The Event: 

• the Dordt University women's track and field team continues its indoor season this weekend at its home meet, the Dordt Open
• competition begins on Saturday, Jan.10 at 11am (field events) and 11:30am (running events)
• the meet will be held at the Holwerda Family Indoor Track on the campus of Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa
• Links:
  • Schedule of Events (Final) 
  • Live Results | 
  • Watch (via the Dordt Media Network)
  • Heat Sheets (Field) | Heat Sheets (Run)

 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 is the second meet of the season and the first after the Holiday break
• the NAIA National Championship will be on March 5-7 in Gainesville, Fla.

Last Time Out:

• a limited number of entries competed at the SDSU Holiday Invite held on Dec.5 in Brookings, S.D.
• 18 Defender entries finished in the top 10 in a field comprised of NCAA D-I and D-II athletes
• Shelby Buwalda hit the provisional standard in the 600m
• Makenna Walhof set the school record in the weight throw, eclipsing the old mark (held by Walhof) by nearly a foot
• Fran Travis recorded a pair of all-time top 10 marks in the weight throw and shot put
• Time / Marks in the All-Time Top 10:
  • Avery Van Weerdhuizen - 60m Hurdles (9th)
  • 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)
  • Makenna Walhof - Weight Throw (School Record)
  • Fran Travis - Weight Throw (2nd)
• Defenders who finished in the top 10:
  • 200m:
    • Anna Heynen - 8th: 26.03
  • 600m:
    • Shelby Buwalda - 2nd: 1:34.95 (NAIA B Standard)
    • Kaitlyn Wercinski - 4th: 1:38.8
    • Arielle DeYoung - 5th: 1:39.3
    • Ashlynn Davis - 8th: 1:46.84
    • Kayla Van Otterloo - 9th: 1:47.03
    • Emily Noteboom - 10th: 1:53.23
  • 3000m:
    • Corinne Braun - 5th: 10:16
    • Jaci Burtis - 6th: 10:23
  • 5000m:
    • Jada Koerner - 2nd: 18:26
    • Courtney Joiner - 4th: 18:41
    • Hannah Thong - 6th: 19:12
    • Abigail Ruse - 9th: 21:26
  • High Jump:
    • Ada Smies - 3rd: 1.63m / 5-04.25
  • Long Jump:
    • Taydem Graden - 3rd: 4.99m / 16-04.5
  • Weight Throw:
    • Makenna Walhof - 7th: 16.61m / 54-06 (school record)
    • Fran Travis - 10th: 16.03m / 52-07.25
  • 4x400 Relay - 4th: 3:59.02
    • Den Herder, Altena, Wercinski, Buwalda

National Qualifiers:

• Shelby Buwalda - 600m - No.6 in the NAIA

All-Time Top 10's This Season: 

• Avery Van Weerdhuizen - 60m Hurdles (9th)
• 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)
• Makenna Walhof - Weight Throw (School Record)
• Fran Travis - Weight Throw (2nd)

Top Performances by the Defenders This Season:

• 60m - Anna Heynen: 8.08
• 200m - Anna Heynen: 26.03
• 400m - n/a
• 600m - Shelby Buwalda: 1:34.95 (NAIA B standard)
• 800m - n/a
• 1000m - n/a
• Mile - n/a
• 3000m - Corinne Braun: 10:16
• 5000m - Jada Koerner: 18:26
• 60m Hurdles - Avery Van Weerdhuizen: 9.84
• High Jump - Ada Smies: 1.63m
• Pole Vault - Karly Champness: 2.90m
• Long Jump - Taydem Graden: 4.99m
• Triple Jump - Macie Lind: 8.93m
• Shot Put - Fran Travis: 12.50m
• Weight Throw - Makenna Walhof: 16.61m (school record)
• 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):

• 200m:
  • Anna Heynen - 9th
• 600m:
  • Shelby Buwalda - 1st
  • Kaitlyn Wercinski - 3rd
  • Arielle DeYoung - 5th
  • Ashlynn Davis - 9th
  • Kayla Van Otterloo - 10th
• 3000m:
  • Corinne Braun - 2nd
  • Jaci Burtis - 3rd
  • Jenna Hursh - 6th
• 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