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
|
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 |
|
Forest Gregory |
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 |
NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Champions
|
Name |
School |
Event |
Result |
Year |
|
Kelly Bowen |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Pole Vault |
12-04.50 |
2002 |
|
Lee Seberger |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Triple Jump |
48-10 |
2003 |
|
Bret Blake |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
55 Meters |
6.33 |
2003 |
|
Bret Blake |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
55 Meters |
6.33 |
2004 |
|
Aaron Dye |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Distance Medley Relay |
10:06.42 |
2005 |
NAIA Outdoor Track and Field 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 |
NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Champions
|
Name |
School |
Event |
Result |
Year |
|
Kelly Bowen |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Pole Vault |
12-06.25 |
2002 |
|
Joshua Becker
Tim Beckmann Bret Blake Jeff Aldrich |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
4x100 Meter Relay |
40.56 |
2003 |
|
Bret Blake |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
200 Meters |
21.39 |
2004 |
|
Bret Blake
Jeff Aldrich Gordie Coffin Matt Turman |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
4x100 Meter Relay |
40.47 |
2005 |
NAIA Wrestling Weight Class Champions
|
Name |
School |
Weight Class |
Year |
|
Willie Parks |
Dana |
184 lbs. |
2006 |
|
Jimmy Rollins |
Dana |
133 lbs. |
2006 |
|
Jake Stevenson |
Morningside |
184 lbs. |
2007 |
A.O. Duer and Emil S. Liston
Award Winners
The award is presented annually to a junior men's and women's student-athlete in any sport who has excelled in character, playing ability and scholarship.
|
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 |
NAIA Emil S. Liston Award Winners (Since 2000)
The award is presented annually to an outstanding men's or women's junior basketball player. Scholarship and citizenship, as well as basketball-playing ability, are considered in the selection.
|
Name |
School |
Year |
|
Rachel Binneboese |
Northwestern |
2000 |
|
Brandon Woudstra |
Northwestern |
2002 |
|
Lucas Klumper |
Mount Marty |
2003 |
|
Jamie Woudstra |
Northwestern |
2003 |
|
Lindsay Anderson |
Doane |
2008 |
|
Michael Jiskoot |
Northwestern |
2009 |
|
Name |
School |
Sport |
Year |
|
Rachel Binneboese |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2001 |
|
Nick Kortan |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2002 |
|
Randi Morgan |
Dakota Wesleyan |
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 |
|
Chad Cavender |
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 |
(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 |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Men's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA III) |
2005 |
|
Steve Constanzo |
Dana |
Wrestling |
2006 |
|
Tony Hobson |
Hastings |
Women's Basketball |
2006 |
|
Ted Bulling |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
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 |
| (RV) Dakota State University at | 62 |
| (RV) Morningside | 69 |
| Dakota State University at | 43 |
| (5) Morningside | 76 |
| Dordt at | 91 |
| Hastings | 81 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
| (13) Northwestern at | 91 |
| Concordia | 80 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
| Dordt at | 58 |
| (20) Hastings | 67 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
| (7) Northwestern at | 62 |
| (3) Concordia | 76 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
| Doane at | 68 |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha | 79 |
| Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement | |
| Hastings vs | (8) | 7 |
| Grand View University | 6 | |
| at Oklahoma City | ||
| Hastings at | 3 |
| (1) Oklahoma City University | 9 |
| Mount Marty at | 61 |
| (15) Briar Cliff | 68 |
| (RV) Morningside at | 63 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 66 |
| Doane at | Ppd. |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 50 |
| Midland | 71 |
| (13) Northwestern at | Ppd. |
| Concordia | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 8pm | |
| (5) Dordt at | Ppd. |
| Hastings | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 8pm | |
| (RV) Mount Marty at | 74 |
| (10) Briar Cliff | 110 |
| (5) Morningside at | 87 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 77 |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 59 |
| Midland | 73 |
| (7) Northwestern at | Ppd. |
| (3) Concordia | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 6pm | |
| Dordt at | Ppd. |
| (20) Hastings | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 6pm | |
| Concordia at | 8:00pm |
| (16) Briar Cliff | CST |
| (RV) Midland at | 8:00pm |
| Doane | CST |
| (4) Dordt at | 8:00pm |
| Dakota Wesleyan | CST |
| (15) Northwestern at | 8:00pm |
| Mount Marty | CST |
| Hastings at | 8:00pm |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | CST |
| (2) Concordia at | 6:00pm |
| (11) Briar Cliff | CST |
| Midland at | 6:00pm |
| Doane | CST |
| Dordt at | 6:00pm |
| Dakota Wesleyan | CST |
| (7) Northwestern at | 6:00pm |
| (RV) Mount Marty | CST |
| (19) Hastings at | 6:00pm |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | CST |
| Briar Cliff at | 7:00pm |
| Morningside | CST |
| Concordia at | 7:00pm |
| Hastings | CST |
| Dual | |
| Hastings at | 5:30pm |
| Dakota Wesleyan | CST |
| Midland at | 7:00pm |
| Northwestern | CST |
| Concordia at | 7:00pm |
| Briar Cliff | CST |
| William Jewell College at | 4:30pm |
| Concordia | CST |
| (16) Briar Cliff at | 4:00pm |
| (RV) Morningside | CST |
| Doane at | 4:00pm |
| (15) Northwestern | CST |
| Concordia at | 4:00pm |
| (4) Dordt | CST |
| Hastings at | 4:00pm |
| Mount Marty | CST |
