13 NCAA Div. III individual championships
Central's NCAA Division III champions2005 - Cale Van Genderen, high jump
2011 - Kurtis Brondyke, pentathlon; Ethan Miller, high jump
2013 - Eric Larson, heptathlon
1994 - Craig Cantrall, high jump
1997 - Zech Schiebout, discus
2000 - Nate Koerselman, Adam Hartford, Tommy Tavegia, Chris McCullough, 4 x 400 meter relay
2001 - Chris McCullough, Adam Hartford, Tony Brownlee, Tommy Tavegia, 4 x 400 meter relay; Peter Wagner, decathlon
2002 - Chris McCullough, Matt McCombs, Peter Wagner, Tony Brownlee, 4 x 400 meter relay
2003 - Peter Wagner, decathlon
2005 - Cale Van Genderen, high jump
2011 - Ethan Miller, decathlon
2012 - Ethan Miller, decathlon
60 meter dash - 6.91*, Zac Bailey, 2008
200 meters - 22.29^, Logan Danko, 2013
400 meters - 48.74, Guy Dierikx, 2008
600 meters - 1:21.80, Nate Koerselman, 1999
800 meters - 1:51.72^, Jon Lindaman, 2000
1,000 meters - 2:29.15, Jon Lindaman, 2000
Mile - 4:10.01, Eli Horton, 2013
3,000 meters - 8:37.14^, Eli Horton, 2012
5,000 meters - 14:37.73^, Eli Horton, 2012
60 meter hurdles - 8.20*, Cory Woods, 1999
200 meter hurdles - 24.78, Cory Woods, 1999
Long jump - 24-5.5, Flinard Grisby, 1970
Triple jump - 47-6.5, Flinard Grisby, 1970
High jump - 7-1.5, Cale Van Genderen, 2005
Weight throw - 57-9.5, Jason Fisher, 2008
Shot put - 55-7, Matt Graber, 2011
Pole vault - 15-3, Jim Bruxvoort, 1988
Pentathlon - 3,876, Ethan Miller, 2011
Heptathlon - 5,277, Eric Larson, 2013
4x200 meter relay - 1:28.6, 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 - 7:57.59, Justin Burns, Nick Barnes, Riley Wattier, Ben Schornack, 2013
Distance medley relay - 9:59.12^, Brian Respeliers, Guy Dierikx, Teddy Clark, Bryan George, 2006
100 meter dash - 10.6, Allen Scovel, 2012

200 meter dash - 21.58, Adam Hartford, 2000
400 meter dash - 47.4, Chris McCullough, 2000
800 meter run - 1:51.0h*, Dirck Bradt, 1968
1,500 meter run - 3:50.74, Jon Lindaman, 1999
3,000 meter steeplechase - 9:17.5, Mark Muyskens, 1982
5,000 meter run - 14:12.4, Eli Horton, 2013
10,000 meter run - 29:59.31, Cole Decker, 2013
110 meter hurdles - 14.48, Brad Rose, 2005
400 meter hurdles - 52.76, Ben Bollard, 2007
Long jump - 24-3.5, Chris McCullough , 2000
High jump - 7-1.5, Craig Cantrall, 1993
Discus - 169-8, Zech Schiebout, 1997
Javelin - 191-3, Ben Lindaman, 1993
Pole vault - 15-9, Jim Bruxvoort, 1989
Shot put - 55-0, Phil Miller, 2012
Hammer throw - 199-5, Jason Fisher, 2007
Triple jump - 48-0, John Whipple, 1981
Decathlon - 7,170, Ethan Miller, 2011
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 - 7:42.3, Scott Barth, Ryan Fagan, Nate Smith, Kevin Hackert, 1992
4x1,600 meter relay - 17:17.17, Drew Jackson, Kyle Nuehring, Cole Decker, Eli Horton, 2013
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 - 1:02.41, Brian Stewart, Ben Lindaman, Mike Furness, Shance Rourke, 1993
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, Dirk 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
440 meter shuttle hurdle relay - 1:02.41 (Ben Lindaman, Mike Furness, Brian Stewart, Shane Rourke), 1993
*Denotes a converted time. All times (100-400m) have been converted to FAT equivlants for that distance.
