NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — In the fourth USTFCCCCA Outdoor Checkpoint of the season released Tuesday, the Central College men's track and field team is up to No. 5 while the women jumped five spots to No. 12.

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-50 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.

Seven of the 11 Central men's entries in the top-50 lists are among the 10 bests at their event. Jack Brown (junior, Norwalk) added two of them last week at the Bryan Clay Invitational in California, running the No. 2 1500 meters time (3:44.46) and the No. 3 3,000-meter steeplechase (8:51.60).

The Dutch women have 15 total marks in the top 50 nationally. Last week Peyton Steffen (senior, Marion) took over the No. 2 spot in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:17.90) and the 4x400-meter relay team ran a 3:50.03 to slot in at No. 8. The relay squad consists of Emily McMartin (senior, Pella), Alivia Roerdink (junior, Tiffin, Ohio, Hopewell-Loudon HS), Kennedy Petersen (freshman, Story City, Roland-Story HS) and Ava Parkins (junior, Monmouth, Ill., Burlington Notre Dame [Iowa] HS).
           
Central will run at the Drake Relays in Des Moines and the Kip Janvrin Open hosted by Simpson College this week.
 
Central men top-50 nationally
1. Gunner Meyer, 110-meter hurdles – 13.71 seconds
1. Kale Hobart, decathlon – 7,580 points
2. Jack Brown, 1,500 meters – 3:44.46
3. Jack Brown, 3,000-meter steeplechase – 8:51.60
7. Gage Huyser, decathlon – 6,750 points
8. Lance Bunde, high jump – 6 feet, 9 inches
9. Gavin Smith, decathlon – 6,669 points
24. Landon Pote, decathlon – 6,321 points
24. Kale Hobart, 110-meter hurdles, 14.49 seconds
26. Gunner Meyer, high jump – 6-7.25
42. Owen Tomko, long jump – 23-0.5
 
Central women top-50 nationally
2. Olivia Bohlen, heptathlon – 5,136 points
2. Peyton Steffen, 3,000-meter steeplechase – 10:17.90
8. Emily McMartin, Alivia Roerdink, Kennedy Petersen, Ava Parkins, 4x400 relay – 3:50.03
9. Karlee Warnke, long jump – 18 feet, 11.25 inches
12. Peyton Steffen, 1,500 meters – 4:28.05
12. Peyton Steffen, 5,000 meters – 16:36.76
22. Alivia Roerdink, 400 meters – 56.37 seconds
34. Emily McMartin, 200 meters – 24.77 seconds
35. Kyra Cordes, 1,500 meters – 4:35.45
35. Ava Parkins, 200 meters – 24.78 seconds
36. Mary Gustason, Karlee Warnke, Ava Parkins, Emily McMartin, 4x100 relay– 47.98
38. Shayla Greeley, heptathlon – 4,189 points
41. Maddy Stevens, 1,500 meters – 4:35.62
41. Kyra Cordes, 800 meters – 2:13.70
49. Alivia Roerdink, 800 meters – 2:14.28