Week 2: GPAC Men's Indoor Track & Field 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 January 5-11, 2026. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2025-2026 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 senior from Hastings, Nebraska, won the long jump with an "A" standard mark of 7.33m, which is eighth best in the NAIA. On the track, he broke the school record in the 200m, placing first with a time of 21.89 at Saturday's Dordt Indoor Open.

Track Events – Isaac Davelaar, Dordt University

Isaac Davelaar of Dordt University is this week's track athlete-of-the-week. Davelaar, a junior, from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, won two events at the Defenders home meet, the Dordt Open, last weekend in Sioux Center, Iowa. Davelaar collected a first-place finish and hit the NAIA B Qualifying standard in the 600m with a time of 1:20.86. The time is the fastest in the GPAC and ranks third in the NAIA. Davelaar then anchored the Defenders 4x400 relay to a win in the final race of the day.