Kalvelage Jumps to 5th Place; Earns All-American Honors in the Long Jump

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The indoor season came to a close this weekend with the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships. Five Raider men competed in two events; Braden Kalvelage in the men's long jump, and Braden Jahn, Tanner Schouten, Mitch Oostra, Cody Post as members of the 4x400m relay.

Placing fifth in the long jump is our 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉, Braden Kalvelage!#RaidersStandOut | @NWCTRACK pic.twitter.com/9e5TVQ36Kr
— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) March 4, 2023

First up was the 4x400m relay on Thursday afternoon. The relay started off with Jahn, leading the race through 350m opening up with his best split ever. Getting the baton next was Schouten who, while receiving it in 3^rd place, would make up a spot and sit in second place, right on the tail of the first place runner. Pushing hard through the final few meters of his leg, he would give the baton to Oostra, now in third place, just behind second. Oostra would then go out in blazing speed to sit right behind second place through the 400m distance. Head and shoulders back, straining through the last 50m of his run, he would hand off to Post for the final exchange. Post, now in 3^rd place, running 30m behind the leaders, would dig in a push as hard as he could running alone. At the conclusion of the race, it would prove worth it as the relay would run a season best time, and climb up the rankings. They entered in at 16^th place, but would end at 12^th place.

Second competition for the men was Braden Kalvelage in the long jump on Friday. Coming into the competition in 6^th place, Kalvelage would ultimately PR by .05m, to 7.32m or 24' .25", and finish in 5^th. His first jump of the competiion would cement his spot in finals with a 7.18m. the next 3 jumps were a 7.00m, 7.16m, and 7.18m, showing his consistency. At that point, sitting solidly in 7^th place after 4 jumps, with nothing to lose, Kalvelage decided to get riskey. On his 5^th jump, Adjusting his starting mark, Kalvelage pushed hard out of the first couple steps of his runway, and would jump 7.26m, his best of the competition. This jump would raise him one spot to 6^th place over all. With one jump left, Kalvelage would do it all again. Jump number 6, out of 6, there was nothing to lose, and everything to gain with one opportunity left. Kalvelage would end leaping to a PR fo 7.32m, and raise his final position to 5^th place, earning All-American honors.

Raider Results:

4x400m Relay: Braden Jahn, Tanner Schouten, Mitch Oostra, Cody Post
- Seed Time: 3:18.85 – 16^th place
- Final Time: 3:17.84 – 12^th place
Long Jump: Braden Kalvelage
- Seed Mark: 7.28m – 6^th place
- Final Mark: 7.32m – 5^th place

Up Next: The Men's and Women's track and field teams will be gearing up for outdoor season, beginning March 25^th in Storm Lake, IA, weather permitting.

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Players Mentioned

Braden Jahn: Sprints; Senior

Mitch Oostra: Mid-Distance; Senior

Cody Post: Sprints; Senior

Braden Kalvelage: Jumps; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Braden Jahn
: Senior
: Sprints

Mitch Oostra
: Senior
: Mid-Distance

Cody Post
: Senior
: Sprints

Braden Kalvelage
: Sophomore
: Jumps