Central climbs in track rankings
Central College
PELLA—After holding the No. 6 spot for two weeks, Central College improved to No. 5 in the USTFCCCA Division III men’s indoor track and field power rankings. The women’s squad jumped to No. 21 after being listed at No. 24 last week.
The men’s team captured its second straight Iowa Conference title in front of a home crowd at the league indoor championships last weekend. Claiming eight event titles, the Dutch posted 212.16 points, just shy of their 2010 league record (213.83) and almost 30 points ahead of runner-up Wartburg College (183).
Junior Ethan Miller (Seymour) claimed three crowns at the meet and was named the league’s athlete of the week for the third time this season. Senior Kurtis Brondyke (Clinton) shared the pentathlon title with Miller and earned special mention athlete of the week honors.
The women’s squad recorded its best indoor finish in school history, taking second with 118.5 points behind team champion Wartburg (251). Senior Jill Ziskovsky (senior, Dallas Center, Dallas Center-Grimes HS) landed special mention athlete of the week recognition after winning the pentathlon title with a meet-record 3,354 points. The Dutch claimed crowns in two additional events and set another league-record in the 4×400-meter relay with a time of 3:56.35.
Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings
2011 Week #6 – March 2
Rank School Points Last Week
1 North Central (Ill.) 179.12 1
2 Wis.- La Crosse 140.11 2
3 Amherst 115.07 3
4 Wis.-Oshkosh 91.98 4
5 Central 76.74 6
6 Wis.-Whitewater 74.32 8
7 Nebraska Wesleyan 72.73 7
8 Wis.-Stevens Point 62.37 5
9 Washington (Mo.) 62.05 12
10 Buffalo State 61.03 10
11 SUNY Cortland 56.98 9
12 SUNY Geneseo 56.54 11
13 Wartburg 49.32 17
14 Monmouth (Ill.) 47.37 13
15 Haverford 44.56 14
16 McMurry 35.53 45
17 MIT 35.06 18
18 Allegheny 35.02 21
19 Wabash 34.02 69
20 Augustana (Ill.) 32.99 28
21 Baldwin-Wallace 32.95 19
22 Bates 32.90 16
23 Farmingdale State 32.81 15
24 NYU 31.09 22
25 Williams 30.75 46
Dropped out: No. 20 St. Thomas (Minn.), No. 23 Ohio Wesleyan, No. 24 UW Platteville, No. 25 Wis.- Eau Claire
Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings
2011 Week #6 – March 2
Rank School Points Last Week
1 UW Oshkosh 182.17 1
2 Wartburg 137.31 2
3 MIT 122.28 3
4 Williams 99.79 4
5 North Central (Ill.) 66.49 6
6 Illinois Wesleyan 62.90 10
7 Methodist 58.82 5
8 Ramapo 56.31 14
9 Middlebury 56.15 8
10 TCNJ 53.60 7
11 Ithaca 53.38 9
12 Wellesley 53.22 11
13 Carthage 53.09 12
14 Wis.-Whitewater 51.19 22
15 Illinois College 46.33 16
16 Wis.- La Crosse 43.92 15
17 Wheaton (Mass.) 43.19 13
18 Chicago 42.64 17
19 Coe 41.56 23
20 Gustavus Adolphus 38.24 20
21 Central 37.90 24
22 Keene State 37.79 34
23 Nebraska Wesleyan 36.84 18
24 Wis.-Stevens Point 35.58 19
25 Moravian 32.63 28
Dropped out: No. 21 Monmouth (Ill.), No. 25 Amherst
