The Event...Nine members of the Dordt University women's track and field team will compete at the 2023 NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships this week in Brookings, S.D.
The 43rd-annual championship is a three-day event, beginning Thursday, March 2, and will be held at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex on the campus of South Dakota State University.
Championship Information:
Championship Format...Prelims for the relays are on Thursday, March 2 with eight teams advancing to the finals on Friday (4x800) or Saturday (4x400).
Prelims for the individual races are on Friday with either eight or 10 athletes advancing into the finals on Saturday.
Top eight finishers in the finals are All-American and earn points for their team on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale. The team with the most points after all 21 championship events are scored wins the team title.
Last Year...The Defenders finished 14th at last year's championship with 18 points. Two individuals and two relays earned All-American honors (listed below):
Defenders Line-Up / Outlook...
- Mika Kooistra - 600m
- Prelims - Friday, 1:45pm
- Finals - Saturday, 1:25pm
- seeded 6th of 21 runners, 1:35
- 3x qualifier in the 600m
- All-American in 2021 (3rd)
- finished 13th last year
- top qualifying time: 1:28.69 by Addy Wiley of Huntington
- 4 All-Americans, 6 runners return from last year
- Olaide Olapade (Indiana Tech) is the top returner (2nd place)
- Jessica Kampman / Kristine Honomichl - 3000m
- Prelims - Friday, 3:55pm
- both Dordt runners in heat 2
- Finals - Saturday, 2:45pm
- Kampman - 4th of 23 runners (9:54)
- qualified in the 3K for the second consecutive year
- finished 22nd last year
- Honomichl - 17th of 23 runners (10:19)
- 1st time qualifier in the 3K
- qualified in the mile and 4x800 in 2021 and 2020 for Morningside
- top qualifying time: 9:24 by Addy Wiley of Huntington
- 1 All-American, 5 overall runners return
- Alex Ebetino (St.Francis-Ill.) is the top returner (4th)
- 4x400
- 4x800
