Central College Dutch Fall Sports Update – 10/19/24 | KNIA KRLS Radio

The Dutch soccer team runs past Luther

With 324 yards on 55 rushing attempts with 11 different ball carriers, the Central College football team earned a 56-3 victory over Luther College on Saturday afternoon, broadcast live on 92.1 KRLS.

The Dutch (5-2, 3-2 American Rivers Conference) scored the game’s first touchdown without making an offensive play. A Luther punt went into the back of a personal protector and landed in the end zone, where senior linebacker Joe Jansen jumped on it. A few minutes later, the offense got its chance and quarterback Brady Ketchum connected with Keegan Glover for a 65-yard touchdown pass. Ketchum was 6 of 6 passing for 111 yards on the day 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 two rushing touchdowns while Cody Klein scored his first rushing touchdown. Coming out of a timeout late in the first half, Glover hit an unguarded Jack Johnson for a three-yard touchdown pass. Freshman quarterback Cole Duty rushed 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 deflected a ball and junior linebacker Gabe Orris dove on it to set up Central’s seventh touchdown.

Grunder and Klein finished the game with 76 and 57 yards on the ground, respectively, while Eli Rouse added 49 yards. Glover and Nelson were among five Dutch players who each had two balls at their disposal. Six other Central players had a catch, while five quarterbacks completed a pass. In total, Central accumulated 537 yards and outgained the Norse by 410 yards. Defensively, the Dutch held Luther to 127 total yards and just 51 yards until halftime, when most of Central’s starters were taken out of the game. Central had four sacks and eight tackles for loss. Linebacker Cael Fiderlein led 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.

Central’s Steffen places fifth in the Deep Augustana Women’s Race

Peyton Steffen led the Central College women’s cross country team with a new career best in the 6,000 meters and placed fifth individually at the Augustana Inter-Regional on Saturday morning.

Central scored a total of 337 points, placing 12th in the 35-team field. Steffen’s time of 21:26.4 is the third-fastest mark in program history. Addison Parrott finished second for the Dutch with a time of 22:02.2, placing her 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).

The Dutch will next compete at the American Rivers Conference Championships in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, November 2nd at noon.

Central men stick together at the Augustana Cross Country Meet

In a packed field at the Augustana Inter-Regional meet Saturday morning, the Central College men’s cross country team ran together en route to a 24th-place finish

It 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 finish line within 1.3 seconds. Card finished 156th in 26:05.2, while Brown and Jimenez fell slightly behind at 159th (26:19.0) and 160th (26:19.1). Freshman Jack Every was the final scorer at 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 compete at the American Rivers Conference Championships in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, November 2nd at noon.

The central women’s soccer team fights for a draw in the Wartburg Stadium

After 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 equalized in the 73rd minute when Piper Eighmy scored her second goal of the season after a rebound from a Grace Coates shot. Goalkeeper Zoey Sizemore collected eight saves. The Dutch (8-5-3, 1-2-2 American Rivers) had five of their 14 shots on goal, with Coates and Kylie Bloomstrom leading the team with two shots each.

The team looks to extend its point streak to four games on Wednesday when it hosts Coe College at the AN Kuyper Athletics Complex soccer field at 3:30 p.m

Wartburg excludes Central Men’s Soccer

For the second game in a row, the Central College men’s soccer team lost 1-0 to Wartburg College on Saturday.

After a goalless first half with one shot on goal, Wartburg regained control of the game in the second half with the game-winning goal in the 64th minute. The Dutch (6-5-2, 2-2-1 American Rivers) were 13-8 on throws and 6-2 on shots on goal. Teddy Apostolopoulos and Joe Brown were the players who had a shot on goal for Central. Goalkeeper Ronan Murphy made five saves.

The Dutch will look to bounce back on Wednesday when they host Coe College at the AN Kuyper Athletics Complex soccer field at 1 p.m