NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — The USTFCCCA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Team Rating Index was released Tuesday and the Central College men's and women's track and field teams are still near the top of the list after a small drop.
The Dutch are No. 10 on the men's list and No. 11 on the women's after being No. 9 last week.
Points in the National Team Rating Index are based off placement in the National Descending Order Lists. The higher an athlete sits on the list, the more points he or she adds to his or her team's total. These points do not reflect placement or scoring at the NCAA Championships but are to show the individuals and teams that have the best chances at scoring well at said meet.
The two Dutch rosters have 27 entries in the top 50 nationally with 10 of them in the top 10.
Men's distance runner
Noah Jorgenson (senior, Sidney) is sixth in the 800 meters (1:51.25) and second in the mile (4:02.09) while
Adam Sylvia (fifth year, Rochester, Mass., Old Rochester HS) is third in the mile (4:03.37)
Women's pentathlete
Olivia Bohlen (sophomore, Belle Plaine) is seventh with a total of 3,394 points. Distance runner
Caroline McMartin (senior, Pella) is fourth in the mile (4:51.34), third in the 3000 meters (9:41.47) and seventh in the 5000 meters (16:51.16).
Megan Johnson (senior, Parkersburg, Aplington-Parkersburg HS) is fifth in the mile (4:53.05), seventh in the 3000 meters (9:47.27) and ninth in the 5000 meters (16:53.73).
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse remains at the top of the men's ranking and Washington University-St. Louis (Mo.) still leads the women's list.
Central is joined by American Rivers Conference foes Loras College and Wartburg College in both the men's and women's top 25 lists. Simpson College cracked the men's list and Nebraska Wesleyan University debuted in the women's ratings this week.
Most of the Dutch roster is headed to the Darren Young Classic hosted by Grinnell College next Saturday. Some of Central's top distance runners are headed to the David Hemery Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University next Friday and Saturday.
