Central 11th in national rankings

Central College

PELLA—The Central College men’s track and field squad maintained a spot in the second week of the NCAA Division III power rankings.

The Dutch slipped one spot to No. 11 in rankings produced by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association after being ranked 10th in the week one.

Teams are scored using a points system that objectively measures the top performances across the country in each event. The rankings for the first three weeks will rely on performances from the previous season in addition to recent performances.

Defending national champion North Central (Ill.) has retained the top spot since the preseason rankings while Iowa Conference rival Wartburg is No. 10.

Central opened their 2012 campaign with a dominating victory at the Dutch Athletics Classic Jan. 27 in Pella. They are slated to compete at the Wartburg Select Saturday in Waverly.