The Dordt University men's track and field team turned in 28 all-conference performances at the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Heedum Field in Fremont, Neb.

• GPAC Outdoor Results | PDF
• GPAC Press Release | 

The Defenders finished the 2026 championship with 123 points and as the runner-up in the team standings for the second consecutive year. They have finished first or second in seven consecutive GPAC Outdoor Championships, dating back to the 2019 season. 

Among those 28 all-conference performances, the Defenders won two GPAC titles; Grant Busker in the high jump and the 4x800 relay.

GPAC Champions (2):

• Grant Busker - High Jump
• 4x800 Relay - Luke Swanson, Trace Obbink, Ezra Landman, Kaden Van Wyngarden

Dordt athletes earned all-conference honors in multiple individual events (3):

• Jacob Schmoll - 100m, 400m
• Derrrek Vander Leest - 5000m, 10,000m
• Derek Heynen - Discus, Shot Put

Dordt runners earned all-conference honors in an individual event(s) and one relay (3):

• Luke Swanson (4x800, 5000m)
• Ezra Landman (4x800, 800m)
• Kaden Van Wyngarden (4x800, 1500m)

All-Conference Athletes / Event / Place / Past Event History Listed Below (Outdoor Season only) (28):

• 100m (1):
  • Jacob Schmoll - 8th (2x)
    • 2024 - 8th
• 400m (2):
  • Noah Schroder - 4th (3x)
    • 2025 - 4th
    • 2024 - 8th
  • Jacob Schmoll - 8th
• 400m Hurdles (1):
  • Will Gutzmer - 6th (2x)
    • 2024 - 8th
• 800m (1):
  • Ezra Landman - 8th
• 1500m (3):
  • Kaden Van Wyngarden - 3rd (3x)
    • 2025 - champion
    • 2024 - 6th
  • Hudson Hamilton - 5th
  • Justin Kroeze - 7th (2x)
    • 2025 - 3rd
• Steeplechase (5):
  • Levi Landman - 2nd (3x)
    • 2025 - 2nd
    • 2024 - 5th
  • Lawson Burkhart - 4th
  • Truman Johnson - 5th
  • Isaac Fagan - 6th (2x)
    • 2025 - 3rd
  • Sammy King - 8th
• 5000m (3):
  • Caleb Van Beek - 5th
  • Derrek Vander Leest - 6th (2x)
    • 2025 - 5th
  • Luke Swanson - 7th
• 10,000m (3):
  • Derrek Vander Leest - 5th (2x)
    • 2025 - 8th
  • Chase Kamp - 6th
  • Brett Gifford - 8th
• Decathlon (1):
  • Aidan Schaap - 7th
• Discus (1):
  • Derek Heynen - 5th (2x)
    • 2025 - 7th
• High Jump (1): 
  • Grant Busker - 1st (2x)
    • 2025 - 8th
• Javelin (1): 
  • Ben Van Eps - 3rd (2x)
    • 2025 - 3rd
• Long Jump (1):
  • Micah Schaap - 3rd (4x)
    • 2025 - 7th
    • 2024 - 5th
    • 2023 - 5th
• Pole Vault (2):
  • Willem Den Hartog - 2nd (3x)
    • 2025 - 4th
    • 2024 - 8th
  • Micah Evenhouse - 6th
• Shot Put (1):
  • Derek Heynen - 5th
• 4x800 Relay - 1st: (Obbink, Swanson, Landman, Van Wyngarden)