Dordt University’s Payton Mauldin is this week’s track athlete-of-the-week. Mauldin, a senior from George, Iowa, won a pair of championships at the Drake Relays held last week in Des Moines. Mauldin won the Drake Relays title in the 400m on Friday with a personal-best and school record time of 46.49, which is also the best time in the NAIA. On Saturday, Mauldin anchored the Defenders to the 4×400 relay championship with a school record and top time in the NAIA. The Defenders 4×400 relay time ranks 11th all-time in NAIA history.
Rain Slows Iowa Harvest as Corn Reaches 72 Percent Complete
November 10, 2026
Rain slowed Iowa’s harvest during the first full week of November, with farmers getting fewer than two days suitable for fieldwork
