WAVERLY— A dominant run to the start of its season continued for the Central College women's cross country team as it won its fourth straight team title at the Dan Huston Invitational hosted by Wartburg College Saturday.
           
Central totaled 61 points while Grinnell College had 89 in a runner-up finish. Individually, Molly Liston of Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) was the champion in 21:45.7.
           
In just her second race of the season, senior Peyton Steffen (Marion) finished second overall in 21 minutes, 55.3 seconds in the 6,000-meter race to lead the Dutch.
           
Freshman Maddy Stevens (Grimes, Dallas Center-Grimes HS) was fifth for the Dutch in 22:37.7. Teah Miller (junior, Iowa Falls, Iowa Falls-Alden HS) was eighth (22:54.0) and Kyra Cordes (Marion) was ninth (23:01.5) to give Central four top-10 finishers.
           
Leah Bontrager (senior, Wellman, Hillcrest Academy) was 41 st (24:34.8), Reeve Ristau (Denver) was 46th (24:43.4) and Bekah Steinbron (freshman, Clear Lake) was 49th (24:48.5) to complete the Central lineup.
           
Central is headed to Peoria, Illinois on Friday, October 17 for the Bradley Pink Classic starting at 3:45 p.m.