Week 5: GPAC Men's Indoor Track and 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 26-February 1, 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 Hastings College is this week's field athlete-of-the-week.  Kalvelage, a senior from Hastings, Nebraska, was part of two record-breaking performances last weekend, winning the long jump at the Concordia Classic with a school-record mark of 7.62m. He also opened the 4x400m relay on a team that broke the school record at 3:20.00. Kalvelage's long jump mark is currently third in the NAIA.

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, hit the 'B' standard in three events at the Mark Schuck Open last weekend. On Friday, Davelaar ran the 800m leg of the Defenders first-place Distance Medley relay team that hit the provisional standard with the sixth-best time in the NAIA. Davelaar came back on Saturday with a pair of outstanding performances. In the 400 he finished second in a loaded field with a 'B' standard time of 48.28. He is currently ranked 13th in the NAIA in the event. Davelaar concluded the weekend by anchoring the Defenders 4x400 relay to a second-place finish with the eighth-best time in the NAIA.