Sioux Center, Iowa — The Dordt Defender track and field teams competed at the their own meet on Thursday.
Dordt Women Top 8 Finishers
Triple Jump
Jaelyn Dragt 1st 34-8.5
Paige Decker 3rd 32-10.25
Long Jump
Ashley Vandermeer 7th 16-3
Mikayla Balt 8th 16-1.5
High Jump
Cori De Jong 1st 5-0.75
Cassie Brandsma 4th 5-0.75
Paige Decker 7th 4-10.75
800 Meters
Mika Kooistra 2nd 2:18.78
Annika Rick 3rd 2:20.36
Bethany Ten Haken 6th 2:24.22
100 Meters
Emma Bakker 2nd 12.41
Alexandra Beckman 4th 12.51
200 Meters
Alexandra Beckman 1st 26.88
4×100
Dordt A (Erika Nikkel, Emma Bakker, Julia Yoder, Alexandra Beckman) 1st 49.06
Dordt B (Kate Gross, Kacy Haynes, Ashley Vander Meer, Mary Kate Bandstra) 7th 52.78
1500 Meters
Whitney Minderhoud 8th 5:22.99
4×400
Dordt B (Anna Herman, Mary Kate Bandstra, Kate Gross, Grace Kooistra) 4th 4:17.65
Dordt Men Top-8 Finishers:
Long Jump
Nathan Kabongo 5th 20-10
Grant Brouwer 6th 20-9.25
High Jump
Grant Brouwer 1st 6-6.75
Josh Deines 5th 6-1
Javelin
Tim Huizenga 7th 128-7.5
Pole Vault
Luke Bousema 1st 14-5.25
110 Hurdles
Kyle Baumert 5th 15.77
Justin Groen 8th 15.88
400 Meters
Matthew Van Eps 2nd 49.29
1500 Meters
Jebadiah Merkle 5th 4:10.4
400 Hurdles
Peyton Miller 4th 59.56
Ian McGaughey 7th 1:01.06
800 Meters
Matthew Van Eps 1st 1:55.33
Payton Mauldin 2nd 1:56.23
Cole Zevenbergen 4th 1:59.92
200 Meters
Micah Brands 5th 22.65
Luke Wagner 7th 22.70
100 Meters
Micah Brands 6th 11.11
4×400
Dordt A (Micah Brands, Payton Mauldin, Cole Zevenbergen, Matthew Van Eps) 1st 3:19.04
Dordt B (Luke Wagner, Grant Brouwer, Jonathan Eisma, Trevin Hulstein) 3rd 3:29.18
Dordt C (Peyton Miller, Jebadiah Merkle, Ian McGaughey, Joshua De Jong 4th 3:35.63
