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Ashland Men Soar to No. 1 in Eventful Division II Rankings ::: U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)

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Ashland Men Soar to No. 1 in Eventful Division II Rankings

By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA

April 14, 2015   

 

 

 

 

 

NEW ORLEANS – It was “moving weekend” in the NCAA Division II National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), as all but one team currently ranked in either gender’s top 25 remained steady.

That lone stationary team was the No. 1 Central Missouri women, who were joined at the top of the rankings by the Ashland men. These two teams have the early lead in the races for the NCAA Championships team titles, which will culminate in Allendale, Michigan, on the weekend of May 21-23.

NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL TEAM RANKINGS TOP 5 – MEN

1)Ashland 2)Findlay 3)Minnesota St 4)Adams State 5)GVSU
Ashland Saint. Augustine’s Pittsburg St. Adams St.. Angelo St.
View Complete Men’s National Coaches’ Poll

 

NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL TEAM RANKINGS TOP 5 – WOMEN

1)Central Missouri 2)Lincoln MO 3)GVSU 4)Findlay 5)GVSU
Central Missouri NM Highlands Grand Valley St. Lincoln (Mo.) Azusa Pacific
View Complete Women’s National Coaches’ Poll

Ashland ascended 11 spots to No. 1 with 164.71 ranking points, displacing two-time defending national champion Saint Augustine’s to the No. 2 spot. The Eagles’ Drew Windle moved to No. 1 at 800 meters – the event in which he has won five national titles – and was joined at the top of the rankings by 400-meter hurdler Elijha Owens. The two combined forces for the No. 3 4×400.

The Eagles also got big contributions from its throws corps, particularly in the hammer. Bryn Campbell moved to No. 4 to lead an Ashland group that includes five of the top nine throwers in the country.

Saint Augustine’s fell to No. 2 at 135.47 points, headlining a chase group of 10 teams that are all separated in the rankings by less than 30 points.

No. 3 Pittsburg State (134.55) moved up five spots from a week ago, while indoor champion Adams State (134.19) dropped a spot to No. 4 and Angelo State (130.55) fell two to No. 5.

The remainder of the top 10 is firmly in contention for the podium at this point in the season: No. 6 Texas A&M-Commerce (127.77), No. 7 Grand Valley State (125.56), No. 8 Chico State (119.97), No. 9 Findlay (118.85), and No. 10 West Texas A&M (114.41) – as well as No. 11 Texas A&M-Kingsville (106.63).

Central Missouri’s position atop the women’s rankings is under assault from comparatively fewer teams, but the threat is lesser only in quantity. Indoor runner-up New Mexico Highlandschecked in at No. 2, moving up two spots following Salcia Slack’s NCAA Division II record in the heptathlon.

Following at No. 3 was three-time defending cross country champion Grand Valley State, which moved up six positions. Interestingly enough, it wasn’t the distance events which the Lakers are known for that propelled the improvement; of the 11 season-best performances from GVSU that impacted the rankings, nine came in the field events. Alexandra Kitz and Jamie Roberts are tied at No. 2 in the pole vault.

Moving up to No. 3 was defending outdoor national champion Lincoln (Mo.), a two-spot jump from last week into the top five. Leading the charge was second-ranked 100-meter hurdler Ladonna Richards.

Azusa Pacific fell three spots to No. 5, narrowly edging out Saint Augustine’s for the final top-five position.

Moving up farther than any other team in the rankings this week were the men of Missouri Southern, who jumped 31 spots to No. 20. The biggest gainer for the women was No. 17 Shorter, which improved 27 positions.

For all the change that took place in the National Team Rankings, very little changed atop the regional rankings. Nova Southeastern in the South Region was the lone new top-ranked men’s regional team, while three new women’s teams took over their regions: Shippensburg in the Atlantic, New Haven in the East andNova Southeastern in the South.

 

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II

MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)

