National Champions and Honors Page
GPAC Team and Individual Champions/Honors
Team National Champions
Doane College
2002 NAIA Women's Outdoor Track and Field
2010 NAIA Women's Division II Basketball
2011 NAIA Women's Division II Basketball
2012 NAIA Women's Division II Basketball
Individual Champions and Honors
NAIA Indoor Track and Field
Individual Champions
|
Name |
School |
Event |
Result |
Year |
|
Shannon Mihaltan |
Hastings |
55 Meter Hurdles |
8.18 |
2001 |
|
Mary Livengood |
Doane |
3000 Meters |
9:59.23 |
2001 |
|
Jacob Koczman |
Northwestern |
600 Meters |
1:19.65 |
2001 |
|
Andy Wewel |
Doane |
Pole Vault |
16-02.75 |
2002 |
|
Shannon Mihaltan |
Hastings |
Pentathlon |
3550 Points |
2002 |
|
Shannon Mihaltan |
Hastings |
Triple Jump |
41-02.55 |
2002 |
|
Whit Smith |
Midland Lutheran |
High Jump |
6-11.50 |
2002 |
|
Rochelle Schmidt |
Doane |
Triple Jump |
39-10.50 |
2003 |
|
Annette Ekberg |
Hastings |
Pentathlon |
3501 Points |
2003 |
|
Whit Smith |
Midland Lutheran |
High Jump |
6-11 |
2003 |
|
Mike Price |
Midland Lutheran |
Pentathlon |
3573 Points |
2003 |
|
Garry Clark |
Dana |
600 Meters |
1:19:04 |
2004 |
|
Rochelle Schmidt |
Doane |
Triple Jump |
40-06 |
2004 |
|
Rochelle Schmidt |
Doane |
Long Jump |
19-04.75 |
2004 |
|
Whit Smith |
Midland Lutheran |
High Jump |
6-11.50 |
2004 |
|
Derek Doyle |
Doane |
Shot Put |
52:11.50 |
2005 |
|
Annette Ekberg |
Hastings |
Pentathlon |
3539 Points |
2005 |
|
Will Moman |
Doane |
Weight Throw |
67-00.75 |
2006 |
|
Katie Kosmos |
Doane |
Pentathlon |
3849 Points |
2007 |
|
ForestGregory |
Doane |
Heptathlon |
49,216 |
2007 |
|
Michael Saalfeld |
Concordia |
800 Meters |
1:54.34 |
2008 |
|
Paulvince Obuon |
Doane |
60 Meters |
6.78 |
2008 |
|
Lance Foster |
Doane |
600 Meters |
1:19.14 |
2008 |
|
Scott Van Cura |
Hastings |
Weight Throw |
60-08.75 |
2008 |
|
Virgil Mitchell |
Doane |
60 Meter Hurdles |
7.93 |
2009 |
|
Katie Bartels |
Doane |
High Jump |
5-06.50 |
2009 |
|
Turner Scholl |
Hastings |
Weight Throw |
63-04.75 |
2009 |
|
BJ Lawrence |
Doane |
200 Meters |
21.54 |
2011 |
|
Colin Koth |
Sioux Falls |
400 Meters |
47.33 |
2011 |
|
Brigitte Gross |
Sioux Falls |
Pole Vault |
13-02.25 |
2011 |
|
Chris Tegtmeier |
Concordia |
Race Walk |
12:15.95 |
2011 |
|
Ronnie Taylor |
Hastings |
Long Jump |
24-02.25 |
2011 |
|
Ben Zuch |
Midland |
High Jump |
7-00.25 |
2011 |
|
Gabe Wickam |
Hastings |
Weight Throw |
65-07 |
2011 |
|
Matt Huseman |
Northwestern |
High Jump |
6-11.75 |
2012 |
|
Brad Wright |
Morningside |
4x800 Meter Relay |
7:33.55 |
2012 |
|
Gabe Wickham |
Hastings |
Weight Throw |
69-11 |
2012 |
|
Megan Glisar |
Morningside |
High Jump |
5-08.75 |
2012 |
|
BJ Lawrence |
Doane |
60 Meters |
6.66 |
2012 |
|
BJ Lawrence |
Doane |
200 Meters |
20.94 |
2012 |
|
Jennifer Maag |
Hastings | Shot Put | 49-06.5 | 2013 |
|
Courtney Mills |
Hastings | Triple Jump | 38-09 | 2013 |
|
Katie Bonnema |
Dordt | 600 Meters | 1:31.52 | 2013 |
|
Briana Vander Woude |
Dordt | Pentathlon | 3,751 | 2013 |
|
Rob Keeney |
Doane | Heptathlon | 5,379 | 2013 |
|
Monte Larsen |
Morningside | 800 Meters | 1:54.85 | 2013 |
|
Raheem Cowen |
Briar Cliff | Triple Jump | 47-07.25 | 2013 |
|
McKenzie Reece |
Morningside | 4x800 Meter Relay | 9:06.17 | 2013 |
|
Jay Welp |
Morningside | 4x800 Meter Relay | 7:33.08 | 2013 |
NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field
Individual Champions
