The Dordt University men's track and field team turned in a strong showing on Saturday, highlighted by a meet-winning Distance Medley Relay, a school record performance by Micah Schaap and four national qualifying times / marks.

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Notes:

• Micah Schaap qualified for nationals and established a school record in the long jump
  • the senior placed sixth overall and was the top NAIA jumper with a mark of 7.21m / 23-08, achieved on his first attempt
  • Schaap surpassed the previous school record (23'2.5"), that he set in 2024, by nearly six inches
  • Schaap moves into No.13 in the current NAIA standings
• Isaac Davelaar was the other Defender to hit a qualifying standard in an indvidual event and was part of two relays that also qualified for nationals
  • Davelaar was the top NAIA runner in the 400m, placing second overall with a 'B' standard time of 48.28
  • the junior finished just behind Del Johnson Jr. (Concordia-St.Paul) and is currently 13th in the NAIA standings
• Davelaar anchored the Defenders to a second place finish in the final event, the 4x400 relay
  • Davelaar, Isaiah Johnson, Noah Schroder and Bennet Wassenaar ran a season-best time of 3:16 and bettered their 'B' standard qualifying time set earlier this season
  • the Defenders quartet moved into No.8 in the NAIA
• Kaden Van Wyngarden and Hudson Hamilton posted a pair of top 10 finishes in the mile
  • Van Wyngarden placed fourth and recorded the ninth fastest time in program history (4:17)
  • Hamilton crossed the finish line in 10th place with a time of 4:22
• Levi Landman placed fifth in the 3000m with a personal-best time of 8:39, 8th best in program history, closely followed by Truman Johnson in sixth place (8:45.10)
• Isaiah Johnson, a day after running the 400m in the Defenders winning distance medley, ran the 8th best 60m time in Defender history

Defender Winners (1):

• Distance Medley - 10:17 (Van Wyngarden, Johnson, Davelaar, Hamilton)

National Qualifiers (4):

• Isaac Davelaar - 400m: No.13 in NAIA
• Micah Schaap - Long Jump (No.13 in NAIA)
• Distance Medley (Van Wyngarden, Johnson, Davelaar, Hamilton): No.6 in NAIA
• 4x400 Relay (Schroder, Johnson, Wassenaar, Davelaar) : No.8 in NAIA

School Record (1):

• Micah Schaap - Long Jump

All-Time Top 10's (4):

• Isaiah Johnson - 60m (8th)
• Kaden Van Wyngarden - Mile (9th)
• Levi Landman - 3000m (8th)
• Micah Schaap - Long Jump (1st)

Indoor Personal Bests (25):

• Lincoln Bock - 60m
• Wyatt Tschida - 60m Hurdles
• Isaac Hartman - 60m Hurdles
• Brady Terry - 200m
• Wyatt Tschida - 200m
• Lincoln Bock - 200m
• Lincoln Bock - 400m
• Kaden Van Wyngarden - Mile
• Jackson Prins - Mile
• Jamison Velzke- Mile
• Tyler Rozenboom - Mile
• Easton Van Den Berg - Mile
• Lawson Burkhart - Mile
• Levi Landman - 3000m
• Truman Johnson - 3000m
• Isaac Fagan - 3000m
• Steven Hebert - 3000m
• Bennett Visser - 3000m
• Brett Gifford - 3000m
• Tavin Schroeder - 3000m
• Collin Gordon - 3000m
• Joshua Daun - 3000m
• Sammy Kiptoo - 3000m
• Micah Schaap - Long Jump
• Grant Busker - High Jump

Defenders in the Top 10 (14):

• 200m:
  • Levi Schelhaas - 6th: 22.36
• 400m:
  • Isaac Davelaar- 2nd: 49.05
• 800m:
  • Jamison Velzke - 5th: 2:00.38
• Mile:
  • Kaden Van Wyngarden - 4th: 4:17
  • Hudson Hamilton - 10th: 4:22
• 3000m:
  • Levi Landman - 5th: 8:39
  • Truman Johnson - 6th: 8:45
• Long Jump:
  • Micah Schaap - 6th: 7.21m / 23-08
• Pole Vault:
  • Willem Den Hartog - 9th: 4.64m / 15-02.75
• High Jump:
  • Grant Busker - 6th: 1.95m / 6-04.75
  • Landon Fransman - 8th: 1.90m / 6-02.75
• Distance Medley:
  • 1st: 10:17 (Van Wyngarden, Johnson, Davelaar, Hamilton)
• 4x400 Relay:
  • 2nd: 3:19.12 (Schroder, Johnson, Wassenaar, Davelaar)
  • 10th: 3:30.46 (Schmoll, Kroll, Schaap, Heinrichs)