2015 Week #5 — April 14

next ranking: April 21
 
Rank Institution Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 Ashland 164.71 GLIAC Jud Logan (12th) 12
2 Saint Augustine’s 135.47 CIAA George Williams (39th) 1
3 Pittsburg State 134.55 MIAA Russ Jewett (27th) 8
4 Adams State 134.19 RMAC Rock Light (2nd) 3
5 Angelo State 130.55 Lone Star James Reid (16th) 2
6 Texas A&M-Commerce 127.77 Lone Star Tom Dibbern (2nd) 4
7 Grand Valley State 125.56 GLIAC Jerry Baltes (16th) 6
8 Chico State 119.97 CCAA Oliver Hanf (3rd) 5
9 Findlay 118.85 GLIAC Marc Arce (27th) 14
10 West Texas A&M 114.41 Lone Star Darren Flowers (6th) 11
11 Texas A&M-Kingsville 106.63 Lone Star Ryan Dall (7th) 7
12 Shippensburg 93.23 PSAC Dave Osanitsch (10th) 16
13 Colorado Mines 82.87 RMAC Matt Sparks (2nd) 10
14 Alaska Anchorage 78.40 GNAC Michael Friess (25th) 13
15 Minnesota State 76.59 NSIC Jim Dilling (2nd) 9
16 Academy of Art 73.60 PacWest Charles Ryan (5th) 19
17 Cal Poly Pomona 68.71 CCAA Octavious Gillespie-Bennett (3rd) 15
18 Tiffin 59.92 GLIAC Jeremy Croy (15th) 38
19 Central Missouri 59.43 MIAA Kirk Pedersen (19th)/Kip Janvrin (17th) 18
20 Missouri Southern 57.18 MIAA Bryan Schiding (2nd) 51
21 Johnson C. Smith 53.85 CIAA Lennox Graham (8th) 25
22 Western State 52.74 RMAC Chris Bradford (6th) 32
23 Azusa Pacific 51.27 PacWest Kevin Reid (20th) 17
24 Western Washington 50.12 GNAC Pee Wee Halsell (28th) 21
25 Lincoln (Mo.) 48.14 MIAA Victor Thomas (14th) 36
dropped out: No. 20 Nove Southeastern, No. 22 Tarleton State, No. 23 Simon Fraser, No. 24 Cal State Stanislaus
View All Teams Beyond the Top 25

 

Men’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 GLIAC 568.26 4
2 Lone Star 547.74 4
3 MIAA 434.75 4
4 RMAC 352.04 3
5 CCAA 292.01 2
6 CIAA 211.35 2
7 GNAC 210.58 2
8 PacWest 160.92 2
9 PSAC 120.27 1
10 NSIC 98.47 1

 

Men’s Regional Index Leaders
Region Institution Points Last Week
Atlantic Shippensburg 635.92 1
Central Pittsburg State 489.49 1
East Franklin Pierce 423.14 1
Midwest Grand Valley State 449.79 1
South Nova Southeastern 292.34 2
South Central Texas A&M-Commerce 503.69 1
Southeast Mount Olive 590.45 1
West Chico State 504.15 1
View All Regional Rankings

 

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)

2015 Week #5 — April 14

next ranking: April 21
 
Rank Institution Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 Central Missouri 176.14 MIAA Kirk Pedersen (19th)/Kip Janvrin (17th) 1
2 New Mexico Highlands 143.35 RMAC Bob DeVries (23rd) 4
3 Grand Valley State 132.64 GLIAC Jerry Baltes (16th) 9
4 Lincoln (Mo.) 119.21 MIAA Victor Thomas (14th) 6
5 Azusa Pacific 100.55 PacWest Preston Grey (1st) 2
6 Saint Augustine’s 99.22 CIAA George Williams (39th) 5
7 West Texas A&M 90.79 Lone Star Darren Flowers (6th) 10
8 Pittsburg State 86.82 MIAA Russ Jewett (29th) 25
9 Angelo State 84.66 Lone Star James Reid (16th) 3
10 Ashland 78.98 GLIAC Jud Logan (12th) 12
11 Hillsdale 76.04 GLIAC Andrew Towne (4th) 17
12 Wayne State (Neb.) 64.34 NSIC Marlon Brink (15th) 16
13 Lewis 63.30 GLVC Dana Schwarting (10th) 7
14 Winona State 63.10 NSIC Mason Rebarchek (11th) 13
15 Texas A&M-Kingsville 61.98 Lone Star Ryan Dall (7th) 11
16 Chico State 59.90 CCAA Robert Nooney (2nd) 15
17 Shorter 58.46 Peach Belt Scott Byrd (8th) 44
18 Simon Fraser 55.93 GNAC Brit Townsend (15th) 21
19 Humboldt State 55.37 CCAA Scott Pesch (5th) 14
20 Wayne State (Mich.) 53.93 GLIAC Rick Cummins (3rd) 37
21 Adams State 53.42 RMAC Rock Light (2nd) 24
22 Fort Hays State 51.01 MIAA Dennis Weber (22nd) 19
23 UC San Diego 50.12 CCAA Darcy Ahner (8th) 8
24 Livingstone 41.76 CIAA Justin Davis (6th) 36
25 Winston-Salem State 41.34 CIAA Inez Turner (6th) 18
dropped out: No. 20 Missouri Southern, No. 22 Alaska Anchorage, No. 23 Academy of Art
View All Teams Beyond the Top 25

 

Women’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 MIAA 562.40 4
2 GLIAC 444.73 4
3 RMAC 339.12 2
4 Lone Star 305.87 3
5 CIAA 240.61 3
6 GNAC 226.06 1
7 NSIC 216.92 2
8 CCAA 201.08 3
9 GLVC 173.13 1
10 PacWest 160.95 1

 

Women’s Regional Index Leaders
Region Institution Points Last Week
Atlantic Shippensburg 363.25 2
Central Central Missouri 402.55 1
East New Haven 363.55 5
Midwest Grand Valley State 431.75 1
South Nova Southeastern 449.57 2
South Central Angelo State 480.56 1
Southeast Queens (N.C.) 422.00 1
West Chico State 406.07 1
View All Regional Rankings



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