<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1Nu0A2_0wES8Wjg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Nu0A2_0wES8Wjg00" width="1600" height="900" ></figure>Dutch Football Team Runs Past LutherAmassing 324 yards on 55 rushing attempts with 11 different ball carriers, the Central College football team cruised to a 56-3 win over Luther College Saturday afternoon heard live on 92.1 KRLS.The Dutch (5-2, 3-2 American Rivers Conference) scored the first touchdown of the game without running an offensive play. A Luther punt went into the back of a personal protector and ended up in the end zone where senior linebacker Joe Jansen jumped on it. The offense got its opportunity a few minutes later and quarterback Brady Ketchum connected with Keegan Glover for a 65-yard touchdown pass. Ketchum was 6-for-6 on the day with 111 yards passing and added a five-yard touchdown shovel pass to tight end Grant Nelson in the second quarter.Central scored four more offensive touchdowns in the first half. Jase Grunder had a pair of rushing touchdowns while Cody Klein scored his first rushing touchdown. Coming out of a time out near the end of the first half, Glover hit an unguarded Jack Johnson for a three-yard touchdown pass. Freshman quarterback Cole Duty scampered in for a six-yard touchdown in the third quarter for Central’s final score. The special teams had a second turnover when a Norse kick returner muffed a ball and junior linebacker Gabe Orris dove on it to set up Central’s seventh touchdown.Grunder and Klein finished with 76 and 57 yards on the ground, while Eli Rouse added 49. Glover and Nelson were among the five Dutch players to each make two receptions. Six other Central players had a catch while five quarterbacks completed a pass. In total, Central piled up 537 yards and outgained the Norse by 410 yards. Defensively, the Dutch held Luther to 127 total yards and just 51 by halftime when most of Central’s starters were removed from the game. Central had four sacks and eight tackles-for-loss. Linebacker Cael Fiderlein led the way for Central with six tackles while linebacker Austin Burns had five. A Norse field goal late in the third quarter cost the Dutch their second shutout of the season.Central travels to the University of Dubuque next Saturday for a 1 p.m. contest against the Spartans. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3CKFhL_0wES8Wjg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3CKFhL_0wES8Wjg00" width="1600" height="900" ></figure>Central’s Steffen Takes Fifth in Deep Augustana Women’s RaceLeading the Central College women’s cross country team with a new career-fastest time in the 6,000 meters, Peyton Steffen finished fifth individually at the Augustana Inter-Regional Saturday morning.Central totaled 337 points to take 12th in the 35-team field. Steffen’s time of 21:26.4 is the third-fastest mark in program history. Addison Parrott was second for the Dutch in a time of 22:02.2 to take 25th overall. Emma Rocha, Kira Hooper, and Teah Miller scored as top-five runners for Central. Rocha was 104th (23:17.9), Hooper was 112th (23:22.1) and Miller was 114th (23:22.6). Eva Hoch and Sara DeHaan rounded out Central’s top seven in 162nd (23:53.0) and 189th (24:17.2), respectively.The Dutch will next run at the American Rivers Conference Championships in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, November 2 at noon.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0O4q7T_0wES8Wjg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0O4q7T_0wES8Wjg00" width="1600" height="900" ></figure>Central Men Stick Together in Augustana Cross Country MeetIn a loaded field at the Augustana Inter-Regional meet Saturday morning, the Central College men’s cross country squad ran in unison on it ways to a 24th-place finishIt was a 40-team field at Augustana and Central had 676 points. Central’s top-five runners all finished within 37 seconds of each other, led by Derek Webster in 126th place in 26:05.2. Donovan Card, Jack Brown, and Randy Jimenez all crossed the line within 1.3 seconds of each other. Card was 156th in 26:05.2, while Brown and Jimenez trailed slightly in 159th (26:19.0) and 160th (26:19.1). Freshman Jack Every was the final scorer in 205th (26:42.2). James Brant and Drew Peterson rounded out Central’s top seven. Brant was 247th (27:03.2) and Peterson was 264th (27:11)The Dutch will next run at the American Rivers Conference Championships in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, November 2 at noon.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3CsSvQ_0wES8Wjg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3CsSvQ_0wES8Wjg00" width="1600" height="900" ></figure>Central Women’s Soccer Team Battles to a Draw at WartburgAfter a scoreless first half the Central college women’s soccer team played to a 1-1 draw against Wartburg College on Saturday.After Wartburg scored in the 46th minute, the Dutch got the equalizer in the 73rd minute when Piper Eighmy scored her second goal of the season off a rebound from a shot by Grace Coates. Goalkeeper Zoey Sizemore collected eight saves. The Dutch (8-5-3, 1-2-2 American Rivers) put five of their 14 shots on goal with Coates and Kylie Bloomstrom leading the team with two shots on goal each.The team looks to extend its point streak to four games Wednesday when it hosts Coe College on the A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex soccer field at 3:30 p.m.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3kG5Bg_0wES8Wjg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3kG5Bg_0wES8Wjg00" width="1600" height="900" ></figure>Wartburg Shutouts Central Men’s SoccerFor the second match in a row, the Central College men’s soccer team lost 1-0 Saturday against Wartburg College.After a scoreless first half when there was one shot on goal, Wartburg gained control of the match in the second half with the game’s goal in the 64th minute. The Dutch (6-5-2, 2-2-1 American Rivers) were outshot 13-8 along with shots on goal 6-2. Teddy Apostolopoulos and Joe Brown were the players to register a shot on goal for Central. Goalkeeper Ronan Murphy grabbed five saves.The Dutch will look to rebound Wednesday when they host Coe College on the A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex soccer field at 1 p.m.</div></body>

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Central College Dutch Fall Sports Update – 10-19-24

Amassing 324 yards on 55 rushing attempts with 11 different ball carriers, the Central College football team cruised to a 56-3 win over Luther College Saturday afternoon heard live on 92.1 KRLS. The Dutch (5-2, 3-2 American Rivers Conference) scored the first touchdown of the game without running an offensive...