Both the men’s and women’s squads for the Central College track and field program remained in the top-10 of the National Team Ratings Index Tuesday. The Dutch women are at No. 5 while the men’s team is at No. 7.

Points in the National Team Rating Index are based off placement in the National Descending Order Lists. The higher an athlete sits on the list, the more points he or she adds to his or her team’s total. These points do not reflect placement or scoring at the NCAA Championships, but is to show the individuals and teams that have the best chances at scoring well at said meet.

Central has eight top-10 women’s marks, including the top-two pentathlon scores in the country with Mary Gray’s 3,476 points and Kiki Pingel’s 3,406 points. Kennedy Morris is also No. 2 in the weight throw at 54 feet, 9.25 inches.

The Dutch men have eight top-10 marks in Division III, including two of the best heptathlons and 800-meter runs in the nation. Lucas Heitz is third in the heptathlon with 4,385 points and Drake Lewis is third in the high jump clearing 6 feet, 8.75 inches.

Wartburg College is the highest-rated team of the 76 men’s programs who have competed so far this season. The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater round out the top three. The University of Wisconsin La Crosse paces 72 women’s teams with John Carroll University and Wartburg College also in the top three.

Central hosts Simpson College and Luther College in a triangular on Saturday, starting at 12:30 p.m. inside H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse.