NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — The Central College men's track and field ascended one more spot and now sit No. 5 in the second USTFCCCCA Indoor Checkpoint of the season Tuesday.
           
Central's women's team slipped to No. 21.

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.

Gavin Smith (senior, Audubon) and Gage Huyser (senior, Pella) joined the lists in the heptathlon in eighth (4,917 points) and 12th (4,824 points), respectively. Grant Miller (senior, Norwalk) also broke the top 20 with the No. 19 time in the 60-meter hurdles (8.22 seconds).

Olivia Bohlen (senior, Belle Plaine), Emily McMartin (senior, Pella), Alivia Roerdink (sophomore, Tiffin, Ohio, Hopewell-Loudon HS) and Ava Parkins (senior, Monmouth, Ill., Burlington Notre Dame [Iowa] HS) clocked in at 3:57.03 at the Grinnell Invitational Saturday, but after conversion they are the No. 7 qualifier in Division III. Parkins and McMartin are now No. 22 (58.39) and No. 26 (25.61) in the 200-meter dash, respectively after their marks at Grinnell.
           
The majority of Central's athletes will compete at the Wartburg Indoor Select this Saturday. A handful of athletes are set to compete at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational hosted by the University of Nebraska on Friday.
 
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
8. Gavin Smith, heptathlon – 4,917 points
12. Gage Huyser, heptathlon – 4,824 points
15. Gunner Meyer, high jump – 6-7.5
15. Lance Bunde, high jump – 6-7.5
19. Grant Miller, 60-meter hurdles – 8.22 seconds
20. Landon Pote, heptathlon – 4,641 points
23. William Wadsley, 5,000 meters – 14:52.47
30. Gaurav Nair, pole vault – 15-3.75
 
Central women top-35 nationally
2. Olivia Bohlen, pentathlon – 3,534 points
7. Olivia Bohlen, Emily McMartin, Alivia Roerdink, Ava Parkins, 4x400-meter relay – 3:53.92
8. Peyton Steffen, mile – 4:55.68
17. Ava Parkins, 60-meter dash – 7.70 seconds
22. Ava Parkins, 400-meter dash – 58.39 seconds
22. Peyton Steffen, 5,000-meter run – 17:26.63 seconds
24. Ava Parkins, 200-meter dash – 25.58
24. Olivia Bohlen, 60-meter hurdles – 8.99 seconds
26. Emily McMartin, 200-meter dash – 25.61 seconds
31. Emily McMartin, 400-meter dash – 58.59 seconds