The Event: 

• the Dordt University men's track and field team will compete as a split squad in this the final weekend (Feb.13-14) prior to the GPAC Championship
• on Friday, Feb.13, most of the Defenders field events crew will head to Yankton, S.D. for the Mount Marty Invite
• the rest of the Defenders squad will compete in the two-day SDSU Indoor Classic in Brookings, S.D., beginning on Friday, Feb.13
• Meet Info, Mount Marty "Last Chance" Invite:
  • Friday, Feb.13 at the Ruth Donohoe First Dakota Fieldhouse
  • Schedule of Events (Final) 
  • Heat Sheets (when available)
  • Live Results | 
• Meet Info, SDSU Indoor Classic:
  • Fri. / Sat., Feb. 13-14 at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, S.D.
  • Schedule of Events | 
  • Heat Sheets | 
  • Live Results | 
  • Watch |

 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 seventh and final weekend prior to the conference championship
• 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 at the Wildcat Invite (Wayne, Neb.) and the Frank Sevigne Invite (Lincoln, Neb.)
• Defender Winners (3):
  • Micah Schaap - Long Jump
  • Caleb Van Beek - 5000m
  • Isaac Davelaar - 600m
• National Qualifiers (2):
  • Isaac Davelaar - 600m
  • 4x400 Relay (Schelhaas, Wassenaar, Johnson, Davelaar)
• All-Time Top 10's (8):
  • Micah Schaap - 60m (8th)
  • Landon Fransman - High Jump (T7th)
  • Micah Evenhouse - Pole Vault (7th)
  • Thomas Peltzer - Shot Put (6th)
  • Bennett Wassenaar - 600m (10th)
  • Luke Swanson - 800m (10th)
  • Kaden Van Wyngarden - Mile (7th)
  • 4x400 Relay - 5th (Schelhaas, Wassenaar, Johnson, Davelaar)
• Personal Bests (41)
• Top 10 Finishes (34)

National Qualifiers This Season (6):

• Isaac Davelaar, 400m (15th in NAIA)
• Isaac Davelaar, 600m (4th in NAIA)
• Micah Schaap, Long Jump (16th in NAIA
• 4x400 relay (6th in NAIA)
• 4x800 Relay -  (7th in NAIA)
• Distance Medley - (9th in NAIA)

All-Time Top 10's This Season (15): 

• Thomas Peltzer - Weight Throw (10th)
• Thomas Peltzer - Shot Put (6th)
• Micah Schaap - Long Jump (1st)
• Micah Schaap - 60m (8th)
• Isaiah Johnson - 60m (9th)
• Bennett Wassenaar - 600m (10th)
• Luke Swanson - 800m (10th)
• Landon Fransman - High Jump (7th)
• Micah Evenhouse - Pole Vault (7th)
• Aidan Schaap - Long Jump (8th)
• Willem Den Hartog - Pole Vault (1st)
• Kaden Van Wyngarden - Mile (7th)
• Hudson Hamilton - 3000m (9th)
• 4x400 Relay (5th)
• 4x800 Relay (6th)

School Records (2):

• Micah Schaap - Long Jump
• Willem Den Hartog - Pole Vault

GPAC Runners / Athletes of the Week (4):

• Willem Den Hartog - Jan.18 (Pole Vault)
• Kaden Van Wyngarden - Jan.21 (1000m / 4x800 relay)
• Isaac Davelaar  (2x) - Feb. 4 (400m, DMR, 4x400), Jan.14 (600m)

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

• 60m - Jacob Schmoll: 7.07
• 200m - Levi Schelhaas: 22.34
• 400m - Levi Schelhaas: 48.86
• 600m - Isaac Davelaar: 1:19.08
• 800m - Luke Swanson: 1:55.04
• 1000m - Kaden Van Wyngarden: 2:31.2
• Mile - Kaden Van Wyngarden: 4:15
• 3000m - Hudson Hamilton: 8:37
• 5000m - Truman Johnson: 15:11
• 60m Hurdles - Wyatt Tschida: 9.10
• High Jump - Landon Fransman: 1.97m
• Pole Vault - Willem Den Hartog: 4.65m (school record)
• Long Jump - Micah Schaap: 7.21m (school record)
• Triple Jump - n/a
• Shot Put - Derek Heynen: 14.85m
• Weight Throw - Thomas Peltzer: 15.24m
• Pentathlon - n/a
• 4x200 Relay: 1:35.97
• 4x400 Relay: 3:15.73 (Wassenaar, Johnson, Davelaar, Schelhaas)
• 4x800 Relay: 7:42 (Landman, May, Van Wygarden, Davelaar)
• Distance Medley: 10:17.92 (Van Wyngarden, Johnson, Davelaar, Hamilton)

Defenders in the Top 18 (GPAC Performance List, Feb.11):

• 60m:
  • Jacob Schmoll - 14th
  • Levi Schelhaas - 18th
• 200m:
  • Levi Schelhaas - 5th
  • Isaiah Johnson - 17th
• 400m:
  • Isaac Davelaar - 1st
  • Levi Schelhaas - 3rd
  • Bennett Wassenaar - 7th
  • Noah Schroder - 9th
  • Isaiah Johnson - 12th
• 600m:
  • Isaac Davelaar - 2nd
  • Bennett Wassenaar - 6th
  • Casey Heinrichs - 9th
  • Noah Schroder - 11th
• 800m:
  • Luke Swanson - 7th
  • Casey Heinrichs - 8th
  • Kaden Van Wyngarden - 9th
  • Jamison Velzke - 11th
  • Josiah Wittenberg - 17th
  • Sam May - 18th
• 1000m:
  • Kaden Van Wyngarden - 6th
  • Luke Swanson - 10th
  • Jamison Velzke - 11th
  • Ezra Landman - 15th
• Mile:
  • Kaden Van Wyngarden - 2nd
  • Hudson Hamilton - 5th
  • Jackson Prins - 8th
  • Jamison Velzke - 9th
  • Tyler Rozenboom - 10th
  • Justin Kroeze - 12th
  • Jonathan Breems - 14th
  • Josiah Wittenberg - 16th
  • Luke Swanson - 18th
• 3000m:
  • Hudson Hamilton - 4th
  • Truman Johnson - 6th
  • Jackson Prins - 9th
  • Isaac Fagan - 18th
• 5000m:
  • Truman Johnson - 7th
  • Caleb Van Beek - 11th
  • Isaac Fagan - 12th
  • Luke Swanson - 16th
  • Tavin Schroeder - 17th
  • Steven Heberg - 18th
• 4x400 Relay - 1st
• 4x800 Relay - 1st
• Distance Medley - 2nd
• Pole Vault:
  • Willem Den Hartog - 1st
  • Micah Evenhouse - 6th
  • Nathan Adams - 8th
  • Isaac Fergen - 14th
• High Jump:
  • Landon Fransman - 6th
  • Grant Busker - 7th
• Long Jump:
  • Micah Schaap - 3rd
  • Aidan Schaap - 17th
• Shot Put:
  • Derek Heynen - 7th
  • Thomas Peltzer - 16th
• Weight Throw:
  • Thomas Peltzer - 14th
• Heptathlon:
  • Nathan Adams - 14th