NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — A big weekend for the Central College women's track and field team saw it climb from No. 21 to No. 11 in the third USTFCCCCA Indoor Checkpoint of the season Tuesday.
           
The Central men dropped one spot to No. 6.

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.

Alivia Roerdink (sophomore, Tiffin, Ohio, Hopewell-Loudon HS), Kennedy Petersen (freshman, Story City, Roland-Story HS), Emily McMartin (senior, Pella), and Ava Parkins (senior, Monmouth, Ill., Burlington Notre Dame [Iowa] HS clocked the country's fastest 4x400-meter relay time to win the Wartburg Indoor Select in 3 minutes, 49.85 seconds. Olivia Bohlen (senior, Belle Plaine) put together the second best pentathlon mark, which is down to 3,555 points after conversion. Parkins 400-meter dash time is also now No. 7 in 56.94 seconds.

The only change in the top-10 for Dutch men individuals was Kale Purcell (fifth year, Holton, Kan.) is now No. 5 in the triple jump with a leap of 49 feet, 0.75 inches.
           
Central is competing at the Darren Young Classic hosted by Grinnell College Friday and Saturday. A select group of distance runners are set to compete at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University.
 
Central men top-35 nationally
2. Gunner Meyer, 60-meter hurdles – 7.92 seconds
2. Kale Hobart, heptathlon – 5,093 points*
2. Jack Brown, mile – 4:07.80
5. Kale Purcell, triple jump – 49-0.75
10. Gavin Smith, heptathlon – 4,917 points
14. Gage Huyser, heptathlon – 4,824 points
18. Gunner Meyer, high jump – 6-7.5
18. Lance Bunde, high jump – 6-7.5
21. Grant Miller, 60-meter hurdles – 8.22 seconds
21. Landon Pote, heptathlon – 4,664 points*
23. William Wadsley, 5,000 meters – 14:52.47
 
Central women top-35 nationally
1. Alivia Roerdink, Kennedy Petersen, Emily McMartin, Ava Parkins, 4x400-meter relay – 3:49.85
2. Olivia Bohlen, pentathlon – 3,555 points*
7. Ava Parkins, 400-meter dash – 56.94 seconds
12. Peyton Steffen, mile – 4:55.68
21. Ava Parkins, 60-meter dash – 7.70 seconds
23. Peyton Steffen, 5,000-meter run – 17:26.63 seconds
25. Olivia Bohlen, 60-meter hurdles – 8.95 seconds
26. Emily McMartin, 400-meter dash – 58.04 seconds
27. Emily McMartin, 200-meter dash – 25.49 seconds
30. Ava Parkins, 200-meter dash – 25.58 seconds