The Event: 

• the Dordt University men's track and field team will compete as a split squad this weekend (Feb.6-7)
• on Friday, Feb.6, a group of Defender athletes will compete at the WSC Wildcat Invite in Wayne, Neb.
• another group of Defenders will competed in a two-day meet held in Lincoln, Neb., the Husker Invite, beginning on Feb. 6 and going through Feb.7
• Meet Info, WSC Wildcat Invite:
  • Friday, Feb.6 at the Wildcat Dome in Wayne, Neb.
  • Schedule of Events (Final) 
  • Heat Sheets | 
  • Live Results | 
• Meet Info, Frank Sevigne Husker Invite:
  • Fri. / Sat., Feb. 6-7 at the Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb.
  • 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 sixth weekend of the indoor season
• there is one more weekend of competition after this in preparation for the GPAC 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 full squad at the Mark Schuck Open, a two-day meet hosted by Minnesota State, last weekend
• 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 Records (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)

National Qualifiers This Season (6):

• Isaac Davelaar, 400m (13th in NAIA)
• Isaac Davelaar, 600m (6th in NAIA)
• Micah Schaap, Long Jump (13th in NAIA
• 4x400 relay (8th in NAIA)
• 4x800 Relay - #1 in NAIA
• Distance Medley - #6 in NAIA

All-Time Top 10's This Season (12): 

• Thomas Peltzer - Weight Throw (10th)
• Thomas Peltzer - Shot Put (6th)
• Micah Schaap - Long Jump (1st)
• Micah Schaap - 60m (T10th)
• Isaiah Johnson - 60m (8th)
• Landon Fransman - High Jump (7th)
• Micah Evenhouse - Pole Vault (8th)
• Aidan Schaap - Long Jump (8th)
• Willem Den Hartog - Pole Vault (1st)
• Kaden Van Wyngarden - Mile (9th)
• 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 - Isaac Davelaar: 49.05
• 600m - Isaac Davelaar: 1:19.67
• 800m - Sam May: 1:58.13
• 1000m - Kaden Van Wyngarden: 2:31.2
• Mile - Kaden Van Wyngarden: 4:17
• 3000m - Hudson Hamilton: 8:37
• 5000m - Truman Johnson: 15:11
• 60m Hurdles - Wyatt Tschida: 9.13
• 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: 14.83m
• Pentathlon - n/a
• 4x200 Relay: 1:35.97
• 4x400 Relay: 3:16.54 (Schroder, Schmoll, 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 10 (GPAC Performance List, Feb.4):

• 200m:
  • Levi Schelhaas - 5th
• 400m:
  • Isaac Davelaar - 1st
  • Levi Schelhaas - 3rd
  • Bennett Wassenaar - 5th
  • Noah Schroder - 8th
  • Isaiah Johnson - 10th
• 600m:
  • Isaac Davelaar - 1st
  • Bennett Wassenaar - 6th
  • Casey Heinrichs - 9th
• 1000m:
  • Kaden Van Wyngarden - 5th
  • Luke Swanson - 9th
  • Jamison Velzke - 10th
• Mile:
  • Kaden Van Wyngarden - 2nd
  • Hudson Hamilton - 4th
  • Jackson Prins - 6th
  • Jamison Velzke - 7th
  • Justin Kroeze - 9th
  • Jonathan Breems - 10th
• 3000m:
  • Hudson Hamilton - 2nd
  • Truman Johnson - 4th
  • Jackson Prins - 6th
• 5000m:
  • Truman Johnson - 7th
• 4x400 Relay - 1st
• 4x800 Relay - 1st
• Distance Medley - 2nd
• Pole Vault:
  • Willem Den Hartog - 1st
  • Micah Evenhouse - 6th
  • Nathan Adams - 8th
• High Jump:
  • Landon Fransman - 5th
  • Grant Busker - 6th
• Long Jump:
  • Micah Schaap - 3rd
• Shot Put:
  • Derek Heynen - 7th