The Event: 

• the Dordt University men's track and field team is set to compete in the Sioux City Relays this weekend (April 10-11)
• Friday's events will begin at 10am (shot put) and will conclude with the 10K at 9pm
• Saturday's events will begin at 11am with the pole vault and will run through the 4x400 relay at 5pm
• all of the events will take place at Elwood-Olsen Stadium in Sioux City, Iowa

How to Follow / Important Links:

• Live Results | courtesy of Dakota Timing
• Schedule of Events 
• Heat Sheets | Entries 

Schedule Outlook:

• this is the third week of competition for the Defenders during the outdoor season
• the outdoor season is made up of five weeks of the regular season where the Defenders have scheduled eight meets, leading up to the conference championship in week six
• this year's GPAC Outdoor Championship will be on May 1-2 and hosted by Midland University in Fremont, Neb.
• following a "last chance qualifier" in Vermillion, S.D. on May 8, the Defenders, who qualify, will compete at the 2026 NAIA Outdoor Championships
• this year's outdoor championship will be in Asheville, N.C.

Last Time Out:

• the Defenders competed as a split squad earlier this week, sending the steeplechase crew to Concordia on Monday and the rest of the team to compete in Vermillion, S.D. on Wednesday
• on Monday, Hudson Hamilton led a contingent of 11 Defenders that competed in the steeplechase, placing second with a time of 9:51
• Truman Johnson (3rd), Levi Landman (5th), Isaac Fagan (6th), Lawson Burkhart (7th) and Sammy King (10th) also finished in the top 10
• at USD on Wednesday, the Defenders 4x400 relay team of Levi Schelhaas, Jacob Schmoll, Noah Schroder and Isaac Davelaar placed first and qualified for nationals with a time of 3:14, 6th fastest in the NAIA
• Isaac Davelaar won the 400m
• both Micah Evenhouse (#8 in Pole Vault) and Thomas Peltzer (#6 in shot put) turned in all-time top 10 marks
• the Defenders registered 16 personal best times / marks
• Defender athletes recorded 22 top 10 finishes

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

• Isaac Davelaar - 200m (10th)
• Grant Busker - High Jump (T8th)
• Landon Fransman - High Jump (T8th)
• Aidan Schaap - Long Jump (T9th)
• Willem Den Hartog - Pole Vault (T1st)
• Micah Evenhouse - Pole Vault (8th)
• Thomas Peltzer - Shot Put (6th)

School Records for Outdoor Season (1):

• Willem Den Hartog - Pole Vault (tied)

Top Performances This Outdoor Season / bold denotes last time out:

• 100m - Jacob Schmoll: 10.94
• 200m - Levi Schelhaas: 21.89
• 400m - Isaac Davelaar: 48.01
• 800m - Casey Heinrichs: 1:57
• 1500m - Justin Kroeze: 4:01
• 5000m - Caleb Van Beek: 15:38
• 10,000m - n/a
• 110m Hurdles - Wyatt Tschida: 16.13
• 400m Hurdles - Will Gutzmer: 57.24
• Steeplechase - Hudson Hamilton: 9:51
• High Jump - Grant Busker / Landon Fransman: 1.97m / 6'05.05"
• Pole Vault - Willem Den Hartog: 4.65m / 15'03"
• Long Jump - Micah Schaap: 7.04m / 23'01.25"
• Triple Jump - Aidan Schaap: 12.65m / 41'06"
• Shot Put - Thomas Peltzer: 14.45m / 47-05"
• Discus - Derek Heynen: 40.15m / 131'-08"
• Hammer - Thomas Peltzer: 42.38m / 139'00"
• Javelin -  Ben Van Eps: 54.10m / 177'06"
• Decathlon: n/a
• 4x100 Relay: 43.11 (Schelhaas, Smith, Schaap, Nikkel)
• 4x400 Relay: 3:14 (Schelhaas, Schmoll, Schroder, Davelaar)
• 4x800 Relay: n/a

Defenders in the Top 10 in GPAC Performance List (April 9) (33):

• 100m:
  • Jacob Schmoll - 8th
• 200m:
  • Levi Schelhaas - 4th
  • Isaac Davelaar - 8th
• 400m:
  • Isaac Davelaar - 1st
  • Bennett Wassenaar - 8th
• 800m:
  • Casey Heinrichs - 9th
• 1500m:
  • Justin Kroeze - 2nd
  • Jackson Prins - 4th
  • Jonathan Breems - 7th
• 5000m:
  • Caleb Van Beek - 6th
  • Luke Swanson - 7th
  • Steven Hebert - 8th
• 110m Hurdles:
  • Wyatt Tschida - 8th
• 400m Hurdles:
  • Will Gutzmer - 6th
• Steeplechase:
  • Hudson Hamilton - 2nd
  • Truman Johnson - 3rd
  • Levi Landman - 4th
  • Isaac Fagan - 5th
  • Lawson Burkhart - 6th
  • Sammy King - 7th
  • Tavin Schroeder -10th
• High Jump:
  • Landon Fransman / Grant Busker - T3rd
• Pole Vault:
  • Willem Den Hartog - 2nd
  • Micah Evenhouse - 4th
  • Nathan Adams - 6th
• Long Jump:
  • Micah Schaap - 2nd
  • Aidan Schaap - 9th
• Shot Put:
  • Thomas Peltzer - 7th
  • Derek Heynen - 9th
• Javelin:
  • Ben Van Eps - 4th
• 4x100 Relay - 5th (Schelhaas, Smith, Schaap, Nikkel)
• 4x400 Relay - 1st (Miller, Schaap, Heinrichs, Davelaar)