Yankton, South Dakota — The Dordt Defender men’s and women’s track and field teams will be sending 28 athletes and intend to compete in five total relays at the NAIA National Championship Meet scheduled for March 3-6 in Yankton, South Dakota.
The women will compete in preliminary events on Wednesday, March 3 and finals on March 5 while the men will compete in the prelims on Thursday, March 4 and the finals on Saturday, March 6.
Dordt competition schedule:
Wednesday, March 3
9:45 am 4×400 prelims (Anmarie Stuit, Emma Bakker, Annika Rick, Mika Kooistra, Anna Herman, Bethany Ten Haken)
11:15 am Distance Medley prelims (Taylor Anema, Jessica Kampman, Anna Herman, Bethany Ten Haken, Anmarie Stuit, Anika Homan, Eden Winslow)
2:30 pm 400 meter prelims (Emma Bakker)
3:45 pm 600 meter prelims (Anmarie Stuit, Mika Kooistra, Annika Rick)
3:15 pm 800 meter prelims (Bethany Ten Haken)
3:45 pm 3000 meter prelims (Eden Winslow)
Thursday, March 4
11:15 am Distance Medley prelims (Joe Anderson, Trey Engen, Thaniel Schroeder, Micah Brands, Grant Brouwer, Eric Steiger, Franklin Reinders, Anthony Ghiorso)
9:00 am heptathlon (Josh de Jong)
9:15 am 4×800 prelims (Jebadiah Merkle, Cole Zevenbergen, Lance Van Zee, Thaniel Schroeder, Matthew Van Eps, Trey Engen, Anthony Ghiorso, Payton Mauldin)
9:45 am 4×400 prelims (Micah Brands, Grant Brouwer, Payton Mauldin, Luke Wagner, Matthew Van Eps, Cole Zevenbergen, Jonathan Eisma)
12:40 pm mile prelims (Trey Engen, Jacob Vander Plaats)
2:45 pm 600 meter prelims (Payton Mauldin, Cole Zevenbergen,
3:15 pm 800 meter prelims (Matthew Van Eps, Jebadiah Merkle, Anthony Ghiorso)
3:30 pm 1000 meter prelims (Jacob Vander Plaats)
Friday, March 5
9:00 am heptathlon (Josh de Jong)
9:30 am high jump finals (Sarah De Haan)
12:00 pm 400 meter finals (Emma Bakker)
12:15 pm 600 meter finals (Anmarie Stuit, Mika Kooistra, Annika Rick)
12:45 pm 800 meter finals (Bethany Ten Haken)
2:30 pm 3000 meter finals (Eden Winslow)
3:00 pm 5000 meter finals (Taylor Anema)
3:25 pm Distance Medley finals (Taylor Anema, Jessica Kampman, Anna Herman, Bethany Ten Haken, Anmarie Stuit, Anika Homan, Eden Winslow)
3:45 pm 4×400 finals (Anmarie Stuit, Emma Bakker, Annika Rick, Mika Kooistra, Anna Herman, Bethany Ten Haken)
Saturday, March 6
9:20 am 4×800 finals (Jebadiah Merkle, Cole Zevenbergen, Lance Van Zee, Thaniel Schroeder, Matthew Van Eps, Trey Engen, Anthony Ghiorso, Payton Mauldin)
9:30 am high jump finals (Grant Brouwer)
11:30 am mile finals (Trey Engen, Jacob Vander Plaats)
12:15 pm 600 meter finals (Payton Mauldin, Cole Zevenbergen)
12:45 pm 800 meter finals (Matthew Van Eps, Jebadiah Merkle, Anthony Ghiorso)
1:00 pm 1000 meter finals (Jacob Vander Plaats)
3:25 pm Distance Medley finals (Joe Anderson, Trey Engen, Thaniel Schroeder, Micah Brands, Grant Brouwer, Eric Steiger, Franklin Reinders, Anthony Ghiorso)
3:45 pm 4×400 finals (Micah Brands, Grant Brouwer, Payton Mauldin, Luke Wagner, Matthew Van Eps, Cole Zevenbergen, Jonathan Eisma)
