit College
Josh Yearby started the 2026 season with a bang, winning both the 60-meter dash and the 200-meter dash at the Ripon Dual over the weekend. He posted a 6.90 time in the 60 and broke his own school record in the 200 with a time of 22.24. He leads the Midwest Conference in the 200 and sits second in the 60, ranking 20th nationally in the 200 and 26th in the 60.
Men’s Indoor Field Performer of the Week
Josh Martinez, Beloit College
Josh Martinez picked up where he left off a season ago in the 2026 indoor opener. On Saturday, he captured first in both the shot put and weight throw at the Ripon Dual. His shot toss of 15.28m leads the MWC, while his weight throw of 15.37m ranks seventh. Nationally, he ranks 38th in the shot put.
Women’s Indoor Track Performer of the Week
Joley Berger, Ripon College
Berger set another school record this week, winning the women's 3000 meter with a 10:12.37 time. The result shaves four seconds off the previous school record.
Women’s Indoor Field Performer of the Week
Riley Gardner, Illinois College
Gardner won the high jump at the Eastern Illinois John Craft Invite on Saturday by clearing 1.69 meters to claim the title. Her mark of 1.69 is the best in the Midwest Conference to date and ranks third in all of NCAA Division III.