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Dordt University

2024-25 Women's Track and Field Roster

Shelby Buwalda

  • Position Middle Distance / Sprints
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Waupun, Wisconsin
  • High School Central Wisconsin Christian H.S.

Biography

Honors / Accolades: 


  • 2025 - USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • 2025 - NAIA Scholar Athlete
  • 2025 - NAIA All-American, 4x800 - Outdoor (3rd)
  • 2025 - National Qualifier, 4x800 - Outdoor
  • 2025 - National Qualifier, 4x400 - Outdoor (12th prelims)
  • 2025 - GPAC Champion, 4x400 - Outdoor
  • 2025 - All-Conference, 400m - Outdoor (6th)
  • 2025 - All-Conference, 4x400 - Outdoor (1st)
  • 2025 - Drake Relays Champion, 4x800 - Outdoor

  • 2025 - NAIA All-American, 4x800 - Indoor (3rd)
  • 2025 - NAIA All-American, 600m - Indoor (8th)
  • 2025 - National Qualifier, 4x800 - Indoor
  • 2025 - National Qualifier, 600m - Indoor
  • 2025 - All-Conference, 600m - Indoor (2nd)
  • 2025 - All-Conference, 4x400 - Indoor (2nd)

  • 2024 - USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
  • 2024 - College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District
  • 2024 - NAIA Scholar Athlete
  • 2024 - NAIA All-American, 4x400 - Outdoor (8th)
  • 2024 - National Qualifier, 4x400 - Outdoor
  • 2024 - National Qualifier, 800m - Outdoor (15th prelims)
  • 2024 - All-Conference, 800m - Outdoor (2nd)
  • 2024 - All-Conference, 4x400 - Outdoor (3rd)

  • 2024 - NAIA All-American, 600m - Indoor (6th)
  • 2024 - National Qualifier, 4x800 - Indoor (12th)
  • 2024 - GPAC Champion, 4x800 - Indoor
  • 2024 - All-Conference, 600m - Indoor (2nd)
  • 2024 - All-Conference, 4x400 - Indoor (4th)
  • 2024 - All-Conference, 4x800 - Indoor (1st)

  • 2023 - NAIA All-American, 4x400 - Outdoor (7th)
  • 2023 - NAIA All-American, 4x800 - Outdoor (3rd)
  • 2023 - National Qualifier, 4x400 - Outdoor 
  • 2023 - National Qualifier, 4x800 - Outdoor
  • 2023 - GPAC Champion, 4x800 - Outdoor
  • 2023 - All-Conference, 400m - Outdoor (5th)
  • 2023 - All-Conference, 4x400 - Outdoor (2nd)
  • 2023 - All-Conference, 4x800 - Outdoor (1st)

  • 2023 - NAIA All-American, 4x800 - Indoor (2nd)
  • 2023 - National Qualifier, 4x400 - Indoor (13th)
  • 2023 - All-Conference, 600m - Indoor (4th)
  • 2023 - All-Conference, Triple Jump - Indoor (7th)
  • 2023 - All-Conference, 4x400 - Indoor (2nd)

Top 12 Program Rankings:


  • No.2 - 4x800, Outdoor (Stuit, Heynen, Kooistra)
  • No.4 - 4x800, Indoor (Stuit, Kooistra, Heynen)
  • No.5 - 4x400, Outdoor (Stuit, Kooistra, Heynen)
  • No.7 - 4x400, Indoor (Den Herder, Heynen, Kooistra)
  • No.7 - 400m, Outdoor
  • No.8 - 600m, Indoor
  • No.12 - Triple Jump, Outdoor

Career Summary  | Career Results 


2023-24:

  • Outdoor
    • competed in eight meets
    • four 1st place finishes
    • 14 top 10's
  • Indoor
    • competed in eight meets
    • four 1st place finishes
    • 17 top 10's

2023-24:

  • Outdoor
    • competed in eight meets
    • 17 top 10's
  • Indoor
    • competed in nine meets
    • four 1st place finishes
    • 15 top 10's

2022-23:

  • Outdoor
    • competed in seven meets; three 1st place finishes, 17 top 10's
  • Indoor
    • competed in eight meets; two 1st place finishes, 16 top 10's

Personal Info


  • Academic: Biology / Public Health / Engineer Science - General major

Prep Career:


  • standout career competing in volleyball and track and field for Central Wisconsin Christian High School
  • Signing Day Release | 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Middle Distance / Triple Jump
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Middle Distance / Triple Jump
  • 2024-25Junior

    Middle Distance / Sprints