GRINNELL — Seven first-place performances spearheaded the Central College women's track and field team's championship at the Grinnell Invitational Saturday.

The Dutch women totaled 178 points to best the hosting Pioneers by 60 points. The Dutch men piled up 105 points, finishing second to Grinnell's 135. Athletes from 15 different schools competed.

Ava Parkins (junior, Monmouth, Ill., Burlington Notre Dame HS [Iowa]) was key to three different event championships for Central. She won the 60-meter dash (7.74 seconds) and 200-meter dash (25.58) while also anchoring the winning 4x400-meter relay performance (3:57.03).

Olivia Bohlen (senior, Belle Plaine) ran the opening leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay team and won the 60-meter hurdles in 9.09 seconds. Alivia Roerdink (junior, Tiffin, Ohio, Hopewell-Loudon HS) and Emily McMartin (senior, Pella) also were on the relay team.

Kale Purcell (fifth year, Holton, Kan.) swept the men's triple jump and long jump, recording winning marks of 47-0.76 and 21-6.25.

Other event champions for Central were James Brant (sophomore, Tama, South Tama HS) in the men's mile (4:24.76), Peyton Steffen (senior, Marion) in the women's 5,000-meter run (17:26.23), Roerdink in the women's 400-meter dash (59.42), and Maddy Stevens (freshman, Grimes, Dallas Center-Grimes HS)  in the women's 3,000-meter run (10:07.64)
           
Dutch Winter Multi Meet – Central hosted a women's pentathlon and men's heptathlon for a handful athletes Thursday and Friday. Gavin Smith (senior, Audubon) won the men's heptathlon with 4,917 points while Gage Huyser (senior, Pella) was third with 4,824 points.  In the women's pentathlon, Kinsey Drake (freshman, Wilton) scored 2,518 points in her first collegiate attempt to finish third.  Fellow freshman Shayla Greeley (Riceville) was fifth with 2,286 points.
           
Central is headed to Waverly for the Wartburg Indoor Select next weekend.
 
Grinnell Invitational Results
Women's 5,000-meter run – 1. Peyton Steffen, 17:26.63
Men's mile – 1. James Brant, 4:24.76; 3. Donovan Card, 4:26.38
Women's mile – 2. Kelley Duffy, 5:22.77
Women's 400-meter dash – 1. Alivia Roerdink, 59.42; 2. Kennedy Petersen, 1:00.27
Men's 60-meter hurdles – 2. Grant Miller, 8.22
Women's 60-meter hurdles – 1. Olivia Bohlen, 9.09
Women's 60-meter dash – 1. Ava Parkins, 7.74; 3. Emily McMartin, 7.86
Men's 800-meter run – 2. Dillon Starlin, 2:01.22
Women's 200-meter dash – 1. Ava Parkins, 25.58; 2. Emily McMartin, 25.61
Women's 3,000-meter run – 1. Maddy Stevens, 10:07.64; 2. Kyra Cordes, 10:12.67; 3. Teah Miller, 10:32.88
Women's 4x200-meter relay – 2. Madison Leisure, Reece Spaur, Karlee Warnke, A. Clark, 1:51.88
Men's 4x400-meter relay – 2. Jimmy Seeman, Elijah Ajiri, Alex Volden, Jrake Van Hemert, 3:30.25
Women's 4x400-meter relay – 1. Olivia Bohlen, Emily McMartin, Alivia Roerdink, Ava Parkins, 3:57.03
Women's pole vault – 2. Leah Howard, 10-2; 3. Brooklyn Duncan, 9-8
Men's pole vault – 2. Kyle Rogers, 14-7.25
Men's long jump – 1 Kale Purcell, 21-6.25
Men's triple jump – 1. Kale Purcell 47-0.75
 
Dutch Winter Multi Meet
Men's heptathlon – 1. Gavin Smith, 4,917 points; 3. Gage Huyser, 4,824 points
Women's pentathlon - 3. Kinsey Drake, 2,518 points; 5. Shalya Greeley, 2.286 points.