Central College Athletics

Central's all-time top performers list, by event

Indoor field events
Indoor running events
Outdoor field events
Outdoor running events

Year-by-year results

USTFCCCA honors

Central Invitational records

Individual records

*Denotes a converted time. All times (100-400m) have been converted to FAT equivilants for that distance.
^Denotes a time contested on an oversized, undersized, or banked track. All times are absolute.

INDOOR

60-meter dash - 6.87, Joe Stein, 2021
200-meter dash - 22.29^, Logan Danko, 2013
400-meter dash - 48.74, Guy Dierikx, 2008 
600-meter dash - 1:21.80, Nate Koerselman, 1999 
800-meter run - 1:51.25^, Noah Jorgenson, 2023 
1,000-meter run - 2:28.56^, Noah Jorgenson, 2024 
Mile run - 4:05.18, Noah Jorgenson, 2023
3,000 meter run - 8:14.94^, Eli Horton, 2014
5,000 meter run - 14:24.35^, Caleb Silver, 2024
60 meter hurdles - 8.01, Dan Roemerman, 2016
4x200 meter relay - 1:28.60, Kyle Wood, Logan Danko, Trevor Veach, Allen Scovel, 2012 
4x400 meter relay - 3:13.92^, Adam Hartford, Tony Brownlee, Peter Wagner, Tommy Tavegia, 2001 
4x800 meter relay - 7:45.95, Blake Creed, Adam Sylvia, Jack Brown, Noah Jorgenson, 2024
Distance medley relay - 9:50.50, Adam Sylvia, Noah Erickson, Jack Brown, Noah Jorgenson, 2024
High jump - 7-1.5, Cale Van Genderen, 2005
Pole vault - 15-7, Jim Bruxvoort, 1990 
Long jump - 24-5.5, Flenard Grisby, 1970 
Triple jump - 48-6, Brock Lewis, 2021
Shot put - 55-7, Matt Graber, 2011 
Weight throw - 57-9.5, Jason Fisher, 2008
Pentathlon - 3,876, Ethan Miller, 2011
Heptathlon - 5,441, Will Daniels, 2019

OUTDOOR

Metric distances

100 meter dash - 10.60, Allen Scovel, 2012 
200 meter dash - 21.58, Adam Hartford, 2000 
400 meter dash - 47.40, Chris McCullough, 2000
800 meter run - 1:49.65, Noah Jorgenson, 2023 
1,500 meter run - 3:45.40, Noah Jorgenson, 2024
5,000 meter run - 14:11.28, Eli Horton, 2015
10,000 meter run - 29:31.08, Cole Decker, 2016
110 meter hurdles - 14.10, Gunner Meyer, 2025
400 meter hurdles - 52.71, Kale Hobart, 2025
3,000 meter steeplechase - 8:52.10, Caleb Silver, 2023
4x100 meter relay - 40.98, Marc VanderVelden, Tommy Tavegia, Adam Hartford, Chris McCullough, 2000 
4x200 meter relay - 1:25.39, Marc VanderVelden, Tommy Tavegia, Adam Hartford, Chris McCullough, 2000 
4x400 meter relay - 3:09.64, Nate Koerselman, Adam Hartford, Tommy Tavegia, Chris McCullough, 2000 
4x800 meter relay - 7:36.91, Jack Sagan, Will DeHaan, Adam Sylvia, Noah Jorgenson, 2022
4x1,600 meter relay - 16:56.05, Eli Horton, Drew Jackson, Jamie Vander Veer, Austin O'Brien, 2014
Sprint medley relay - 3:22.44, Ben Bollard, Craig Hernandez, Guy Dierikx, Brian Respeliers, 2007 
Distance medley relay - 9:55.87, Drew Jackson, Phil Heisterkamp, Ben Schornack, Eli Horton, 2013
Shuttle hurdle relay - 58.18, Kale Hobart, Grant Miller, Reid Pakkebier, Gunner Meyer, 2025
High jump - 7-1.5, Craig Cantrall, 1993
Pole vault - 15-9, Jim Bruxvoort, 1989 
Long jump - 24-10.5, Brock Lewis, 2022
Triple jump - 48-6.25, Kale Purcell, 2025
Shot put - 55-0, Phil Miller, 2012 
Discus throw - 169-8, Zech Schiebout, 1997 
Hammer throw - 199-5, Jason Fisher, 2007 
Javelin throw - 200-11, Ryan Kruse, 2018
Decathlon - 7,427, Will Daniels, 2019

Imperial distances/retired event records

100 yard dash - 9.7, Don Keller, 1978
220 yard dash - 21.5, Ken Hopkins, 1983 
440 yard dash - 47.91, Brad Depke, 1981 
880 yard run - 1:51.6, Dirck Bradt, 1968 
1 mile run - 4:11.7, Jerry Fitzsimmons, 1980 
2 mile run - 9:01.2, Jerry Fitzsimmons, 1980 
3 mile run - 14:28.28, Brian Hantsbarger, 1979 
6 mile run - 32:04.6, Paul Sparks, 1981 
120 yard high hurdles - 14.7, Tom Koletis, 1980 
Javelin (pre-1987) - 220-5, Mike Shanahan, 1982 
440 yard relay - 42.8, Marshall/Justice/Jacubusse/Van Boven, 1966 
880 yard relay - 1:28.1, Marshall/Justice/Jacobusse/Van Boven, 1966 
Mile relay - 3:18.33, Marshall/Vanderwilt/Karnstedt/Bradt, 1967 
Two mile relay - 7:50.0, Slykhuis/Bradt/Ashby/Karnstedt, 1966 
Four mile relay - 17:35.7, Samson/Fitzsimmons/Fevold/Gallagher, 1977 
200 meter hurdles (indoors) - 24.78, Cory Woods, 1999 

*Denotes a converted time. All times (100-400m) have been converted to FAT equivalants for that distance.
^Denotes a time contested on an oversized, undersized, or banked track. All times are absolute.