Dordt University Men’s Track and Field Athletes Earn Postseason Honors

Sioux Center, Iowa – Various Dordt University Men’s Track and Field athletes have earned postseason honors as released by the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Friday, February 27th.

The Dordt University men’s track and field team turned in 29 all-conference performances at the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Indoor Track and Field Championships held last weekend at the Holwerda Family Indoor Track on the campus of Dordt University.

The Defenders finished the 2026 championship with 150 points and placed second for the third consecutive year. They have finished first or second in seven consecutive GPAC Indoor Championships, dating back to the 2020 season.

Among those 29 all-conference performances, the Defenders won six GPAC titles; three individual races on the track, one relay and two field events.

GPAC Champions (6):

Levi Schelhaas – 400m
Isaac Davelaar – 600m
Kaden Van Wyngarden – Mile
Grant Busker – High Jump
Willem Den Hartog – Pole Vault
4×400 Relay – Levi Schelhaas, Noah Schroder, Bennett Wassenaar, Isaac Davelaar

Dordt athletes earned all-conference honors in multiple individual events (4):

Kaden Van Wyngarden – 1000m, Mile
Jackson Prins – Mile, 3000m
Jamison Velzke – Mile, 1000m
Truman Johnson – 3000m, 5000m

Dordt runners earned all-conference honors in an individual event(s) and one relay (6):

Isaac Davelaar (600m, 4×400 relay)
Noah Schroder (400m, 4×400 relay)
Levi Schelhaas (400m, 4×400 relay)
Bennett Wassenaar (600m, 4×400 relay)
Ezra Landman (1000m, 4×800 relay)
Trace Obbink (1000m, 4×800 relay)

All-Conference Athletes / Event / Past Event History (Indoor Season only) (29):

400m:
- Levi Schelhaas – 1st (3rd time)
  - 2026 – 1st
  - 2024 – 2nd
  - 2023 – 5th
- Noah Schroder – 2nd (3rd time)
  - 2026 – 2nd
  - 2025 – 4th
  - 2024 – 6th
- Jacob Schmoll – 8th (2nd time)
  - 2026 – 8th
  - 2025 – 1st
600m:
- Isaac Davelaar – 1st (2nd time)
  - 2026 – 1st
  - 2025 – 2nd
- Bennett Wassenaar – 2nd (1st time)
800m:
- Luke Swanson – 5th (1st time)
- Anderson Schuttinga – 6th (1st time)
1000m:
- Jamison Velzke – 2nd (1st time)
- Ezra Landman – 5th (1st time)
- Kaden Van Wyngarden – 7th (1st time)
- Trace Obbink – 8th (1st time)
Mile:
- Kaden Van Wyngarden – 1st (2nd time)
  - 2026 – 1st
  - 2025 – 2nd
- Hudson Hamilton – 3rd (1st time)
- Jamison Velzke – 4th (1st time)
- Jackson Prins – 5th (1st time)
- Tyler Rozenboom – 8th (1st time)
3000m:
- Jackson Prins – 6th (1st time)
- Truman Johnson – 8th (1st time)
5000m:
- Caleb Van Beek – 6th (1st time)
- Truman Johnson – 7th (1st time)
High Jump:
- Grant Busker – 1st (1st time)
- Landon Fransman – 4th (1st time)
Long Jump:
- Micah Schaap – 3rd (4th time)
  - 2026 – 3rd
  - 2025 – 6th
  - 2024 – 5th
  - 2023 – 3rd
Pole Vault:
- Willem Den Hartog – 1st (2nd time)
  - 2026 – 1st
  - 2025 – 3rd
- Micah Evenhouse – 7th (1st time)
Shot Put:
- Thomas Peltzer – 6th (1st time)
Heptathlon:
- Nathan Adams – 7th (1st time)