^Denotes a time contested on an oversized, undersized, or banked track. All times are absolute.
| Year | Iowa Conf. indoor |
Iowa Conf. outdoor | NCAA |
NCAA
|
Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4th | Ron Schipper | |||
| 1975 | 3rd | Bill Herzog | |||
| 1976 | 2nd | Bill Hinga | |||
| 1977 | 2nd | Bill Hinga | |||
| 1978 | 2nd | 17th | Bill Hinga | ||
| 1979 | 1st | Bill Hinga | |||
| 1980 | 2nd | Bill Hinga | |||
| 1981 | 2nd | 52nd | Bill Hinga | ||
| 1982 | 2nd | 37th | Dennis Brand | ||
| 1983 | 2nd | 38th | Dennis Brand | ||
| 1984 | 3rd | 60th | Rich Hollingsworth | ||
| 1985 | 4th | Rich Hollingsworth | |||
| 1986 | 5th | Tom Epperly | |||
| 1987 | 6th | Tom Epperly | |||
| 1988 | 3rd | 34th | Tom Epperly | ||
| 1989 | 4th | 33rd | Tom Epperly | ||
| 1990 | 3rd | 32nd | Tom Epperly | ||
| 1991 | 1st | 51st | Mark Heid | ||
| 1992 | 1st | 21st | Mark Heid | ||
| 1993 | 1st | 15th | Mark Heid | ||
| 1994 | 1st | 7th | Mark Heid | ||
| 1995 | 1st | 31st | Mark Heid | ||
| 1996 | 4th | Kevin Sanger | |||
| 1997 | 1st | 21st | Kevin Sanger | ||
| 1998 | 1st | 8th | Kevin Sanger | ||
| 1999 | 2nd | 19th | Kevin Sanger | ||
| 2000 | 1st | 3rd | Kevin Sanger | ||
| 2001 | 1st | 6th | Kevin Sanger | ||
| 2002 | 2nd | 7th | Kevin Sanger | ||
| 2003 | 3rd | 2nd | 27th | Kevin Sanger | |
| 2004 | 3rd | 1st | tie, 51st | Kevin Sanger | |
| 2005 | 3rd | tie, 2nd | 18th | Kevin Sanger | |
| 2006 | 3rd | 2nd | tie, 41st | Kevin Sanger | |
| 2007 | 3rd | 3rd | 25th | Kevin Sanger | |
| 2008 | 3rd | 2nd | 17th | Kevin Sanger | |
| 2009 | 2nd | 1st | 36th | Joe Dunham | |
| 2010 | 1st | 1st | tie, 17th | Joe Dunham | |
| 2011 | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 7th | Joe Dunham |
| 2012 | 2nd | 1st | tie, 57th | tie, 9th | Joe Dunham |
| 2013 | 1st | tie, 9th | Joe Dunham |
Iowa Conference outdoor championship seasons in bold
2008 - Guy Dierikx
2010 - Ethan Miller
2011 - Ethan Miller
(field events)
2012 - Kyle Wood (track events)
1974 - Terry Youngblood
1979 - Jerry Fitzsimmons
1994 - Andy Goodman, Nate Smith (co-MVPs)
1997 - Jay Rhoten (co-MVP)
1998 - Jay Rhoten
2000 - Chris McCullough
2003 - Peter Wagner
2004 - Tanner Whipple
2010 - Kurtis Brondyke, Ethan Miller (co-MVPs)
2011 - Ethan Miller (field events), Kyle Wood
(track events)
2012 - Ethan Miller (field events), Allen Scovel
(track events)
| Coach | Year |
|---|---|
| Joe Dunham | 2013 (indoor) |
| Joe Dunham | 2012 (outdoor) |
| Joe Dunham | 2011 (outdoor) |
| Joe Dunham | 2011 (indoor) |
| Joe Dunham | 2010 (outdoor) |
| Joe Dunham | 2010 (indoor) |
| Joe Dunham | 2009 (outdoor) |
| Kevin Sanger | 2005 (indoor) |
| Kevin Sanger | 2004 (outdoor) |
| Kevin Sanger | 2003 (outdoor) |
| Kevin Sanger | 2001 (outdoor) |
| Kevin Sanger | 2000 (outdoor) |
| Kevin Sanger | 1998 (outdoor) |
| Kevin Sanger | 1997 (outdoor) |
| Mark Heid | 1994 (outdoor) |
| Mark Heid | 1993 (outdoor) |
| Mark Heid | 1992 (outdoor) |
| Mark Heid | 1991 (outdoor) |
| Bill Hinga | 1979 (outdoor) |
| Bill Hinga | 1978 (outdoor) |
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