|
Name |
School |
Event |
Result |
Year |
|
Kelly Bowen |
NebraskaWesleyan |
Pole Vault |
12-04.50 |
2002 |
|
Lee Seberger |
NebraskaWesleyan |
Triple Jump |
48-10 |
2003 |
|
Bret Blake |
NebraskaWesleyan |
55 Meters |
6.33 |
2003 |
|
Bret Blake |
NebraskaWesleyan |
55 Meters |
6.33 |
2004 |
|
Aaron Dye |
NebraskaWesleyan |
Distance Medley Relay |
10:06.42 |
2005 |
NAIA Outdoor Track and Field
Individual Champions
|
Name |
School |
Event |
Result |
Year |
|
Mary Livengood |
Doane |
5,000 Meters |
17:15.33 |
2001 |
|
Mary Livengood |
Doane |
10,000 Meters |
35:45.89 |
2001 |
|
Nicole Stehlik |
Doane |
Javelin |
143-02 |
2001 |
|
Jacob Koczman |
Northwestern |
400 Meters |
46:34 |
2001 |
|
Nicole DeRoin |
Hastings |
10,000 Meters |
37.20.38 |
2002 |
|
Whit Smith |
Midland Lutheran |
High Jump |
7-01 |
2002 |
|
Rochelle Schmidt |
Doane |
Triple Jump |
40-01.25 |
2003 |
|
Dan Underwood |
Doane |
Discus |
168-01 |
2003 |
|
Annette Ekberg |
Hastings |
Heptathlon |
4772 Points |
2003 |
|
Whit Smith |
Midland Lutheran |
High Jump |
7-2.50 |
2003 |
|
Annette Ekberg |
Hastings |
Heptathlon |
4787 Points |
2004 |
|
Whit Smith |
Midland Lutheran |
High Jump |
6-11.50 |
2004 |
|
Will Moman |
Doane |
Hammer Throw |
196-01 |
2005 |
|
Annette Ekberg |
Hastings |
Heptathlon |
5047 Points |
2005 |
|
Jen Kempers |
Dordt |
Steeplechase |
10:55.04 |
2006 |
|
Will Moman |
Doane |
Hammer Throw |
206-07 |
2006 |
|
Katie Kosmos |
Doane |
Heptathlon |
5061 Points |
2007 |
|
Adam Landerfield |
Doane |
110 Meter Hurdles |
14.17 |
2007 |
|
Micahel Saalfeld |
Concordia |
800 Meters |
1:51.11 |
2008 |
|
Megan Bauer |
Doane |
Pole Vault |
11-09.75 |
2008 |
|
D'Artagnan Dai'Re |
Doane |
4x100 Meter Relay |
40.86 |
2008 |
|
BJ Lawrence |
Dana |
100 Meters |
10.43 |
2010 |
|
Jared Schuurmans |
Doane |
Discus |
179-07 |
2010 |
|
BJ Lawrence |
Doane |
200 Meters |
20.58 |
2011 |
|
Virgil Mitchell |
Doane |
110 Meter Hurdles |
13.84 |
2011 |
|
BJ Lawrence Ben McCaleb Thomas Hodges Chris Busby |
Doane |
4x100 Meter Relay |
39.95 |
2011 |
|
Brigitte Gross |
Sioux Falls |
Pole Vault |
13-01 |
2011 |
|
Mariah Toussaint |
Midland | High Jump | 5-08 | 2012 |
|
Ronnie Taylor |
Hastings | Long Jump | 25-10 | 2012 |
|
Briana Vander Woude |
Dordt | Heptathlon | 5,098 | 2013 |
|
Rob Keeney |
Doane | Decathlon | 7,195 | 2013 |
|
Raheem Cowen |
Briar Cliff | Triple Jump | 50-00.75 | 2013 |
|
Taylor Chapman |
Morningside | 4x800 Meter Relay | 7:26.33 | 2013 |
NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field
Individual Champions
|
Name |
School |
Event |
Result |
Year |
|
Kelly Bowen |
NebraskaWesleyan |
Pole Vault |
12-06.25 |
2002 |
|
Joshua Becker |
NebraskaWesleyan |
4x100 Meter Relay |
40.56 |
2003 |
|
Bret Blake |
NebraskaWesleyan |
200 Meters |
21.39 |
2004 |
|
Bret Blake |
NebraskaWesleyan |
4x100 Meter Relay |
40.47 |
2005 |
NAIA Wrestling
Individual National Champions
|
Name |
School |
Weight Class |
Year |
|
Willie Parks |
Dana |
184 lbs. |
2006 |
|
Jimmy Rollins |
Dana |
133 lbs. |
2006 |
|
Jake Stevenson |
Morningside |
184 lbs. |
2007 |
|
Jahsua Marsh |
Midland | 197 lbs. | 2012 |
NAIA A.O. Duer and Emil S. Liston
National Award Winners
A.O Duer Winners
|
Name |
School |
Sport |
Year |
|
Shannon Milaltan |
Hastings |
Track and Field |
2001 |
|
Brittany Price |
Doane |
Track and Field |
2003 |
|
Andrew Walquist |
Concordia |
Track and Field |
2005 |
|
Dani Hoagland |
