Hutchinson, a senior, was named Women’s Most Valuable Performer at the 2008 Iowa Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships over the weekend. She played a part in six point-scoring performances for the runner-up Dutch. In addition to her NCAA provisional qualifying point total of 4,310 in the heptathlon, she ran the anchor leg of Central’s 4x400-meter relay, which won with an NCAA-provisional-qualifying time of 3:55.57. Hutchinson also placed third in both the 200 (25.42) and 400 (57.47), fourth in the high jump (1.5 meters; 4-11) and sixth in the long jump (5.14 meters; 16-10 ½), posting an NCAA provisional time in the 400. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)
