The Event: 

• the Dordt University women's track and field team will compete in the Mark Schuck Open, a two-day meet held in Mankato, Minn. on the campus of Minnesota State
• multi-events begin on Friday, Jan.30 around 2:30pm; select running and field events on Friday will start at 5pm
• the majority of the meet will take place on Saturday, Jan.31; field events at 10am and running events at 11am
• Meet Info:
  • Friday, Saturday - Jan.30-31: Myers Field House
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 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 fifth weekend of the indoor season; there are two weekends after this left in the regular 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 split squad last weekend in meets held in Lincoln, Neb. and Storm Lake, Iowa
• one Dordt athlete, Fran Travis, qualified for nationals (shot put)
• Dordt athletes won a combined five events during the course of the two meets
• 8 Defenders recorded an all-time top 10 mark / time
• 21 Defenders recorded personal bests
• 16 top 10 finishes (Friday) / 20 top five (Saturday)
• 1st place Finishers (9):
  • 4x400 Relay - Den Herder, Wercinski, Dekkers, Buwalda

National Qualifiers This Season (7):

• Fran Travis - Shot Put: No.9 in NAIA
• Shelby Buwalda - 600m: No.9 in the NAIA
• Addy Liston - 1000m: No.3 in the NAIA
• Corinne Braun - 1000m: No.5 in NAIA
• Makenna Walhof - Weight Throw: No.10 in the NAIA
• 4x400 Relay - #4 in NAIA
• 4x800 Relay - #1 in NAIA

All-Time Top 10's This Season (24): 

• Kailee Altena - 60m (10th)
• Avery Van Weerdhuizen - 60m Hurdles (5th)
• Ayda Den Herder - 200m (6th)
• Kailee Altena - 200m (5th)
• Ada Dekkers - 200m (10th)
• Arielle DeYoung - 600m (10th)
• Addy Liston - 800m (8th)
• Addy Liston - 1000m (3rd)
• Addy Crow - Mile (9th)
• Corinne Braun - 3000m (2nd)
• Addy Crow - 3000m (3rd)
• Jaci Burtis - 3000m (5th)
• Jessica Opfer - 5000m (8th)
• Jada Koerner - 5000m (9th)
• Jenny Lumkes - Pentathlon (5th)
• 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)
• 4x400 Relay (4th)
• 4x800 Relay (6th)

GPAC Runners / Athletes of the Week (1):

• Addy Liston - Jan.14 (1000m)

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

• 60m - Anna Heynen: 8.08
• 200m - Kailee Altena: 25.55
• 400m - Shelby Buwalda: 58.24
• 600m - Shelby Buwalda: 1:34.95 (NAIA B standard)
• 800m - Addy Liston: 2:17.6
• 1000m - Addy Liston: 2:56.07 (NAIA B standard)
• Mile - Addy Crow: 5:07
• 3000m - Corinne Braun: 10:16
• 5000m - Jessica Opfer: 18:24
• 60m Hurdles - Avery Van Weerdhuizen: 9.56
• High Jump - Ada Smies: 1.63m
• Pole Vault - Karly Champness: 2.95m
• Long Jump - Jenna Balt: 5.24m
• Triple Jump - Macie Lind: 8.93m
• Shot Put - Fran Travis: 13.54m (NAIA B standard)
• Weight Throw - Makenna Walhof: 17.11m (school record; NAIA B standard)
• Pentathlon - Jenny Lumkes: 2,736pts
• 4x200 Relay: 1:48.88 (Grau, Vander Kooy, Altena, Dekkers)
• 4x400 Relay: 3:53.44 (Den Herder, Wercinski, Buwalda, Dekkers) NAIA B
• 4x800 Relay: 9:15 (DeYoung, Buwalda, Liston, Braun) - NAIA A

Defenders in the Top 10 (GPAC Performance List, Jan.29):

• 200m:
  • Kailee Atlena - 9th
• 400m:
  • Shelby Buwalda - 3rd
  • Kaitlyn Wercinski - 7th
  • Ayda Den Herder - 9th
• 600m:
  • Shelby Buwalda - 1st
  • Arielle DeYoung - 4th
  • Kaitlyn Wercinski - 5th
• 800m:
  • Addy Liston - 3rd
• 1000m:
  • Addy Liston - 1st
  • Corinne Braun - 2nd
  • Olivia Hoogland - 5th
  • Elizabeth Hoogland - 8th
  • Jenna Hursh - 9th
• Mile:
  • Addy Crow - 1st
  • Joy Koole - 2nd
  • Jeni Burtis - 6th
  • Macy Marshall - 10th
• 3000m:
  • Corinne Braun - 2nd
  • Addy Crow - 3rd
  • Jaci Burtis - 4th
  • Jeni Burtis - 5th
  • Macy Marshall - 6th
  • Jada Koerner - 7th
  • Courtney Joiner - 9th
• 5000m:
  • Jessica Opfer - 2nd
  • Jada Koerner - 3rd
  • Courtney Joiner - 4th
  • Hannah Thong - 8th
• 4x400 Relay - 2nd
• 4x800 Relay - 1st
• High Jump:
  • Ada Smies - 3rd
• Shot Put:
  • Fran Travis - 2nd
• Weight Throw:
  • Makenna Walhof - 3rd
  • Fran Travis - 7th
• Pentathlon:
  • Jenny Lumkes - 6th