The Event: 

• the Dordt University women'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 (2):
  • Isabella Webb - 5000m
  • 4x400 Relay (Heynen, Wercinski, Dekkers, Buwalda)
• National Qualifiers (5):
  • Makenna Walhof - Weight Throw
  • Fran Travis - Weight Throw
  • Addy Crow - Mile 
  • Shelby Buwalda - 800m
  • 4x400 Relay 
• All-Time Top 10's (9):
  • Kailee Altena - 60m
  • Kailee Altena - 200m
  • Isabella Webb - 5000m
  • Ayda Den Herder - 400m 
  • Shelby Buwalda - 800m
  • Addy Crow - Mile
  • Jeni Burtis - 5000m
  • Jessica Opfer - 5000m
  • 4x400 Relay - Heynen, Wercinski, Dekkers, Buwalda
• Personal Bests (32)
• Top 10 Finishes (33)

National Qualifiers This Season (12):

• Fran Travis - Shot Put: No.9 in NAIA
• Fran Travis - Weight Throw; No.14 in NAIA
• Makenna Walhof - Weight Throw: No.10 in the NAIA
• Shelby Buwalda - 600m: No.9 in the NAIA
• Shelby Buwalda - 800m: No.15 in NAIA
• Arielle DeYoung - 800m: No.18 in NAIA
• Addy Liston - 1000m: No.3 in the NAIA
• Corinne Braun - 1000m: No.5 in NAIA
• Addy Crow - Mile: No.9 in NAIA
• 4x400 Relay - #5 in NAIA
• 4x800 Relay - #1 in NAIA
• Distance Medley - #1 in NAIA

All-Time Top 10's This Season (33): 

• Kailee Altena - 60m (10th)
• Avery Van Weerdhuizen - 60m Hurdles (5th)
• Ayda Den Herder - 200m (6th)
• Kailee Altena - 200m (5th)
• Ada Dekkers - 200m (10th)
• Kaitlyn Wercinski - 400m
• Ayda Den Herder - 400m (10th)
• Arielle DeYoung - 600m (10th)
• Addy Liston - 800m (8th)
• Shelby Buwalda - 800m (T3rd)
• Addy Liston - 1000m (3rd)
• Addy Crow - Mile (4th)
• Joy Koole - 3000m (2nd)
• Corinne Braun - 3000m (3rd)
• Addy Crow - 3000m (3rd)
• Jaci Burtis - 3000m (5th)
• Jeni Burtis - 3000m (9th)
• Jeni Burtis - 5000m (7th)
• Jessica Opfer - 5000m (10th)
• Jada Koerner - 5000m (9th)
• Jenny Lumkes - Pentathlon (4th)
• Tabitha Buwalda - Pentathlon (9th)
• Taydem Graden - Long Jump (6th)
• 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)
• Distance Medley (2nd)

GPAC Runners / Athletes of the Week (1):

• Addy Liston - Jan.14 (1000m)

In the Rankings: 

• Dordt is ranked eighth in the Feb.11 rating, down five spots from last week
• Dordt is one of four teams from the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) ranked in the top 25 in the  Feb.11 rating:
  • Doane - #1
  • Dordt - #8
  • Concordia - #19
  • College of Saint Mary - #22
• the Defenders hold a top 10 ranking in eight events, including a No.1 rating in both the 1000m and 5000m
  • #6 - 400m
  • #4 - 600m
  • #2 - 800m
  • #1 - 1000m
  • #3 - Mile
  • #2 - 3000m
  • #1 - 5000m
  • #6 - Weight Throw

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

• 60m - Kailee Altena: 8.01
• 200m - Kailee Altena: 25.50
• 400m - Kaitlyn Wercinski: 58.69
• 600m - Shelby Buwalda: 1:34.95 (NAIA B standard)
• 800m - Shelby Buwalda: 2:16.01 (NAIA B standard)
• 1000m - Corinne Braun: 2:57.25 (NAIA B standard)
• Mile - Addy Crow: 5:01 (NAIA B standard)
• 3000m - Joy Koole: 10:11
• 5000m - Jeni Burtis: 18:04
• 60m Hurdles - Avery Van Weerdhuizen: 9.56
• High Jump - Ada Smies: 1.63m
• Pole Vault - Karly Champness: 3.01m
• Long Jump - Taydem Graden: 5.38m
• 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: 2,819pts
• 4x200 Relay: 1:48.88 (Grau, Vander Kooy, Altena, Dekkers)
• 4x400 Relay: 3:52.45 (Heynen, Wercinski, Buwalda, Dekkers) NAIA B
• 4x800 Relay: 9:15 (DeYoung, Buwalda, Liston, Braun) - NAIA A
• Distance Medley: 12:10 (Liston, Buwalda, DeYoung, Braun) - NAIA A

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

• 60m:
  • Kailee Altena - 15th
• 60m Hurdles:
  • Avery Van Weerdhuizen - 14th
• 200m:
  • Kailee Altena - 11th
  • Anna Heynen - 18th
• 400m:
  • Kaitlyn Wercinski - 4th
  • Shelby Buwalda - 6th
  • Ayda Den Herder - 11th
  • Ada Dekkers - 12th
  • Anna Heynen - 17th
• 600m:
  • Shelby Buwalda - 3rd
  • Arielle DeYoung - 8th
  • Kaitlyn Wercinski - 9th
• 800m:
  • Shelby Buwalda - 2nd
  • Arielle DeYoung - 3rd
  • Addy Liston - 5th
  • Elizabeth Hoogland - 9th
  • Ashlynn Davis - 10th
• 1000m:
  • Addy Liston - 1st
  • Corinne Braun - 2nd
  • Addy Crow - 4th
  • Olivia Hoogland - 6th
  • Elizabeth Hoogland - 10th
  • Jenna Hursh - 11th
  • Raegan Snieder - 13th
  • Kyrin De Groot - 16th
  • Macy Marshall - 18th
• Mile:
  • Addy Crow - 1st
  • Joy Koole - 2nd
  • Addy Liston - 5th
  • Olivia Hoogland - 7th
  • Jeni Burtis - 9th
  • Macy Marshall - 12th
• 3000m:
  • Joy Koole - 2nd
  • Corinne Braun - 3rd
  • Addy Crow - 4th
  • Jeni Burtis - 5th
  • Jaci Burtis - 6th
  • Hannah Thong - 7th
  • Macy Marshall - 8th
  • Jada Koerner - 9th
  • Courtney Joiner - 11th
  • Jessica Opfer - 15th
  • Olivia Hoogland - 17th
• 5000m:
  • Jeni Burtis - 2nd
  • Jessica Opfer - 3rd
  • Hannah Thong - 4th
  • Jada Koerner - 5th
  • Isabella Webb - 7th
  • Courtney Joiner - 8th
  • Eden Sullivan - 18th
• 4x400 Relay - 2nd
• 4x800 Relay - 1st
• Distance Medley - 1st
• High Jump:
  • Ada Smies - 3rd
• Pole Vault:
  • Karly Champness - 10th
• Long Jump:
  • Taydem Graden - 10th
  • Jenna Balt - 17th
• Shot Put:
  • Fran Travis - 2nd
• Weight Throw:
  • Makenna Walhof - 3rd
  • Fran Travis - 6th
  • Lynne Tormoehlen - 13th
  • Maren Hettinga - 17th
• Pentathlon:
  • Jenny Lumkes - 9th
  • Tabitha Buwalda - 16th