Concordia |
Volleyball |
2009 |
|
Trevor Holleman |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2009 |
|
Danielle Bellet |
Dakota Wesleyan |
Golf |
2011 |
|
Shawn Keizer |
Dordt | Men's Basketball | 2012 |
Emil S. Liston Winners
|
Name |
School |
Sport |
Year |
Rachel Binneboese |
Northwestern | Women's Basketball | 2000 |
Brandon Woudstra |
Northwestern | Men's Basketball | 2002 |
|
Lucas Klumper |
Mount Marty | Men's Basketball | 2003 |
|
Jamie Woudstra |
Northwestern | Women's Basketball | 2003 |
|
Lindsey Anderson |
Doane | Women's Basketball | 2008 |
|
Nick Reed |
Doane | Men's Basketball | 2013 |
|
Samantha Kleinsasser |
Northwestern | Women's Basketball | 2013 |
NAIA National Players of the Year
|
Name |
School |
Sport |
Year |
|
Rachel Binneboese |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2001 |
|
Nick Kortan |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2002 |
|
Randi Morgan |
Dakota Wesley |
Women's Basketball |
2002 |
|
Brandon Woudstra |
Northwestern |
Men's Basketball |
2003 |
|
Elizabeth Herbek |
Hastings |
Women's Basketball |
2003 |
|
Brittany Carper |
Morningside |
Women's Basketball |
2004 |
|
Megan Cloud |
Morningside |
Women's Basketball |
2005 |
|
Deb Remmerde |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2006 |
|
ChadCavender |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2007 |
|
Deb Remmerde |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2008 |
|
Dani Gass |
Morningside |
Women's Basketball |
2009 |
|
Lorenzo Brown |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2009 |
|
Liz Grider |
Briar Cliff |
Women's Basketball |
2010 |
|
Jon Ryan |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2010 |
|
Becca Hurley |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2011 |
|
Derek Prinz |
Hastings | Men's Soccer | 2011 |
NAIA National Coaches of the Year
(Unless Noted)
|
Name |
School |
Sport |
Year |
|
Earl Woudstra |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2001 |
|
Kris Korver |
Northwestern |
Men's Basketball |
2001 |
|
Fred Beile |
Doane |
Women's Outdoor Track and Field |
2001 |
|
Tony Hobson |
Hastings |
Women's Basketball |
2002 |
|
Fred Beile |
Doane |
Women's Outdoor Track and Field |
2002 |
|
Tony Hobson |
Hastings |
Women's Basketball |
2003 |
|
Kris Korver |
Northwestern |
Men's Basketball |
2003 |
|
Tom Van Den Bosch |
Dordt |
Volleyball |
2003 |
|
Jamie Sale |
Morningside |
Women's Basketball |
2004 |
|
Jamie Sale |
Morningside |
Women's Basketball |
2005 |
|
Ted Bulling |
NebraskaWesleyan |
Men's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA III) |
2005 |
|
Steve Constanzo |
Dana |
Wrestling |
2006 |
|
Tony Hobson |
Hastings |
Women's Basketball |
2006 |
|
Ted Bulling |
NebraskaWesleyan |
Men's Indoor Track and Field (NCAA III) |
2006 |
|
Kalen De Boer |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2006 |
|
Earl Woudstra |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2008 |
|
Kalen De Boer |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2008 |
|
Jamie Sale |
Morningside |
Women's Basketball |
2009 |
|
Kalen De Boer |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2009 |
|
Earl Woudstra |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2010 |
|
Chris Kranjc |
Hastings |
Men's Soccer |
2010 |
|
Earl Woudstra |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2011 |
|
