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Notes: 

• Makenna Walhof continued her dominant season with a first place finish and record-setting throw in the hammer
  • Walhof eclipsed the record on her third attempt with a mark of 56.46m (185-03) which ranks No.2 in the NAIA and trails No.1 Lauren Curtis by .15m
  • Walhof's mark beats the previous record (55.35m) that she set in the first meet of the outdoor season (Wildcat Classic)
• Kailee Altena established two program records, both coming in the sprints
  • Altena first broke the record in the 100m and placed third overall with a time of 11.90, breaking the previous record held by Emma Bakker (12.01) in 2022
  • Altena followed with another record-breaking race in the 200m, placing second with a time of 24.33
    • the previous record was held by Miranda Velgersdyk (24.70) in 2017
• Abby Harding picked up the win in the 800m, posting a season-best time of 2:27.42, nearly 1.5 seconds ahead of second place Madison Brouwer (USD)
• Dordt's final win came in the 4x400 relay where the Defenders crossed the finish line in 4:16.7, nearly 20 seconds ahead of Northwestern
• both Anna Heynen and Jenna Balt ran personal bests, finished among the top 10 and turned in all-time top 10 time in the 100m
  • Heynen placed fifth overall with a time of 12.05, third fastest all-time at Dordt
  • Balt placed ninth overall (12.38) with the No.8 time all-time at Dordt
• Fran Travis turned in another top five finish in the hammer, placing fourth overall
• Lynne Tormoehlen recorded a personal-best and a program top 10 mark in the hammer
• Kaitlyn Wercinski and Karly Champness ran well and finished among the top five in the 400m hurdles
  • Wercinski, a national qualifier in the event, placed second (1:05), trailing the overall winner (Hadley Cheatum of USD) by 1.5 seconds
  • Champness, competing for the second time in the event, ran a personal-best  time of 1:07 and placed fourth overall; her time ranks eighth fastest at Dordt
• Avery Van Weerdhuizen ran the program's eighth fastest time in the 100m hurdles
• the Defenders distance crew ran well in both the 1500m and 5000m
  • Olivia Hoogland (3rd) and Elizabeth Hoogland (4th) placed in the 1500m
  • Dordt finished 2-5 in the 5000m, led by Jenna Hursh who completed the race in 19:36

National Qualifiers (1):

• Makenna Walhof - Hammer (#2)

School Records (3):

• Makenna Walhof - Hammer
• Kailee Altena - 100m
• Kailee Altena - 200m

Defender Winners (3):

• Makenna Walhof - Hammer
• Abby Harding - 800m
• 4x400 Relay (Ashlynn Davis, Lindsay Grau, Emily Noteboom, Miella Struble)

All-Time Outdoor Top 10's (8):

• Makenna Walhof - Hammer (No1)
• Kailee Altena - 100m (No.1)
• Kailee Altena - 200m (No.1)
• Anna Heynen - 100m (No.3)
• Lynne Tormoehlen - Hammer (No.5)
• Jenna Balt - 100m (No.8)
• Avery Van Weerdhuizen - 100m Hurdles (No.8)
• Karly Champness - 400m Hurdles (No.8)

Outdoor Personal Bests (20):

• Makenna Walhof - Hammer
• Lynne Tormoehlen - Hammer
• Kailee Altena - 100m
• Anna Heynen - 100m
• Jenna Balt - 100m
• Leah Klock - 100m
• Allie Houser - 100m
• Miella Struble - 100m
• Avery Van Weerdhuizen - 100m Hurdles
• Faith Minderhoud - 100m Hurdles
• Sierra Scholten - 100m Hurdles
• Kailee Altena - 200m
• Leah Klock - 200m
• Allie Houser - 200m
• Miella Struble - 200m
• Lindsey DeBoer - 200m
• Emily Noteboom - 400m
• Karly Champness - 400m Hurdles
• Hannah Graves - Javelin
• Jenna Balt - Long Jump

Defenders in the Top 5 (15):

• 100m:
  • Kailee Altena - 3rd: 11.90
  • Anna Heynen - 5th: 12.05
• 200m:
  • Kailee Altena - 2nd: 24.33
• 400m Hurdles:
  • Kaitlyn Wercinski - 2nd: 1:05
  • Karly Champness - 4th: 1:07
• 800m:
  • Abby Harding - 1st: 2:27
• 1500m:
  • Olivia Hoogland - 3rd: 5:03
  • Elizabeth Hoogland - 4th: 5:04
• 5000m:
  • Jenna Hursh - 2nd: 19:36
  • Eden Sullivan - 3rd: 20:14
  • Olivia Graber - 4th: 20:19
  • Hope Tebben - 5th: 20:39
• Hammer:
  • Makenna Walhof - 1st: 56.46m / 185-03
  • Fran Travis - 4th: 52.79m / 173-02
• Discus:
  • Makenna Walhof - 2nd: 46.52m / 152-07