Maryville, Trevecca, Quincy Collect Inaugural GLVC STUNT Major Awards

INDIANAPOLIS – Maryville senior Peyton Nembhard, Trevecca Nazarene freshman Julianna Belzeski, and Quincy head mentor Diane Shoemaker have earned major postseason awards for the first-ever Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) STUNT season, the league office announced on Thursday.
 
Nembhard claimed Player of the Year, Belzeski secured Freshman of the Year, and Shoemaker was dubbed Coach of the Year by her peers. In total, 36 student-athletes claimed All-Conference honors, while eight were chosen as GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship honorees for the sport.
 
The All-Conference awards are nominated and voted on by league coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own players.

Player of the Year: Peyton Nembhard, Senior, Maryville

• Claims inaugural Player of the Year award.
• Led league in total points (326), power ranking (52), and rounds played (412).
• Named GLVC Athlete of the Week on Mar. 19.
• Helped the Saints to perfect 8-0 conference record, garnering the GLVC Regular Season title and No. 1 seed in the GLVC Tournament.
• Earns selection to All-GLVC First Team.

 
Freshman of the Year: Julianna Belzeski, Trevecca Nazarene

• Locks up first-ever Freshman of the Year accolade.
• Placed first amongst league rookies for rounds played with 363 and second in total points (255) and power ranking (33.478).
  • Ranked seventh overall in the conference for total points and ninth in power ranking.
• Named GLVC Athlete of the Week on Feb. 19.
• Helped the Trojans to 6-1 conference record to earn the second seed in the GLVC Tournament.
• Earns selection to All-GLVC First Team.

Coach of the Year: Diane Shoemaker, Quincy

• Garners inaugural Coach of the Year award.
• Coached the Hawks to 6-9 overall record in program’s second season of competition, improving the team’s win percentage by .275 from 2025.
• Mentored five players to All-GLVC Honorable Mention recognition.
   

In addition to Nembhard and Belzeski, five other student-athletes earned spots on the All-GLVC First Team. Maryville’s Emma Davis and Trevecca’s Makenzie Buff joined their teammates on the squad, along with Drury’s Cadence Harper and the Purdue Northwest duo of Addison Black and Chloe Ochman.
 
The league also recognized Quincy as its GLVC STUNT James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award team recipient, as well as eight student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These individuals must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. The honorees are now eligible to become one of their school’s two Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners, which will be announced in May.
 
A complete list of the 2026 All-GLVC teams and postseason honorees can be found below.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Peyton Nembhard, Sr., Maryville
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Julianna Belzeski, Trevecca Nazarene
COACH OF THE YEAR: Diane Shoemaker, Quincy
 

FIRST TEAM Cadence Harper, So., DU Emma Davis, So., MU Peyton Nembhard, Sr., MU Addison Black, Jr., PNW Chloe Ochman, So., PNW Julianna Belzeski, Fr., TNU Makenzie Buff, Fr., TNU

SECOND TEAM Taryn Fleck, Sr., DU Carmen Kaltenbach, Jr., FSU Kelsey LeBeane, So., MU Savanna Stocker, Sr., MU Maggie Underwood, So., PNW Shelby Beck, Jr., TNU Alexis Madrid, Jr., TNU

HONORABLE MENTION Emma Cook, Jr., DU Jordynn Grimsley, Fr., FSU Emerson Perry, Fr., FSU Grace Botka, Sr., LEWIS Calle Goulette, Jr., LEWIS Alyiah Ward, Sr., LEWIS Lexi Dimas, Sr., MU Zoe Grumich, Sr., MU Lyla Lenhoff, Fr., MU Jadyn Wren, So., MU Shelby Conrad, Jr., PNW Elly Kiran, So., PNW Ella Stokes, Jr., PNW Gabi Cissna, Sr., QU Rylee Mellon, So., QU Josey Miller, Jr., QU Sydney Sherman, Jr., QU Tanna Trone, So., QU Katie Baker, Sr., SBU Aneessa Bravo, Fr., TNU Vanessa Fricke, Fr., TNU Alessia Romeo, Fr., TNU

GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES
Claire Rasmussen, DU
Amaya Fairley, FSU
Grace Botka, LEWIS
Jadyn Wren, MU
Addison Black, PNW
Grace Welch, QU
Micah Tillman, SBU
Lynnzee Loyd, TNU

GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM AWARD
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