Week 7: GPAC Men's Indoor T&F Athletes of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following men's indoor track & field athletes-of-the-week for events held February 3-9, 2025. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2024-2025 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes-of-the-Week

Field Events – Braden Kalvelage, Northwestern College

Braden Kalvelage from Northwestern College is this week's field athlete-of-the-week.  Kalvelage, a junior from Hastings, Nebraska, became the new NAIA leader in the long jump with a leap of 7.49m at the Frank Sevigne / Husker Invitational, winning the event among NCAA DI and DII competition. He also beat his own program record in the 200m, hitting the provisional mark with a 21.67 for fourth place.

Track Events – Payton Mauldin, Dordt University

Dordt University's Payton Mauldin is this week's track athlete-of-the-week. Mauldin, a senior, from George, Iowa, won two events at the Frank Sevigne / Husker Invite last weekend. In a meet loaded with NCAA D-I and D-II as well as top NAIA runners, Mauldin thrived by winning both the 400m and 600m. On Friday night, Mauldin set another school record in the 400m, crossing the finish line in 46.38, the top time in the NAIA. Mauldin came back on Saturday to win the 600m (1:17.23) and anchored the Defenders to a third-place finish in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:13.73, finishing as the top NAIA team.