Great Plains Athletic Conference
National Champions and Honors Page
GPAC Team and Individual Champions/Honors
Team National Champions
2001 NAIA Women's Division II Basketball
Northwestern College
2001 NAIA Men's Division II Basketball
Northwestern College
2001 NAIA Women's Outdoor Track and Field
Doane College
2002 NAIA Women's Division II Basketball
Hastings College
2002 NAIA Women's Outdoor Track and Field
Doane College
2003 NAIA Women's Division II Basketball
Hastings College
2003 NAIA Men's Division II Basketball
Northwestern College
2004 NAIA Women's Division II Basketball
Morningside College
2005 NAIA Women's Division II Basketball
Morningside College
2006 NAIA Wrestling
Dana College
2006 NAIA Women's Division II Basketball
Hastings College
2006 NCAA Division III Men's Golf
Nebraska Wesleyan
2006 NAIA Football
University of Sioux Falls
2008 NAIA Women's Division II Basketball
Northwestern College
2008 NAIA Football
University of Sioux Falls
2009 NAIA Women's Division II Basketball
Morningside College
2009 NAIA Football
University of Sioux Falls
2010 NAIA Women's Division II Basketball
Northwestern College
Individual National Champions
NAIA Indoor Track and Field 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 |
|
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 |
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
Blake Henning
Evan Knight
Vince Sickler |
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
Kedrick Kelley
Paulvince Obuon
Jess Wimmer |
Doane |
4x100 Meter Hurdles |
40.86 |
2008 |
|
BJ Lawrence |
Dana |
100 Meters |
10.43 |
2010 |
|
Jared Schuurmans |
Doane |
Discus |
179-07 |
2010 |
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 |
NAIA
A.O. Duer and Emil S. Liston
Award Winners
NAIA A.O Duer Award Winners (Since 2000)
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 |
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 |
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 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 |
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 |
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 |
Northewstern |
Women's Basketball |
2010 |
