For the second consecutive year, the Dordt University women's track and field team took home a Drake Relays Championship as the Defenders claimed gold in the Distance Medley on the final day of competition on the esteemed Blue Oval. 

• Results | 

Notes: 

• the Defenders led from start to finish in claiming the title in the Distance Medley, Iowa College Division
  • Addi Liston put the Defenders in front with opening 1200m carry while Kailee Altena, Corinne Braun and Joy Koole continued to pull away from the field during their respective carries
  • Dordt crossed the finish line in 12:03, winning the title by 15 seconds over Cornell and the rest of the field
  • the Defenders time is third fastest in program history
    • 11:58 - 2014 (Justine Van Zee, Katie Bonnema, Kayla Byl, Abby De Vries)
    • 12:02 - 2025 (Jaci Burtis, Kaitlyn Wercinski, Shelby Buwalda, Corinne Braun)
  • this is the second Drake Relays title won by the Defender women's team 
    • 4x800 in 2025 (Jaci Burtis, Shelby Buwalda, Emilee Heynen, Corinne Braun)
• the Defenders finished seventh in the finals of the 4x400 relay, third among the NAIA teams competing
  • Dordt qualified for the 8-team final with their time in Friday's prelim
  • the Defenders recorded a time of 3:47.10, their second consecutive time sub-3:50 (they went 3:46 on Friday)
  • relay members include: Anna Heynen, Kaitlyn Wercinski, Ada Dekkers, Shelby Buwalda
  • Lincoln (Mo.) won the championship with a time of 3:40, followed by Minnesota State (3:41)
• Makenna Walhof, who was competing in her second event at Drake, did not record a mark in the hammer
  • Walhof placed eighth in the discus on Friday and has a top 10 mark in the NAIA in both events