A pair of Central College student-athletes secured a spot on the All-American podium at the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships on Friday.

Kale Hobart took runner-up honors in the decathlon with 6,916 points. He started day two strong with the fastest time in the field in the 110-meter hurdles (14.70), and the second-best discus throw (127’ 7”). Peyton Steffen improved upon her career-best time (10:28.78) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing in fifth to become the fourth Dutch female to land on the All-American podium in the steeplechase in the last two seasons.

Reid Pakkebier also earned second-team All-American honors with an 11th place finish in the decathlon (6,329 points), while Olivia Bohlen finished just off the podium in the women’s heptathlon, clinching second team All-American accolades by taking ninth place (4,840 points). In the men’s 110-meter hurdle preliminaries, Central’s Gunner Meyer qualified for Saturday’s final with a fifth place finish (14.26 seconds), while Grant Miller was 12th in the prelims (14.48 seconds) and earned second team All-American honors.

Central will wrap up the NCAA Championships today with three events starting with the men’s triple jump at noon, followed by the men’s 110m hurdles at 3:10 pm and the women’s 5000m at 5:25 pm.