PELLA — Winning 12 events, the Central College men's and women's track and field teams put on a strong showing in its home Dutch Holiday Preview Friday.

Truman State University (Mo.) was the only other school competing Friday. Several key contributors for Central were not in action as they competed at other meets last weekend or are competing at the University of Iowa tomorrow.

Karlee Warnke (junior, Primghar, South O'Brien HS) was responsible for two of Central's individual titles, taking the women's long jump with a mark of 16 feet, 7.25 inches and the 60-meter dash in 8.24 seconds. Her time in the 60 meters was a new personal best.

Gaurav Nair (freshman, McKinney, Texas, Frisco Heritage HS) made a splash in his first collegiate pole vault, clearing 15-3.75 for the win. It's No. 9 in Division III this season and second on Central's all-time men's list.
Lance Bunde (sophomore, Guthrie Center, ACGC HS) and Gunner Meyer (junior, Fairbank, Wapsie Valley HS) both made a high jump clearance of 6-7.5, but Bunde won the men's event after taking fewer attempts. They are tied for seventh in NCAA Division III

In her first action since the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, Maddy Stevens  (freshman, Grimes, Dallas Center-Grimes HS) won the women's 3000 meters in 10 minutes, 23.80 seconds. She's No. 22 nationally.

Other individual champions were Leah Howard (senior, Auburn, N.Y.) in the women's pole vault (11-1), Cor Huyser (senior, Pella) in the men's 60-meter hurdles (8.84 seconds), Kyra Cordes (freshman, Marion) in the women's mile (5:23.23), Donovan Card (junior, Norwalk) in the men's mile (4:35.68), Olivia Phillips (freshman, St. Charles, Interstate 35 HS) in the women's 300 meters (42.71 seconds), Elijah Ajiri (freshman, Urbandale) in the men's 300 meters (37:05 and Alex Volden (sophomore, Cedar Rapids, Kennedy HS) in the men's 600 meters (1:25.00).