NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — In the first USTFCCCCA Indoor Checkpoint of the season, the Central College men's track and field team is No. 6 nationally while the women's team is No. 14

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-35 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 men have three entries sitting No. 2 in the country this week. Gunner Meyer (senior, Fairbank, Wapsie Valley HS) in the 60-meter hurdles (7.92 seconds), Kale Hobart (junior, Mason City) in the heptathlon (5,069 points) and Jack Brown (junior, Norwalk) in the mile (4 minutes, 7.80 seconds). Kale Purcell (fifth year, Holton, Kan.) is also No. 6 in the triple jump (48 feet, 6 inches)

On the women's side, Olivia Bohlen (senior, Belle Plaine) is No. 2 in the pentathlon at 3,534 points. Peyton Steffen is No. 4 in the mile at 4:55.68. The 4x400-meter relay squad of Bohlen, Emily McMartin (senior, Pella), Alivia Roerdink (sophomore, Tiffin, Ohio, Hopewell-Loudon HS) and Ava Parkins (senior, Monmouth, Ill., Burlington Notre Dame [Iowa] HS) are No. 7 in 3:58.29.
           
Central hosts the Dutch Winter Multi on Thursday and Friday and travels to the Grinnell Invitational Saturday.
 
Central men top-35 nationally
2. Gunner Meyer, 60-meter hurdles – 7.92 seconds
2. Kale Hobart, heptathlon – 5,069 points
2. Jack Brown, mile – 4:07.80
6. Kale Purcell, triple jump – 48-6
10. Landon Pote, heptathlon – 4,641 points
12. Gunner Meyer, high jump – 6-7.5
12. Lance Bunde, high jump – 6-7.5
18. William Wadsley, 5,000 meters – 14:52.47
24. Gaurav Nair, pole vault – 15-3.75
33. Jack Brown, 3,000 meters – 8:26.72
 
Central women top-35 nationally
2. Olivia Bohlen, pentathlon – 3,534 points
4. Peyton Steffen, mile – 4:55.68
7. Olivia Bohlen, Emily McMartin, Alivia Roerdink, Ava Parkins, 4x400-meter relay – 3:58.29
16. Ava Parkins, 60-meter dash – 7.70 seconds
17. Ava Parkins, 400-meter dash – 58.39 seconds
19. Olivia Bohlen, 60-meter hurdles – 8.99 seconds
21. Emily McMartin, 400-meter dash – 58.59 seconds
35. Maddy Stevens, mile – 5:02.69