MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – D3football.com released its Team of the Week for games of Oct. 23-24, 2026, with Levi Bolstad representing UW-River Falls at defensive end.

Bolstad is the fourth Falcon to receive D3football.com Team of the Week honors and the third for UWRF this season, following Kody Curtis (Sept. 10-12), the offensive line of Masyn Wolf, Blake Ramlet, Grayden Thatcher, Jai Kalvik and Landon Weinmann (Sept. 18-19), and John Klefstad (Oct. 9-10).

A junior from Onalaska, Wis., Bolstad delivered a record-tying performance in UW-River Falls' 59-22 victory over UW-Eau Claire, recording six tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and four sacks. He tied the UWRF and WIAC single-game records for sacks, accounting for four of the Falcons' five sacks while helping limit the Blugolds to 89 rushing yards. Bolstad totaled 16 yards in tackles for loss.

The No. 15-ranked Falcons (5-2, 2-2 WIAC) return to action this Saturday, Oct. 31, hosting UW-Stout Polytechnic.

The Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware, is D3football.com's weekly honor roll, in its 28th season of recognizing the top performance at each position from the previous week. Players are nominated by schools.