The Dordt University men's track and field team totaled 11 personal-bests and six all-time top performances in the hot, windy conditions today at the Mount Marty Twilight held at Williams Field in Yankton, S.D.

• Results | 

Notes:

• Levi Schelhaas was the lone Defender to win an event, taking home the title in the 400m
  • the senior crossed the finish line in 48.90, nearly two seconds faster than the rest of the field
• Jacob Schmoll finished fifth and was the second fastest NAIA runner in the 100m
  • Schmoll ran a personal-best time of 10.61, second fastest in program history
• Ethan Miller gave the Defenders a pair of top five finishers in the 400m, joining Schelhaas in the field with a fourth place finish
• Casey Heinrichs ran a great race and finished as the runner-up in the 800m
  • Heinrichs crossed the finish line in 1:57, trailing only Theo Moseman (Morningside), who won the race with a 1:55.46
• the throws crew posted four all-time top 10 marks, two each by Derek Heynen and Thomas Peltzer
  • Heynen placed fifth in the shot put with the No.2 mark all-time at Dordt (15.50m)
  • the junior followed with a fifth place finish and personal mark in the shot put, third best in program history
  • Peltzer had personal-bests in both the shot put and hammer, ranking fourth and ninth respectively all-time at Dordt
• Kaden Van Wyngarden and Bennett Visser both placed in the top five in the 1500m
• Lawson Burkhart recorded his best career finish in the steeplechase, placing second with a time of 10:25, followed by Isaac Fagan in third place
• Willem Den Hartog (pole vault) and Grant Busker (high jump) both finished as the runner-up in their respective event
• Ben Gosselink was the top Defender finisher in the 5000m, placing third

Defender Winners (1):

• Levi Schelhaas - 400m

All-Time Outdoor Top 10's (6): 

• Jacob Schmoll - 100m (No.2)
• Derek Heynen - Shot Put (No.2)
• Derek Heynen - Discus (No.3)
• Thomas Peltzer - Shot Put (No.4)
• Thomas Peltzer - Hammer (No.9)
• Brady Terry - 100m (No.9)

Outdoor Personal Bests (11):: 

• Jacob Schmoll - 100m
• Brady Terry - 100m
• Zach Wind - 100m
• Lincoln Bock - 100m
• Lincoln Bock - 200m
• Casey Heinrichs - 800m (match)
• Matthew Johnson - 1500m
• Derek Heynen - Discus
• Derek Heynen - Shot Put
• Thomas Peltzer - Hammer
• Thomas Peltzer - Shot Put
• Ethan Hoolsema- Discus

Defenders in the Top Five (17):

• 100m:
  • Jacob Schmoll - 5th: 10.61
• 400m:
  • Levi Schelhaas - 1st: 48.90
  • Ethan Miller - 4th: 51.31
• 400m Hurdles:
  • Will Gutzmer - 3rd: 57.35
  • Scott Kroll - 5th: 58.74
• 800m:
  • Casey Heinrichs - 2nd: 1:57
• 1500m:
  • Kaden Van Wyngarden - 3rd: 4:10
  • Bennett Visser - 4:12
• Steeplechase:
  • Lawson Burkhart - 2nd: 10:25
  • Isaac Fagan - 3rd: 10:32
• 5000m:
  • Ben Gosselink - 3rd: 16:54
• Discus:
  • Derek Heynen - 5th: 47.70m / 156-06
• High Jump:
  • Grant Busker - 2nd: 1.95m / 6-04.75
• Pole Vault:
  • Willem Den Hartog - 2nd: 4.75m / 15-07
  • Micah Evenhouse - 3rd: 4.30m / 14-01.25
  • Isaac Fergen - 5th: 4.00m / 13-01.5
• Shot Put:
  • Derek Heynen - 5th: 15.50m / 50-10.25