Central’s multi-event athletes finish day one at Doane
CRETE, NEB. The decathlon and heptathlon are halfway done for a few Central College track and field athletes at the Jim Dutcher Memorial Classic Saturday.
The meet, hosted by Doane University (Neb.), is the first opportunity for Central’s multi-event athletes to complete a women’s heptathlon and men’s decathlon.
“I was pretty happy with what we did,” associate head coach Jim Fuller said. “We had a few really good events, but mostly we were just really solid across the board.”
In the heptathlon, Mary Gray (senior, West Des Moines, Waukee HS) is third with 2,725 points and Kiki Pingel (senior, Pella) is fourth with 2,689 points after four events.
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Lewis named MVP, Central men third at conference indoor track meet
WAVERLY Central College men’s track and field junior Brock Lewis (Lathrop, Mo.) was named Field Events Most Valuable Performer at the American Rivers Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships as the team finished third Sunday.
Wartburg College won the team title with 172 points. Central had 112 in third place.
“I’m very happy with how we did today” coach Brandon Sturman said. “I told the team before the meet that we couldn’t get out to a slow start. We needed to get out there and get warmed up and make sure we were ready to go. We broke 100 points and separated ourselves from fourth place.”