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Notes: 

• the conditions were very cold and windy at DeValois Stadium
• two Defenders, Landon Fransman (High Jump) and Willem Den Hartog (Pole Vault), hit an NAIA Qualifying mark in their respective event
• Fransman and his Defenders teammate, Grant Busker, finished 1-2 in the high jump
  • Fransman cleared a career-best 2.06m / 6-09 and hit the NAIA 'B' standard where he is currently tied for fourth in the NAIA
  • Fransman's jump is tied with Chris Fransman (2005) for second best jump all-time at Dordt (trailing Jacob Moats - 7'01" in 2017)
• Busker, who won the GPAC title in the high jump during this past indoor season, cleared a personal-best 2.01m / 6-07 and moved into a tie for fifth best all-time at Dordt
• Den Hartog set the school record in the pole vault for the second consecutive week, clearing 4.80m / 15-09 which hit the NAIA 'B' standard
  • Den Hartog is currently tied for 10th in the NAIA and sits No.1 in the GPAC
• Micah Evenhouse and Isaac Fergen joined Den Hartog within the top five in today's pole vault
• Aidan Schaap and Nathan Adams, competing in their first ever decathlon, posted top 10 finishes in the event
  • Schaap finished sixth overall with 5,400points, currently the second best point total in the GPAC
    • Schaap placed second in the 1500m and was fourth in both the long jump and shot put
  • Adams placed eighth with 5,046 points, fourth best in the GPAC
    • Adams won two events in the decathlon, 1500m and the pole vault
• Luke Swanson picked up the lone win for the Defenders on the track, taking first in the 1500m
  • Swanson came across the finish line in 4:04 and led a group of seven Dordt runners who finished in the top 10 in the event
  • Hudson Hamilton (3rd) and Kaden Van Wyngarden (5th) placed in the top five
• Ethan Miller placed third in the 400m with a time of 52.08
• Dordt was the runner-up in the 4x400 relay; the team of Scott Kroll, Micah Schaap, Landon Meerdink and Isaiah Johnson recorded a time of 3:25.99

National Qualifiers (2): 

• Landon Fransman - High Jump (T4th in NAIA)
• Willem Den Hartog - Pole Vault (T10th in NAIA)

Outdoor School Records (1):

• Willem Den Hartog - Pole Vault

Defender Winners (3): 

• Luke Swanson - 1500m
• Landon Fransman - High Jump
• Willem Den Hartog - Pole Vault

All-Time Outdoor Top 10's (5): 

• Landon Fransman - High Jump (T2nd)
• Grant Busker - High Jump (T5th)
• Willem Den Hartog - Pole Vault (1st)
• Aidan Schaap - Decathlon (4th)
• Nathan Adams - Decathlon (6th)

Outdoor Personal Bests (10): 

• Aidan Schaap - 110m Hurdles
• Nathan Adams - High Jump
• Lawson Burkhart - 1500m
• Ethan Hoolsema - Discus
• Jude Vander Giessen - Discus
• Landon Fransman - High Jump
• Grant Busker - High Jump
• Willem Den Hartog - Pole Vault
• Isaac Fergen - Pole Vault (match)
• Cody Brown - Pole Vault

Defenders in the Top 10 (24):

• 400m:
  • Ethan Miller - 3rd: 52.08
• 400m Hurdles:
  • Wyatt Tschida - 5th: 1:01.7
  • Isaac Hartman - 6th: 1:01.87
• 800m:
  • Casey Heinrichs - 3rd: 2:01
  • Sam May - 5th: 2:01.5
  • Jamison Velzke - 6th: 2:02
  • Anderson Schuttinga - 8th: 2:02.4
• 1500m:
  • Luke Swanson - 1st: 4:04
  • Hudson Hamilton - 3rd: 4:09
  • Kaden Van Wyngarden - 5th: 4:13
  • Justin Kroeze - 6th: 4:14
  • Tyler Rozenboom - 8th: 4:16
  • Jonathan Breems - 9th: 4:17
  • Ezra Landman - 10th: 4:20
• Discus:
  • Derek Heynen - 4th: 43.13
• High Jump:
  • Landon Fransman - 1st: 2.06m / 6-09
  • Grant Busker - 2nd: 2.01m / 6-07
• Pole Vault:
  • Willem Den Hartog - 1st: 4.80m / 15-09
  • Micah Evenhouse - 4th: 4.35m / 14-03.25
  • Isaac Fergen - 5th: 4.20m / 13-09.25
  • Cody Brown - 10th: 3.90m / 12-09.50
• Decathlon:
  • Aidan Schaap - 6th: 4,926pts
  • Nathan Adams - 8th: 4,503pts
• 4x400 Relay - 2nd: 3:25 (Kroll, Schaap, Johnson, Meerdink)