Pella, Iowa -- September 1, 2022- Central Triathlon Dutch Invitational at Roberts Creek near Lake Red Rock. Photo by Dan L. Vander Beek

Central College’s senior, Pella High School graduate, and triathlete Lindsey Blommers (Pella) was named a second team All-American Thursday after her performance at the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships Saturday.

Blommers took 14th place in the 12-team NCAA Division III field, earning second team All-American accolades in consecutive seasons.

Completing the sprint triathlon in 1 hour, 19 minutes, 0 seconds, Blommers was the top finisher for the Dutch team that finished fourth.

Blommers completed the 750-meter swim of the sprint triathlon in 16 minutes and 15 seconds. She followed that up with a time of 40:33 in the 20-kilometer bike and a 24:06 5K run. She was eight minutes off the pace of Hailey Poe’s (North Central College [Ill.]) winning time of 1:10.47.

As an athletics department, Central has an illustrious history of All-American honorees. Blommers is among 271 student-athletes in school history to be named an All-American across 20 sports.