The Dordt University women's track and field team competed at the USD Snooze Button Classic, a make-up meet hosted by the University of South Dakota and held at the Lillibridge Track Complex in Vermillion, S.D. 

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Notes:

• the meet was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 4 as the USD Early Bird but was called off due to the weather
• Kaitlyn Wercinski qualified for the NAIA Outdoor National Championship with her time today in the 400m hurdles
  • Wercinski placed fifth overall with a personal-best time of 1:03.3, currently the 20th fastest in the NAIA
  • the sophomore's time ranks second fastest in program history, trailing only Anmarie Stuit (1:01.66 - 2019)
• Shelby Buwalda was part of two winning entries for the Defenders, claiming the title in the 400m and anchoring the winning 4x400 relay
  • Buwalda finished the open 400m with a time of 56.93, just off the provisional qualifying time
• Buwalda, Wercinski, Ada Dekkers and Ayda Den Herder took home the title in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:53.42
• the Defenders had a strong showing in the 200m with three top 10 finishers, led by Anna Heynen in 3rd with a personal-best outdoor time
  • Kailee Altena (4th) and Den Herder (8th) were also in the top 10
• Raegan Snieder, one of eight Dordt runners in the 1500m, placed sixth with a personal-best time of 4:55.97
• Kadence Driesen turned in the best finish of her career with a runner-up showing in the 5000m
• Fran Travis placed among the top six in a team-leading three events
  • the sophomore recorded third place finishes in both the discus and hammer
  • Travis's mark in the hammer was a personal-best and third best in program history
  • Travis also placed sixth in the shot put
• Whitney Minderhoud ran a pair of personal best times in the hurdles
  • Minderhoud ran the eighth fastest time and placed just outside of the top 10 in the 400m hurdles
  • the junior was the top Dordt finisher with a personal-best time in the 100m hurdles
• Ava Ingwersen and Morgan Groen paced the Defenders with a sixth and 10th place finishes and personal-bests in the javelin
• a total of seven Defenders turned in times / marks that rank among the program's all-time top 10 list (all are listed below)

National Qualifiers (1)

• Kaitlyn Wercinski - 400m Hurdles (20th in NAIA)

Defender Winners (2):

• Shelby Buwalda - 400m
• 4x400 Relay (Ayda Den Herder, Kaitlyn Wercinski, Ada Dekkers, Shelby Buwalda)

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

• Anna Heynen - 200m (No.7)
• Kaitlyn Wercinski - 400m Hurdles (No.2)
• Faith Minderhoud - 400m Hurdles (No.8)
• Fran Travis - Hammer (No.3)
• Ava Ingwersen - Javelin (No.(9)
• Karly Champness - Pole Vault (No.8)
• 4x100 Relay - Heynen, Dekkers, Altena, Den Herder (No.5)

Personal Bests - Outdoor Season (23):

• Faith Minderhoud - 100m Hurdles
• Faith Minderhoud - 400m Hurdles
• Kaitlyn Wercinski - 400m Hurdles
• Sierra Scholten - 400m Hurdles
• Anna Heynen - 200m
• Lindsey DeBoer - 200m
• Miella Struble - 200m
• Arielle DeYoung - 400m
• Kayla Van Otterloo - 400m
• Ashlynn Davis - 400m
• Emily Noteboom - 400m
• Raegan Snieder - 1500m
• Olivia Kraayenbrink - 1500m
• Taylor VanderGriend - 1500m
• Aubry Summerhays - 1500m
• Kadence Driesen - 5000m
• Claudia Heethuis - High Jump
• Fran Travis - Hammer
• Ava Ingwersen - Javelin
• Morgan Groen - Javelin
• Hannah Graves - Javelin
• Jenny Lumkes - Long Jump
• Karly Champness - Pole Vault

Top 10 Finishes (25):

• 200m:
  • Anna Heynen - 3rd: 25.62
  • Kailee Altena - 4th: 25.65
  • Ayda Den Herder - 8th: 26.22
• 400m:
  • Shelby Buwalda - 1st: 56.93
  • Arielle DeYoung - 8th: 59.88
  • Kayla Van Otterloo - 9th: 1:00.32
  • Ashlynn Davis - 10th: 1:01.67
• 400m Hurdles:
  • Kaitlyn Wercinski - 5th: 1:03.3
• 1500m:
  • Raegan Snieder - 6th: 4:55
  • Kyrin De Groot - 8th: 5:06
• 5000m:
  • Kadence Driesen - 2nd: 20:54
  • Sieta Wiersema - 3rd: 22:11
  • Jaidyn De Jong - 4th: 22:44
• Discus:
  • Fran Travis - 3rd: 42.80m / 140-05
  • Makenna Walhof - 7th: 41.14 / 134-11
• Hammer:
  • Fran Travis - 3rd: 50.91m / 167-00
  • Makenna Walhof - 4th: 49.40m / 162-01
• High Jump:
  • Claudia Heethuis - 10th: 1.52m / 4-11.75
• Javelin:
  • Ava Ingwersen - 6th: 34.86m / 114-04
  • Morgan Groen - 10th: 32.51m / 10608
• Long Jump:
  • Jenna Balt - 10th: 5.05m / 16-07
• Pole Vault:
  • Karly Champness - 6th: 2.80m / 9-02.25
• Shot Put:
  • Fran Travis - 6th: 12.87m / 42-02.75
• 4x100 Relay - 2nd: 48.00 (Heynen, Dekkers, Altena, Den Herder)
• 4x400 Relay - 1st: 3:53.42 (Den Herder, Wercinski, Dekkers, Buwalda)