Rachelle Tipton, Hannah Anderson

Dutch crack regional rankings

PELLA—Central College has cracked the Division III women’s cross country regional rankings.

The Dutch are No. 8 in the Central Region in the rankings produced by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Iowa Conference rival Wartburg College is No. 1, Luther College is No. 5 and Loras College is No. 10.

Central is off to a strong start. The Dutch took first place in the six-team Central Dutch Invitational Sept. 5. Last Saturday at the St. Olaf (Minn.) Invitational, first-year coach Joe Dunham’s squad was fourth in a 16-team field and second among NCAA Division III schools. 

USTFCCCA Division III
Central Region rankings
1 Wartburg

2 Bethel (Minn.)

3 St. Thomas (Minn.)

4 Carleton (Minn.)

5 Luther

6 Nebraska Wesleyan

7 St. Olaf (Minn.)

8 Central

9 St. Benedict (Minn.)

10 Loras