The Dordt University men's track and field team won the 2023 Great Plains Athletic Conference Indoor Championship this evening at the Walz Fieldhouse on the campus of Concordia University in Seward, Neb.
Defenders announced as the GPAC Indoor Champion
The Defenders edged out Doane (204.5 - 194) to claim their second indoor conference title in three years (Dordt also won the conference championship in 2021 in Mitchell, S.D.). Dordt secured the championship in the second to last event of the day, the 3000m, where the Defenders finished 1st - 5th. Concordia placed a distant third (100.5 points), followed by Mount Marty (81) and Midland (62.5).
Dordt athletes turned in many outstanding performances throughout the day, led by
Payton Mauldin, who was named the GPAC Men's Athlete of the Meet after winning three individual titles. Mauldin defended his indoor championships from the 2022 season in both the 600m and 800m and added a 400m conference title for good measure. Mauldin's accomplishment is made even more impressive in that his three events took place in a span of 90 minutes.
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Mauldin named MVP of Indoor Championship
The Defenders won seven of the 10 individual races on the track, dominating the middle distance and distance events.
Trey Engen claimed two championships, winning the 1000m and mile,
Joe Anderson took first in the 3000m and
Davis Tebben repeated as the 5000m champion.
33 Dordt athletes took home all-conference honors in 14 of the 19 events (listed below):
Defenders Who Earned All-Conference Honors:
Video of 400m:
Video of 600m
Video of 800m
Video of 1000m
Video of Mile
3000m Finish
5000m Race
- 4x400 Relay - 4th: 3:23.46
- Schelhaas, Zevenbergen, Schaap, Miller
- 4x800 Relay - 5th: 8:16.14
- Teune, Swanson, Hulstein, Landman
- High Jump:
- Long Jump:
- Triple Jump:
