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Another large Dutch contingent headed to NCAA indoor track and field meet

PELLA - With 11 athletes filling 10 qualifying spots, the Central College track and field program will be well represented at the 2025 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships. The national meet is to be held in Rochester, New York this...

Mar 10, 2025, 11:43am EDT

Another large Dutch contingent headed to NCAA indoor track and field meet

Mar 10, 2025, 11:40am EDT

Miklos second in hurdles at Wartburg qualifier

Dropping a few seconds off its previous best time this season, the Central College women's track and field team's distance medley relay squad confirmed its spot at next weekend's national meet with its effort at the Wartburg Qualifier. There were no ...

Mar 10, 2025, 11:35am EDT

Dutch women secure national spot in distance medley relay

Mar 10, 2025, 11:32am EDT

Central falls in opening game of the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

It was a tale of two halves as the Central College men's basketball team lost to the University of Washington-St. Louis 82-75. "It was a well-played game, and our guys did a great job throughout the game," said coach Joe Steinkamp. "We wer...

Mar 10, 2025, 11:25am EDT

Van Gorp leads men's basketball all-conference selections for Central

Joshua Van Gorp (5th-year, Pella, Pella Christian HS) was selected for the American Rivers first team all-conference for the third time in his career. Forward Owen Schipper (freshman, Waukee) was picked to the second team, and guard Kaleb ...

Mar 5, 2025, 4:21pm EST

Central's Johnson earns women's basketball all-conference nod

Abby Johnson (senior, Ankeny) was the lone Central College women's basketball player named to the American Rivers all-conference team. Johnson, a guard, was a second-team selection. Emily Naughton (sophomore, Indianola) and CeCe Moore (sop...

Mar 5, 2025, 4:19pm EST

Offense abounds for Dutch baseball team in doubleheader split

The bats stayed hot for the Central College baseball team with 19 runs while taking one of two games from Cornell College Sunday afternoon. Central (3-1) let an early lead slip away for a 9-8 defeat in 12 innings to start the day. The Dutch earned th...

Mar 4, 2025, 11:06am EST

Dutch win twice on baseball opening day

Pounding out 23 hits, including 10 extra-base knocks, the Central College baseball team swept past St. Norbert College (Wis.) in the season-opening doubleheader Saturday. The Dutch (2-0) won the opening game 11-1 in seven innings before closing out t...

Mar 4, 2025, 10:54am EST

Central women relay win puts exclamation point on conference track championships

The Central College women's track and field team won its third straight 4x400-meter relay at the American Rivers Conference Championships Indoor Championships Saturday. Central was third with 126 team points. Loras College won the team crown with 195...

Mar 4, 2025, 10:50am EST

About Central College

Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private college known for its active student body, academic rigor and athletics success. Our students learn collaboratively with supportive educators who share a commitment to intellectual engagement, personal growth, career readiness and civic involvement. Founded in 1853 and shaped by its Christian heritage, the college of 1,100 students participates in NCAA Division III athletics and is a member of the American Rivers Conference. Central is an active part of the Greater Des Moines region and just minutes from Lake Red Rock, Iowa’s largest lake.