NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — A big weekend at the Drake Relays and Kip Janvrin Open helped the Central College men's and women's track and field teams remain in the top 25 of the USTFCCCA Division III Outdoor Track and Field National Team Rating Index released Tuesday.

Points in the National Team Rating Index are based off placement in the National Descending Order Lists. The higher an athlete sits on the top-50 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 Dutch women jumped up two slots to No. 17 with three improved marks. Individually, Peyton Steffen (junior, Marion) is No. 12 in the 5,000 meters (16:42.09) and Addison Parrott (senior, Danville) is No. 19 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:53.33). The 4x400-meter relay team of Lizzy Van Utrecht (sophomore, Ottumwa, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont HS), Alivia Roerdink (sophomore, Tiffin, Ohio, Hopewell-Loudon HS), Emily McMartin (junior, Pella) and Ava Parkins (sophomore, Monmouth, Ill., Burlington Notre Dame [Iowa] HS) is No. 14 at 3:48.91.

Central's men slipped to No. 18 despite two entries moving up into the top 20. Gunner Meyer (junior, Fairbank, Wapsie Valley HS) is No. 9 in the 110-meter hurdles (14.21 seconds) and Grant Miller (junior, Norwalk) is No. 20 in the same event (14.37 seconds) The Dutch have 11 total entries in the top 50.

Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.) is No. 1 in the women's national list and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse leads the men's list.

Central travels to Waverly Friday for a triangular meet with Wartburg College and Simpson College.