Another record fell and four members of the Dordt University men's track and field team hit a qualifying mark at the SDSU Indoor Classic and Mount Marty Invite held this weekend in Brookings, S.D. and Yankton, S.D.
This was the final regular season meet and tune-up prior to the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Indoor Championship, which will be held on Friday and Saturday, Feb.10-11, in Seward, Neb.
In one of the final and also closest races of the day at the SDSU Indoor Classic,
Trey Engen set a school record and hit the 'A' standard in a competitive 1000m field. Engen finished third out of 33 runners with a time of 2:26.9, less than a half second out of first place (Colin Albert-Minnesota Distance E) and .26 seconds behind second place Yared Kidane (Iowa Central). Engen's time is the tops in the GPAC and ranks fourth in the NAIA; the senior has now qualified for nationals in four events (1000m, mile, 3000m and distance medley).
Joe Anderson hit the 'A' standard and qualified for nationals in the mile, the third different event the senior has qualified in during the indoor season. Anderson finished 17th out of 127 runners and was the top NAIA runner with a time of 4:13.68. Anderson's time today is the third fastest in program history, ranking behind his teammate,
Trey Engen, and his own time of 4:12.18 run last year. The senior ranks 17th in the NAIA.
Another Defender,
Payton Mauldin, met the 'A' standard and qualified for nationals in his third event of the indoor season on Saturday. Mauldin placed eighth in the 400m with a time of 48.09, currently the top time in the GPAC and the sixth fastest in the NAIA. The junior's time today is the second fastest in Dordt history.
Peyton Miller finished fifth overall and met the provisional mark in the 600m with a time of 1:21.45. Miller's time is seventh fastest in program history, fourth best in the GPAC and ranks 21st in the NAIA.
Other highlights from the SDSU Invite:
- Davis Tebben finished 32nd in the mile with a time of 4:21.2, the 9th fastest time in program history
- both Payton Mauldin and Luke Wagner had strong races in the 200m; Mauldin placed 23rd overall with a time of 22.4 while Wagner placed 39th with a time of 22.68. Both times rank in the top 10 all-time at Dordt
Mount Marty Invite Recap...
Thaniel Schroeder won the 1000m to lead a list of 19 Dordt entries that placed in the top 10 at the Mount Marty Invite.
Schroeder crossed the finish line first with a time of 2:34.58, nearly five seconds faster than the second place runner.
Logan Franken posted a pair of top 10 finishes, placing sixth in the 60m and fourth in the 200m.
Kyle Baumert continued his strong season with a fourth place finish in the 60m hurdles.
Grant Brouwer finished as the runner-up in the high jump, clearing 1.96m.
Defenders In The Top 10, Mount Marty Invite:
- 60m:
- 60m Hurdles:
- 200m:
- 400m:
- 600m:
- 1000m:
- Mile:
- 4x400 - 3rd: 3:33.4
- De Haan, Van Eps, Eisma, Teune
- High Jump:
- Pole Vault:
- Long Jump:
- Triple Jump:
- Weight Throw:
