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All-Region Men's Outdoor Track & Field - 2025

Men's Track and Field

Calvin Men's Outdoor Track & Field Lands Six on USTFCCCA All-Region Team

Six members of the Calvin men's track and field team have received USTFCCCA Great Lakes All-Region Outdoor Track and Field honors. Named to the all-region squad from Calvin are seniors Luke Witvliet, Eric Swinson and Thaine Nederveld, sophomores Zach Van Baren and Bob Horton and freshman Simon Vandenbroek.

Top-5 individuals in each event from each region earned All-Region honors, in addition to each of the members of a top-3 ranked relay team.

LUKE WITVLIET (Grandville, Mich./Calvin Christian HS)

Witvliet is receiving all-region accolades for the third time in the 2024-25 academic year as he received all-region honors in cross country in November and all-region honors for indoor track and field in March. He is receiving all-region honors for outdoor track and field in the 10,000 meter run where he posted the third-fastest time in the Great Lakes Region this spring in 29:57.01. He was also named to the USTFCCCA Great Lakes All-Region outdoor track and field team in 2024, also earning the honor in the 10,000 meter run.

ERIC SWINSON (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern HS)

Swinson is earning all-region accolades in the 3,000 meter steeplechase where he posted the third-fastest time in the Great Lakes Region this spring in 9:03.28. Swinson was also named to the 2023 USTFCCCA Great Lakes All-Region Outdoor Track and Field Team in the steeplechase. In addition, he was an all-region cross country selection this past November.

THAINE NEDERVELD (Columbus, Oh./Columbus Alternative School)

Nederveld is receiving all-region honors in the 5,000 meter run where he posted the fifth-fastest time, clocking in at 14:18.91. Nederveld also picked up all-region honors in cross country this past November.

ZACH VAN BAREN (Hudsonville, Mich./Covenant Christian HS)

Van Baren is receiving all-region honors in the decathlon where he was ranked fifth in the Great Lakes Region with a total of 6,033 points. This is the second all-region accolade of the year for Van Baren as he received the award for indoor track and field for a top-five regional finish in the heptathlon.

BOB HORTON (Rockford, Mich./Rockford HS)

Horton is receiving all-region honors for the first time. He is receiving all-region accolades in the 400 meter hurdles where he posted the fourth-fastest time in the region this spring in 53.34.

SIMON VANDENBROEK (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS)

Vandenbroek is receiving all-region honors for the first time. He earned the citation by finishing fourth in the region in the jump with a leap of 6-7 ½.
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Players Mentioned

Bob Horton

Bob Horton

Sophomore
Thaine Nederveld

Thaine Nederveld

Junior
Eric Swinson

Eric Swinson

Graduate Student
Zach Van Baren

Zach Van Baren

Sophomore
Luke Witvliet

Luke Witvliet

Senior
Simon Vandenbroek

Simon Vandenbroek

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bob Horton

Bob Horton

Sophomore
Thaine Nederveld

Thaine Nederveld

Junior
Eric Swinson

Eric Swinson

Graduate Student
Zach Van Baren

Zach Van Baren

Sophomore
Luke Witvliet

Luke Witvliet

Senior
Simon Vandenbroek

Simon Vandenbroek

Freshman