PELLA —  Friday at the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships saw a pair of Central College student-athletes secure a spot on the All-American podium.

Kale Hobart (sophomore, Mason City) took runner-up honors in the decathlon with 6,916 points. He started day two strong with a time of 14.70 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles, the fastest time in the field. He also had the second-best discus throw with a mark of 127 feet, 7 inches.
 
Reid Pakkebier (senior, Cedar Rapids, Kennedy HS) also earned second-team All-American honors with an 11th place finish in the decathlon, scoring 6,329 points.
 
Peyton Steffen (junior, Marion) improved upon her career-best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing in fifth place in a time of 10 minutes, 28.78 seconds. She becomes the fourth Dutch female to land on the All-American podium in the steeplechase in the last two seasons.
 
Olivia Bohlen (junior, Belle Plaine) finished just off the podium in the women's heptathlon, taking ninth place with 4,840 points. She still clinched second team All-American accolades.
 
In the men's 110-meter hurdle preliminaries, Central's Gunner Meyer (junior, Fairbank, Wapsie Valley HS) qualified for Saturday's final in fifth with a time of 14.26 seconds. Grant Miller (junior, Norwalk) was 12th in the prelims (14.48 seconds) and earned second team All-American honors.
 
Central College NCAA Championships schedule of events
Saturday, May 25 (times are EST)
11 a.m. – men's triple jump (prelims and finals)
2:10 p.m. – men's 110-meter hurdles (finals)
4:25 p.m. – women's 5000 meters (final)