The Event: 

• the Dordt University men's track and field team continues with its indoor season at the Mount Marty Open this weekend in Yankton, S.D.
• the meet takes place on Saturday, Jan.17 at 11am (field events) and 1pm (running events)
• the meet will be held at the Ruth Donohoe First Dakota Fieldhouse on the campus of Mount Marty University in Yankton, S.D.
• Links:
  • Schedule of Events (Final) 
  • Live Results | 
  • Watch (Running Events) | Watch (Field Events)
  • 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
• this is the third meet of the indoor season 
• Dordt will host the GPAC Indoor Championship on Feb.20-21
• the NAIA National Championship will be on March 5-7 in Gainesville, Fla.

Last Time Out:

• the Defenders competed as a full squad at their home meet, the Dordt Open, last weekend
• Dordt won five titles and one entry, Isaac Davelaar in the 600m, hit the 'B' standard to qualify for the NAIA Indoor Championships
• one entry, Micah Evenhouse in the pole vault, established a new top 10 mark in program history
• 11 Defenders recorded personal bests
• 50 top 10 finishes
• National Qualifiers:
  • Isaac Davelaar - 600m: 1:20.86 (#3 in the NAIA)
• 1st place Finishers:
  • Running Events (3):
    • Bennett Wassenaar - 400m
    • Isaac Davelaar - 600m
    • Jackson Prins - Mile
  • Field Events (1):
    • Willem Den Hartog - Pole Vault
  • Relays (1):
    • 4x400 Relay (Jacob Schmoll, Isaiah Johnson, Bennett Wassenaar, Isaac Davelaar

National Qualifiers This Season:

• Isaac Davelaar, 600m (3rd in NAIA)
• 4x400 relay (6th in NAIA)

All-Time Top 10's This Season: 

• Micah Evenhouse - Pole Vault (8th)
• Aidan Schaap - Long Jump (8th)
• Willem Den Hartog - Pole Vault (3rd)
• Kaden Van Wyngarden - Mile (9th)
• 4x400 Relay (5th)

Top Performances by the Defenders This Season (bold denotes accomplished last week):

• 60m - Jacob Schmoll: 7.07
• 200m - Levi Schelhaas: 22.34
• 400m - Bennett Wassenaar: 50.09
• 600m - Isaac Davelaar: 1:20.86
• 800m - Sam May: 1:58.13
• 1000m - Kaden Van Wyngarden: 2:33.3
• Mile - Kaden Van Wyngarden: 4:17
• 3000m - Jackson Prins: 9:05
• 5000m - Luke Swanson: 15:42
• 60m Hurdles - Wyatt Tschida: 9.14
• High Jump - Landon Fransman: 1.85m
• Pole Vault - Willem Den Hartog: 4.55m 
• Long Jump - Micah Schaap: 6.95m
• Triple Jump - n/a
• Shot Put - Derek Heynen: 14.56m
• Weight Throw - Derek Heynen: 13.83m
• Pentathlon - n/a
• 4x200 Relay: 1:35.97
• 4x400 Relay: 3:16.54 (Schroder, Schmoll, Davelaar, Schelhaas)
• 4x800 Relay: n/a

Defenders in the Top 10 (GPAC Performance List, Jan.9):

• 200m:
  • Levi Schelhaas - 4th
  • Isaiah Johnson - 9th
• 400m:
  • Bennett Wassenaar - 1st
• 600m:
  • Isaac Davelaar - 1st
  • Casey Heinrichs - 3rd
  • Noah Schroder - 6th
• 800m:
  • Sam May - 4th
• 1000m:
  • Kaden Van Wyngarden - 5th
  • Jamison Velzke - 7th
• Mile:
  • Kaden Van Wyngarden - 3rd
  • Jackson Prins - 4th
  • Jonathan Breems - 6th
  • Hudson Hamilton - 7th
  • Josiah Wittenberg - 8th
• 3000m:
  • Jackson Prins - 5th
  • Caleb Van Beek - 7th
  • Steven Hebert - 9th
• 5000m:
  • Luke Swanson - 3rd
  • Derrek Vander Leest - 4th
  • Isaac Vos - 5th
• 4x400 Relay - 1st
• High Jump:
  • Landon Fransman - 10th
• Pole Vault:
  • Willem Den Hartog - 2nd
  • Micah Evenhouse - 4th
  • Nathan Adams - 9th
• Long Jump:
  • Micah Schaap - 4th
• Shot Put:
  • Derek Heynen - 7th