(Sioux City, Iowa) – Honors for the 2024 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Outdoor Track and Field Season have been announced.
GPAC Athlete-of-the-Year honors went to the highest individual point scorers in the meet.
The Outstanding Performances-of-the-Meet were voted on by the league coaches and are as follows:
Women’s Track Performance –
Veronica Pinkerton, Hastings – 800 meters – 2:11.21 – GPAC Record and Hastings College Record
Women’s Field Performance –
Kiara Anderson, Hastings – Hammer Throw – 58.36 meters/191-06 – GPAC Record and Hastings College Record
Men’s Track Performance –
Payton Mauldin, Dordt – 400 meters – 46.67 – GPAC Record
Men’s Field Performance –
Braden Kalvelage, Northwestern – Long Jump – 7.64 meters/25-00.75 – Top Mark in the NAIA
Kiara Anderson from Hastings and Payton Mauldin from Dordt were named the Hauff Mid-America Sports GPAC Outdoor Track and Field Outstanding Athletes-of-the-Year. Anderson scored 28 points in the meet for Hastings, while Mauldin scored 24.5 points for Dordt.
Matt Beisel from Concordia, representing the Bulldogs coaching staff and program, has been named the Jim McMahon/Hauff Mid-America Sports GPAC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Staff-of-the-Year after leading the Bulldogs to the women’s team title (209.5 points). Craig Heynen from Dordt, representing the Defenders coaching staff and program, was named the Fred Beile/Hauff Mid-America Sports Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Staff-of-the-Year after leading the Defenders to the men’s team title (185 points).
The 2024 GPAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held in Orange City, Iowa, and were hosted by Northwestern College.
The top eight in each event and top three relays are considered GPAC All-Conference for Indoor Track and Field.
