Women’s Track and Field -USTFCCA NAIA Indoor Rating #4

The Dordt University women’s track and field team moves up a spot and continues to hold down a spot in the top 10 in the fourth edition of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association (USTFCCA) NAIA Indoor National Rating.

Notes:

Dordt is ranked seventh in the Feb.18 rating, up one spot from last week

the Defenders accounted for 97.92 points, within 12 points of No.6 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)

Dordt is one of four teams from the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) ranked in the top 25 in the Feb.11 rating:

Doane – #1

Dordt – #7

Concordia – #16

College of Saint Mary – #23

Doane holds down the top spot for the second consecutive week, totaling 192.35 points Marian (Ind.) ascended up a spot to second with 156.29 points, followed by Central Methodist (Mo.), Milligan (Tenn.) and Dickinson State (N.D.)

the Defenders hold a top 10 ranking in eight events, including a No.1 rating in the 1000m

#9 – 400m

#4 – 600m

#4 – 800m

#1 – 1000m

#4 – Mile

#2 – 3000m

#5 – 5000m

#6 – Weight Throw

all three Defender relay teams, 4×400, 4×800 and Distance Medley, are ranked among the top 10 in the NAIA

4×400 – 7th

4×800 – 4th

Distance Medley – 4th

Dordt has a total of 21 entries that score points in this week’s rating:

4×800 Relay – DeYoung, Buwalda, DeYoung, Braun

Distance Medley – Liston, Buwalda, DeYoung, Braun

Addy Liston – 1000m

Corinne Braun – 1000m

4×400 Relay – Den Herder, Wercinski, Dekkers, Buwalda

Addy Crow – Mile

Makenna Walhof – Weight Throw

Fran Travis – Shot Put

Joy Koole – 3000m

Shelby Buwalda – 600m

Joy Koole – Mile

Shelby Buwalda – 800m

Fran Travis – Weight Throw

Arielle DeYoung – 800m

Ada Smies – High Jump

Addy Crow – 1000m

Corinne Braun – 3000m

Addy Liston – 800m

Addy Crow – 3000m

Jeni Burtis – 3000m

Jeni Burtis – 5000m

Dordt has qualified 14 entries for the NAIA Indoor National Championships (hitting the ‘A’ or ‘B’ standard)

Shelby Buwalda (2) – 600m, 800m

Arielle DeYoung – 800m

Corinne Braun – 1000m

Addy Liston – 1000m

Addy Crow – 1000m

Addy Crow – Mile

Joy Koole – 3000m

Fran Travis (2) – Shot Put, Weight Throw

Makenna Walhof – Weight Throw

4×400 Relay – Den Herder, Wercinski, Dekkers, Buwalda

4×800 Relay – DeYoung, Buwalda, DeYoung, Braun

DMR – Liston, Buwalda, DeYoung, Braun

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Two Dordt athletes earn GPAC honors

Willem Den Hartog from Dordt University is this week’s GPAC Men’s field athlete-of-the-week. Den Hartog, a junior from Nampa, Idaho, won