NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — In the fifth USTFCCCCA Outdoor Checkpoint of the season released Tuesday, the Central College men's track and field team stayed at No. 5 and the women checked in at No. 15.

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.

The Dutch have 10 men's marks in the top 50. The only new mark this week is Gunner Meyer (senior, Fairbank, Wapsie Valley HS) in the high jump checking at No. 20 after his clearance of 6 feet, 8 inches at the Drake Relays.

At the Drake Relays, the Dutch women's 4x400-meter relay team of Alivia Roerdink (junior, Tiffin, Ohio, Hopewell-Loudon HS), Emily McMartin (senior, Pella), Kennedy Petersen (freshman, Story City, Roland-Story HS) and Ava Parkins (junior, Monmouth, Ill., Burlington Notre Dame [Iowa] HS) clocked the 10th fastest time in the country at 3 minutes, 48.85 seconds.
           
Central hosts the American Rivers Conference Championships this Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Pella.
 
Central men top-50 nationally
1. Kale Hobart, decathlon – 7,580 points
2. Gunner Meyer, 110-meter hurdles – 13.71 seconds
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
9. Gavin Smith, decathlon – 6,669 points
10. Lance Bunde, high jump – 6 feet, 9 inches
20. Gunner Meyer, high jump – 6-8
24. Landon Pote, decathlon – 6,321 points
24. Kale Hobart, 110-meter hurdles, 14.49 seconds
 
Central women top-50 nationally
2. Olivia Bohlen, heptathlon – 5,136 points
2. Peyton Steffen, 3,000-meter steeplechase – 10:17.90
10. Alivia Roerdink, Emily McMartin, Kennedy Petersen, Ava Parkins, 4x400 relay – 3:48.85
12. Peyton Steffen, 1,500 meters – 4:28.05
13. Peyton Steffen, 5,000 meters – 16:36.76
14. Karlee Warnke, long jump – 18 feet, 11.25 inches
15. Olivia Bohlen, 100-meter hurdles – 14.28 seconds
24. Alivia Roerdink, 400 meters – 56.37 seconds
42. Shayla Greeley, heptathlon – 4,189 points
43. Kyra Cordes, 1,500 meters – 4:35.45
45. Kyra Cordes, 800 meters – 2:13.70
46. Mary Gustason, Karlee Warnke, Ava Parkins, Emily McMartin, 4x100 relay– 47.98
47. Emily McMartin, 200 meters – 24.77 seconds
49. Maddy Stevens, 1,500 meters – 4:35.62
50. Ava Parkins, 200 meters – 24.78 seconds