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The Central College men’s track and field team remains at number 25 in the fifth week of the USTFCCCA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Team Rating Index released Tuesday.

Central has six individuals in the top 20 of an event. High jumper Drake Lewis leads the way ranked at number three in the high jump in Division III this season (6 feet, 9.75 inches). In the 800-meter run, Noah Jorgenson is number eight at 1 minute, 53.44 seconds after a banked track conversion. Will DeHaan is also ranked fifteen in the 800 (1:53.94) while Adam Sylvia is number 19 (1:54.26). Lucas Heitz is number 13 in the heptathlon (4,655 points) and Brock Lewis is number 16 in the long jump (23-4.5).

Central is one of three teams from the American Rivers Conference to crack the top-25 and is ranked No. 4 in the Central Region.

The Dutch will compete at the American Rivers Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by the University of Dubuque Friday and Saturday.