It was a tough weekend for many Central College sports teams this weekend…

— The Central College women’s soccer team struck first, but the University of Dubuque rattled off three straight goals to eliminate the Dutch from the American Rivers Conference tournament 3-1 Saturday afternoon.

— The Central College men’s cross country team struggled in the last 2,000-meters of Saturday’s 8,000-meter race at the American Rivers Conference Championships, finishing the meet in sixth place. The women finished in 5th in the 6000 meter race. The top finisher for the Dutch in the first four meets, freshman Miranda Kruiswyk once again led Central with a fourth-place finish in 23:01.Sheridan LaCoste was ninth in 24:17.2 and Lauren Moll was 10th in 24:17.4. All three earned all-conference honors with top-15 finishes.

— Central College volleyball’s season ended with a four-set loss 24-26, 25-22, 26-24, 25-19 to Maranatha Baptist University