NEW ORLEANS – Dethroning defending Division II conference champions from No. 1 ranked teams or defeating former National Athletes of the Week will put anyone in strong contention for National Athlete of the Week honors; Western State’s Vegard Olstad and Ferris State’s Samantha Johnson did both this past weekend.

Olstad took down No. 1 Adams State’s former national award winner Kevin Batt and defending RMAC champion Tabor Stevens en route to claiming both the RMAC title and Division II Men’s National Athlete of the Week honors,  leading his Mountaineers to a team title.