Des Moines, Iowa — The Dordt men’s 4×800 relay first place finish highlighted day one competition for the Defenders on Friday at the Drake Relays. The quartet of Trey Engen, Payton Mauldin, Cole Zevenbergen and Matthew Van Eps ran a 7:34.57 and was ten seconds better than the NAIA National Automatic qualifying time.
The Defender women’s day at the Drake Relays was highlighted by the 4×800 team of Jessica Kampman, Bethany Ten Haken, Mika Kooistra and Annika Rick running fourth in 9:18.43 and met the automatic qualifying standard for the NAIA National Meet in the event. Emma Bakker also met the provisional standard in the 400 meters in 57.23 and finished sixth overall in the college division.
Dordt’s Friday Finishers
Men’s 110 Hurdles
12th Joshua Van Hulzen 15.94
17th Justin Groen 16.85
19th Kyle Baumert 16.87
Men’s 1500 Meters
14th Jacob Vander Plaats 3:59.05
Men’s 5,000 Meters
9th Davis Tebben 14:53
12th Eric Steiger 15:01
13th Joe Anderson 15:04
15th Thaniel Schroeder 15:08
20th Nicolas Veldhorst 15:23
Men’s 1600 Medley
8th 3:32.95 (Nathan Kabongo, Micah Brands, Luke Wagner, Jebadiah Merkle)
Men’s 4×800
1st 7:34.57 (Trey Engen, Cole Zevenbergen, Payton Mauldin, Matthew Van Eps)
Men’s 4×100
19th 43.06 (Nathan Kabongo, Micah Brands, Kayle Baumert, Luke Wagner)
Men’s High Jump
9th Grant Brouwer 6-4.75
Women’s 4×800
4th 9:18.43 (Jessica Kampman, Bethany Ten Haken, Mika Kooistra, Annika Rick)
Women’s 4×100
15th 49.34 (Erika Nikkel, Emma Bakker, Julia Yoder, Alexandra Beckmann)
Women’s 100 Meters
13th Alexandra Beckmann 13.12
Women’s 400 Meters
6th Emma Bakker 57.23
Women’s Javelin
10th Annika Rick 103-3