Chris Yaw |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2012 |
| Doane at | 3rd of 62 |
| NAIA Championships | |
| Doane at | 5th of 60 |
| NAIA Championships | |
| Doane at | No Team Score |
| NAIA Championships | |
| Doane at | No Team Score |
| NAIA Championships | |
| Doane | 27th of 27 |
| NAIA Championship - 3rd Round (Wilderness Ridge GC) | |
| Doane at | No Team Score |
| NAIA Championships | |
| Hastings at | 45th of 60 |
| NAIA Outdoor Championships | |
| Doane at | No Team Score |
| NAIA Championships | |
| Hastings at | 12th of 60 |
| NAIA Outdoor Championships | |
| Doane | 27th of 27 |
| NAIA Championship - 2nd Round (Wilderness Ridge GC) | |
| Doane | 27th of 27 |
| NAIA Championship - 1st Round (Wilderness Ridge GC) | |
| Northwestern at | 17th of 28 |
| NAIA Championship - Final Round (Creekside Golf Club) | |
| Northwestern at | 17th of 28 |
| NAIA Championship - 3rd Round (Creekside Golf Club) | |
| Northwestern at | 9th of 28 |
| NAIA Championship - 2nd Round (Creekside Golf Club) | |
| Northwestern at | 6th of 28 |
| NAIA Championship - 1st Round (Creekside Golf Club) | |
| (RV) Central Methodist College vs | 9 |
| (RV) Morningside | 4 |
| NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round (Claremore, Okla.) (Elimination Game) | |
| Hastings at | 2 |
| (17) Freed-Hardeman | 9 |
| NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round - Elim. Game | |
| Doane vs | 0 |
| (10) Concordia University | 9 |
| NAIA National Championships | |
| (13) Concordia University vs | 8 |
| (25) Nebraska Wesleyan | 1 |
| NAIA National Championship (Mobile, Ala.) | |
| Hastings vs | 1 |
| (4) Oklahoma City University | 6 |
| NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round | |
| Midland vs | 7:30pm |
| University of Great Falls | CST |
| Midland vs | 11:00am |
| University of Great Falls | CST |
| Carroll College Tournament | |
| Midland vs | 3:00pm |
| Montana State University-Northern | CST |
| Carroll College Tournament | |
| Midland vs | 9:00am |
| University of Great Falls | CST |
| Iowa Central CC at | 1:00pm |
| Midland | CST |
| Midland vs | 10:00am |
| Montana Tech of the Univ of Montana | CST |
| Carroll College Tournament | |
| Midland at | 2:00pm |
| Carroll College | CST |
| Carroll College Tournament | |
| Hastings at | 10:30am |
| Regis University | CST |
| Mount Mercy University at | 3:30pm |
| Dordt | CST |
| Concordia vs | 8:00am |
| Northwood University | CST |
| Montreat College Volley in the Mountains | |
| Concordia vs | 12:00pm |
| College of Coastal Georgia | CST |
| Montreat College Volley in the Mountains | |
| Dickinson State University vs | 12:30pm |
| Hastings | CST |
| Red Raider Classic | |
| Jamestown College vs | 12:30pm |
| Doane | CST |
| Red Raider Classic | |
| Baker University vs | 2:30pm |
| Dordt | CST |
| Northwestern Classic | |
| Morningside vs | 2:30pm |
| Valley City State University | CST |
| Northwestern Red Raider Classic | |
| Midland vs | 4:00pm |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | CST |
| Grand View University Tournament | |
| Tabor College vs | 4:30pm |
| Hastings | CST |
| Red Raider Classic | |
| Baker University vs | 6:30pm |
| Doane | CST |
| Red Raider Classic | |
| Morningside vs | 6:30pm |
| Jamestown College | CST |
| Northwestern Red Raider Classic | |
| Midland vs | 8:00pm |
| Taylor University | CST |
| Grand View University Tournament | |
