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Notes: 

• Fran Travis turned in a banner day at the Relays, recording three top 10 finishes for the second consecutive meet (also at USD on Wednesday)
  • Travis saved her best performance for the final attempt in the last event  winning the discus with a school-record mark of 49.11m / 161-01, breaking the old record (156-05) held by Makenna Walhof
  • Travis' mark ranks No.2 in current NAIA performance list and hit the auto qualifying standard
  • Travis was the top Defender finisher in the shot put, placing fourth with a mark of 13.39m, 12th best in the NAIA; her mark ranks No.2 all-time at Dordt
  • the sophomore finished seventh in the hammer (50.08m)
• the Defenders dominated the field in the day's final event, the 10,000m, led by the duo of Hannah Thong and Jeni Burtis
  • in a race not decided until the final steps, Thong outlasted her Defenders teammate to win the 10,000m with a personal-best time of 37:15.39, just ahead of Burtis, who also ran a personal-best time of 37:15.56
  • Thong's time ranks third fastest in program history; Burtis is now No.4 all-time in program history
  • Jessica Opfer and Courtney Joiner placed third and fourth, respectively, and also ran personal best times and times that rank in the all-time top 10
    • Opfer - #8 all-time: 37:38
    • Joiner - #10 all-time: 38:14
• Makenna Walhof had a pair of top five finishes, placing third in the hammer and fourth in the discus
• Kailee Altena had an outstanding race in the 200m, finishing second to an unattached runner (Sara Riefenrath) with a time of 25.12
• Anna Heynen led a strong contingent of Defenders in the 400m
  • Heynen ran a personal-best time of 58.26 and placed third
  • Ayda Den Herder finished on the podium in fifth place (58.61)
  • Kayla Van Otterloo placed 10th and ran a personal-best time for the second consecutive meet
• Kaitlyn Wercinski continued to excel in the 400m hurdles, placing third with a time of 1:03.68
• Shelby Buwalda and Arielle DeYoung placed fourth and sixth, respectively, in a loaded 800m field
• Joy Koole and Isabella Webb, both making their outdoor season debut, finished second and fourth in the 5000m

National Qualifier Marks / Times (1):

• Fran Travis - Discus (#2 in NAIA)

School Records (1):

• Fran Travis - Discus

Defender Winners (2):

• Fran Travis - Discus
• Hannah Thong - 10,000m

All-Time Outdoor Top 10's (7):

• Fran Travis - Discus (#1)
• Fran Travis - Hammer (#3)
• Joy Koole - 5000m (#7)
• Hannah Thong - 10,000m (#3)
• Jeni Burtis - 10,000m (#4)
• Jessica Opfer - 10,000m (#8)
• Courtney Joiner - 10,000m (#10)

Outdoor Personal Bests (22):

• Fran Travis - Discus
• Fran Travis - Shot Put
• Miella Struble- 100m
• Jenny Lumkes - 100m Hurdles
• Sierra Scholten - 100m Hurdles
• Miella Struble - 200m
• Anna Heynen - 400m
• Kayla Van Otterloo - 400m
• Jenny Lumkes - 400m Hurdles
• Arielle DeYoung - 800m
• Olivia Hoogland - 800m
• Raegan Snieder - 800m
• Kyrin De Groot - 800m
• Emily Noteboom - 800m
• Sarah May - 800m
• Taylor VanderGriend - 800m
• Olivia Kraayenbrink - 800m
• Jenny Lumkes - High Jump
• Hannah Thong - 10,000m 
• Jeni Burtis - 10,000m 
• Jessica Opfer - 10,000m 
• Courtney Joiner - 10,000m 

Defenders in the Top 10 (24):

• Hammer:
  • Makenna Walhof - 3rd: 52.99m / 173-10"
  • Fran Travis - 7th: 50.08m / 164-03"
• Discus:
  • Fran Travis - 1st: 49.11m / 161-01"
  • Makenna Walhof - 4th: 45.77m / 150-02"
• High Jump:
  • Claudia Heethuis - 7th: 1.47m / 4-09.75"
  • Jenny Lumkes - 8th: 1.47m / 4-09.75"
• Shot Put:
  • Fran Travis - 4th: 13.39m / 43-11.25"
• 100m Hurdles:
  • Avery Van Weerdhuizen - 8th: 16.07 (qualified for Saturday's final)
  • Faith Minderhoud - 10th: 16.40
• 200m:
  • Kailee Altena - 2nd: 25.12
• 400m:
  • Anna Heynen - 3rd: 58.26
  • Ayda Den Herder - 5th: 58.61
  • Kayla Van Otterloo - 10th: 1:00.09
• 400m Hurdles:
  • Kaitlyn Wercinski - 3rd: 1:03.68
  • Faith Minderhoud - 9th: 1:07.82
• 800m:
  • Shelby Buwalda - 4th: 2:15
  • Arielle DeYoung - 6th: 2:17
• 5000m:
  • Joy Koole - 2nd: 18:00
  • Isabella Webb - 4th: 18:08
  • Ellie Janda - 9th: 22:44
• 10,000m:
  • Hannah Thong - 1st: 37:15
  • Jeni Burtis - 2nd: 37:15.56
  • Jessica Opfer - 3rd: 37:38
  • Courtney Joiner - 4th: 38:14