The Event: 

• the Dordt University women's track and field team will compete in its third meet of the indoor season, the Mount Marty Open, this weekend
• the two-day meet begins on Friday, Jan.16 at 1pm with the first of five events in the pentathlon
• day two on Saturday, Jan.17  begins at 11am with the first field event while running events start at 1pm
• 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 12 events, set one school record and qualified two individuals for the NAIA Indoor National Championships
• eight entries turned in a time / mark in the all-time top 10
• 15 Defenders recorded personal bests
• 54 top 10 finishes
• National Qualifiers:
  • Addy Liston - 1000m: 2:57.99, #3 in NAIA
  • Makenna Walhof - Weight Throw: 17.11m / 56-01.75; #7 in NAIA
• School Record:
  • Makenna Walhof - Weight Throw
• 1st place Finishers:
  • Running Events (6):
    • Shelby Buwalda - 400m
    • Arielle DeYoung - 600m
    • Elizabeth Hoogland - 800m
    • Addy Liston - 1000m
    • Joy Koole - Mile
    • Jeni Burtis - 3000m
  • Field Events (4):
    • Ada Smies - High Jump
    • Karly Champness - Pole Vault
    • Lynne Tormoehlen - Shot Put
    • Makenna Walhof - Weight Throw
  • Relays (2):
    • 4x200 (Lindsay Grau, Caitlin Vander Kooy, Kailee Altena, Ada Dekkers)
    • 4x400 (Kaitlyn Wercinski, Ashlynn Davis, Arielle DeYoung, Shelby Buwalda)

National Qualifiers This Season:

• Shelby Buwalda - 600m - No.6 in the NAIA
• Addy Liston - 1000m - No.2 in the NAIA
• Makenna Walhof - Weight Throw - 7th in the NAIA

All-Time Top 10's This Season: 

• Kailee Altena - 60m (10th)
• Avery Van Weerdhuizen - 60m Hurdles (5th)
• Addy Liston - 1000m (3rd)
• Corinne Braun - 3000m (2nd)
• Jaci Burtis - 3000m (5th)
• Jada Koerner - 5000m (9th)
• Ada Smies - High Jump (T9th)
• Karly Champness - Pole Vault (7th)
• Fran Travis - Shot Put (2nd)
• Lynne Tormoehlen - Shot Put (10th)
• Makenna Walhof - Weight Throw (School Record)
• Fran Travis - Weight Throw (2nd)
• Lynne Tormoehlen - Weight Throw (5th)

Top Performances by the Defenders This Season (bold indicates last weekend)

• 60m - Anna Heynen: 8.08
• 200m - Anna Heynen: 26.03
• 400m - Shelby Buwalda: 59.01
• 600m - Shelby Buwalda: 1:34.95 (NAIA B standard)
• 800m - Elizabeth Hoogland: 2:25.8
• 1000m - Addy Liston: 2:57.9 (NAIA B standard)
• Mile - Joy Koole: 5:10
• 3000m - Corinne Braun: 10:16
• 5000m - Jada Koerner: 18:26
• 60m Hurdles - Avery Van Weerdhuizen: 9.56
• High Jump - Ada Smies: 1.63m
• Pole Vault - Karly Champness: 2.95m
• Long Jump - Jenna Balt: 5.16m
• Triple Jump - Macie Lind: 8.93m
• Shot Put - Fran Travis: 12.50m
• Weight Throw - Makenna Walhof: 17.11m (school record; NAIA B standard)
• Pentathlon - n/a
• 4x400 Relay: 3:59.02 (Altena, Wercinski, Buwalda, Grau)
• 4x800 Relay: n/a

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

• 400m:
  • Shelby Buwalda - 2nd
  • Kaitlyn Wercinski - 3rd
• 600m:
  • Shelby Buwalda - 1st
  • Kaitlyn Wercinski - 3rd
  • Arielle DeYoung - 5th
• 800m:
  • Elizabeth Hoogland - 7th
• 1000m:
  • Addy Liston - 1st
  • Raegan Snieder - 7th
• Mile:
  • Joy Koole - 1st
  • Addy Crow - 5th
  • Macy Marshall - 6th
  • Jessica Opfer - 7th
  • Jenna Hursh - 8th
• 3000m:
  • Corinne Braun - 2nd
  • Jaci Burtis - 3rd
  • Jeni Burtis - 4th
  • Courtney Joiner - 6th
  • Olivia Hoogland - 8th
• 5000m:
  • Jada Koerner - 2nd
  • Courtney Joiner - 3rd
  • Hannah Thong - 5th
  • Abigail Ruse - 8th
• 4x400 Relay - 4th
• High Jump:
  • Ada Smies - 1st
• Shot Put:
  • Fran Travis - 5th
• Weight Throw:
  • Makenna Walhof - 3rd
  • Fran Travis - 5th
  • Lynne Tormoehlen