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2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster

Kari Bodne - VCSU SID
Kari Bodne - VCSU SID
Mike Nowka
Mike Nowka
Mike Nowka

Caden Gortmaker

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. Lawrence, S.D.
  • High School Miller High School
  • Major Computer Science
  • Event(s) Multis

Biography

TFRRS Profile
Collegiate PR | Indoor: 1000 - 2:47.48; HJ - 1.86m (6' 1.25"); Heptathlon - 5276 | Outdoor: 1500 - 4:36.66; HJ - 1.89m (6' 2.25"); JT - 41.24m (135' 4"); Decathlon - 5276
High School PR | 800 - 2:14.12; 5K - 17:50.1; HJ - 6' 2"; LJ - 19' 1.5"

2023-2024
Indoor Track & Field - Redshirt season
Outdoor Track & Field - Placed 3rd at the 2024 NSAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the decathlon, setting the 8th best score in DSU history with a total of 5276 and earning All-Conference honors... Also placed 6th in the javelin with a personal best of 41.24m, helping DSU to its 5th consecutive team title

2022-2023
Cross Country - Set a new personal best of 29:59.3 in the 8K at the Dordt Holiday Inn Classic... Member of the DSU team that won the 2022 NSAA Cross Country Championships, the 5th straight title for DSU
Indoor Track & Field - Placed 3rd in the heptathlon at the 2023 NSAA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a personal best total of 3600, earning All-Conference honors... Also placed 4th in the pole vault, helping DSU to its 2nd straight title
Outdoor Track & Field - Set a personal best in the decathlon with a score of 5003, placing 5th at the 2023 NSAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and helping DSU to it's 4th straight team championship... Also placed 5th in the pole vault

Before DSU - Personal bests of 2:14.12 in the 800, 17:50.1 in the 5K and 6' 2" in the high jump... Placed 24th at the 2021 South Dakota Class B State Cross Country Championships, helping Miller win the team title... Placed 5th in the high jump at the 2022 South Dakota Class B State Track and Field Championships

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

  • 2025-26Senior