December 9, 2025

HELENA, Mont. – Dickinson State (N.D.) and Bismarck State (N.D.) were listed on their first installment of the 2025-26 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Men’s Indoor Track & Field Athletes-of-the-Week, the conference office announced their weekly indoor track & field honors Tuesday.

Indoor Field Athlete-of-the-Week:  Dylan Dahlgren, Dickinson State (N.D.) Dahlgren, a senior from Soldotna, Alaska, was named as the Field Athlete-of-the-Week.

He posted the NAIA ‘B’ provisional qualifying weight throw mark for Dickinson State (N.D.) in their season opening meet, the NCAA Division II Mike Thorson Classic & Multi.  He threw 17.97 meters (58 feet, 11.5 inches) to win the weight throw title. 

Dahlgren’s weight throw mark leads the Frontier Conference and third in the NAIA as of Tuesday.

He added a third-place finish in the shot-put, tossing 15.40 meters (50 feet, 6.25 inches).  His shot-put mark is second best in the league and seventh in the NAIA.

This is Dahlgren’s first career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Men’s Indoor Field Athlete-of-the-Week.

Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Week: Cayden Kraft, Bismarck State (N.D.) Kraft, a sophomore from Bismarck, N.D., was selected as the Track Athlete-of-the-Week.

He produced the NAIA ‘B’ provisional qualifying time in the 400-meter dash for Bismarck State (N.D.) in their season opening indoor track & field season at NCAA Division II meet, the Mike Thorson Classic & Multi.  He won the 400-meter dash title in 48.91 seconds, converting his time to 48.15 seconds (on a flat 200-meters track). 

His 400-meter dash time is the third fastest in the NAIA as of Tuesday.

Kraft added a third-place finish in the 600-meter run with a time of 1 minute, 22.61 seconds (converted to 1 minute, 21.39 seconds).  His time is the second fastest in the Frontier Conference and ninth in the NAIA as of Tuesday.

This is Kraft’s first career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Men’s Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Week honor.
 

WEEK	FIELD	TRACK
1	Dylan Dahlgren, Dickinson State (N.D.)	Cayden Kraft, Bismarck State (N.D.)