The Event: 

• the Dordt University men's track and field team will make its 2025-26 indoor season debut at the SDSU Holiday Open this weekend
• competition begins on Friday, Dec.5 at 2:30pm (running events); 3pm (field events)
• the meet will be held at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, S.D.
• Links:
  • Schedule of Events (Final) 
  • Live Results | 
  • Heat Sheets | 

 Schedule Outlook:

• the Defenders indoor season consists of 10 meets (regular season) in seven different weekends, leading up to the GPAC Indoor Championship on Feb.20-21
• Dordt will host two meets; the Dordt Open on Jan.10 and the GPAC Championship
• this weekend is the only meet for the Defenders prior to the new year
• the first meet after the holiday break will be on Jan.10 at home
• the NAIA National Championship will be on March 5-7 in Gainesville, Fla.

Returning GPAC Champions (Indoor Season, 2024-45): 

• Jacob Schmoll - 400m
• 4x400 Relay 

Returning All-Conference (Indoor Season, 2024-45): 

• Jacob Schmoll - 400m (1st)
• Noah Schroder - 400m (4th)
• Isaac Davelaar - 600m (2nd)
• Trace Obbink - 800m (7th)
• Luke Swanson (2x) - 1000m (3rd), Mile (3rd)
• Jonathan Breems - 1000m (4th)
• Justin Kroeze (2x) - 1000m (7th), Mile (5th)
• Kaden Van Wyngarden - Mile (2nd)
• Levi Landman - 5000m (7th)
• Micah Schaap (2x) - Long Jump (6th), Triple Jump (6th)
• Willem Den Hartog - Pole Vault (3rd)
• Nathan Adams - Pole Vault (6th)
• Derek Heynen - Shot Put (7th)
• 4x400 Relay (Schroder, Schober, Davelaar)

Returning All-Americans (Indoor Season, 2024-25): 

• Isaac Davelaar - 600m (4th)
• 4x400 Relay (6th): Isaac Davelaar, Jacob Schmoll, Noah Schroder

Top Performances by a Returner (Indoor Season, 2024-25):

• 60m - Jacob Schmoll: 7.06
• 200m - Jacob Schmoll: 22.28
• 400m - Isaac Davelaar: 48.45
• 600m - Isaac Davelaar: 1:17.9
• 800m - Isaac Davelaar: 1:51.6
• 1000m - Luke Swanson: 2:28
• Mile - Kaden Van Wyngarden: 4:19
• 3000m - Truman Johnson: 8:54
• 5000m - Levi Landman: 15:30
• 60m Hurdles - Wyatt Tschida: 9.59
• High Jump - Grant Busker: 1.88m / 6'2"
• Pole Vault - Willem Den Hartog: 4.45m / 14'7.25"
• Long Jump - Micah Schaap: 7.04m / 23'1.25"
• Triple Jump - Micah Schaap: 13.86m / 45'5.75"
• Shot Put - Derek Heynen: 15.16m / 49'09"
• Weight Throw - Thomas Peltzer: 14.45m / 47'05"
• Pentathlon - n/a
• 4x400 Relay: 3:11.48 (Schroder, Schmoll, Davelaar, Mauldin)
• 4x800 Relay: 7:39.57 (Shanks, Wittenberg, Mauldin, Davelaar)