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Doane (Neb.) actually strengthened its hold at the top of the National TFRI. The Tigers are clearly a favorite for the title on that basis, let alone having the most entries in the meet – 24 in individual events plus a pair of relays.
Field events are where Doane is slated to make the most noise, with leaders in the both high jump with Jacob Heitkamp and the decathlon with Levi Sudbeck, who won the heptathlon in the NAIA Indoor meet in March. Four other field-eventers are among the top-4 ranked athletes in the meet.
Doane has never won this meet, but finished as runner-up in 2011.
Many of these honored athletes and coaches are headed to the
2021 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships next week in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Tony Floyd – Madonna (Mich.)
Floyd, a senior from Westland, Michigan, is ranked first nationally in the 5000 at 14:24.32 and second nationally in the 10,000 at 30:06.89. He completed the distance sweep at the WHAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, winning the 5000 and 10,000.
MIDWEST REGION – Matthew Van Eps – Dordt (Iowa)
Van Eps, a senior from Prinsburg, Minnesota, is ranked second nationally in the 800 at 1:49.59 and is undefeated in that event, including a victory at the Drake Relays. He completed the 800-1500 sweep at the GPAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships and has 15 total first-place finishes this season.
Van Eps Earns GPAC Weekly Honor
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Van Eps Earns GPAC Weekly Honor Posted Thursday, April 29, 2021 Updated Wednesday, May 12, 2021
(Thursday, April 29; Sioux Center, Iowa) The Great Plains Athletic Conference and Hauff Mid-America Sports have announced the GPAC Men’s Outdoor-Track-Athlete-of-the-Week for events held April 19-25 and Dordt’s Matthew Van Eps (Senior; Prinsburg, Minnesota) has earned the honor for the third time this season.
Van Eps ran the fastest time of all divisions at the Drake Relays in the 800 meters and he ran a 48.01 split in the 400 meters for the 4x400 team that claimed fifth place. Earlier in the weekend Van Eps anchored the 4x800 team to a win with the fastest time so far this season in the GPAC or the NAIA.
Van Eps Named GPAC And NAIA Athlete of the Week
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Van Eps Named GPAC And NAIA Athlete of the Week Posted Wednesday, April 21, 2021
(Wednesday, April 21; Sioux Center, Iowa) Matthew Van Eps, a senior at Dordt from Prinsburg, Minnesota, has been named the Great Plains Athletic Conference and NAIA National Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for competitions from April 12-17.
Van Eps won the 800 meters at the Sioux City Relays in a come from behind effort and clocked a personal best 1:50.30. Later in the day Van Eps ran the anchor leg of the 4x400 with Micah Brands, Payton Mauldin and Cole Zevenbergen clocking a time of 3:16.08. His 800 time is tops in the GPAC and second in the NAIA and the 4x400 time is also second in the nation and tops in the GPAC.