Lincoln, Grand Valley State Are Indoor Preseason Top Teams in Division II

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Lincoln, Grand Valley State Are Indoor Preseason Top Teams in Division II

GVSU’s women won 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships by 32 points



January 17, 2012



NEW ORLEANS – The men’s team at Lincoln University of Missouri and the women’s team at Grand Valley State University are the preseason No. 1-ranked teams in the country for the 2012 NCAA indoor track & field season in Division II. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national team computer rankings placed Lincoln – who placed third at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships – and Grand Valley State – the nation’s defending champion women’s team – in the top spot.



Lincoln’s men returns a squad that placed third (41 points) at last year’s NCAA Championships. The Blue Tigers return defending 200-meter champion Terrel Cotton among five other individual scorers set to make another run in 2012. In addition, Lincoln sophomore Romel Lewis currently leads the division with a 6.67 clocking in the 60 meters that was recorded in December.



Defending men’s national team champions Abilene Christian begin the season at No. 24 in the national rankings. Of the 49 points scored last year to win the national crown, only five return for the Wildcats with now-senior Nick Jones in the shot put (fourth place). No. 2 Saint Augustine’s placed sixth at last year’s indoor championships and is looking for their first indoor crown since 2009. No. 3 Adams State – seventh a year ago – won the NCAA title in 2010. Ashland, last year’s runner-up team, starts the season at No. 4 and returns defending weight throw champ Ryan Loughney who has already bettered his season-best from last year in the event.



On the women’s side, No. 1 Grand Valley State has a clear distance from the rest of the pack to begin the season. The 301.79 ranking points are the second-most in ranking history. Only GVSU’s 306.58 in week two last year has been better.



The defending champion Lakers scored 83 points to runner-up Lincoln’s 51 at last year’s national meet. GVSU – also the defending outdoor champions – won their first-ever track & field national crowns a year ago as part of a triple-crown school year. GVSU returns 2011 indoor national champions Monica Kinney and Lauren Buresh. Kinney won the distance double last year with titles in the Mile and 5000 meters while Buresh took the shot put crown.



No. 2 Lincoln returns now-sophomore Judith Riley who scored a national title in the 60 meters during her freshman campaign. Riley was also the nation’s runner-up in the 200 meters. Lincoln last won the national team title in 2009 and 2010. No. 3 Adams State – the 2008 NCAA Champs – was third last year and returns 60-meter hurdle champ Indira Spence.



The GLIAC holds the top spot among conferences to start the season with five member institutions in the preseason top 25 in both men’s and women’s rankings.



The next round of computer rankings will be released on January 24. The 2012 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held in Mankato, Minn., on March 9-10.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division II

Men's Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings

2012 Preseason -- January 17

next ranking: January 24


Rank
School
Points
Conference
Head Coach (Yr)
2011 FINAL

1
Lincoln (Mo.)
176.25
MIAA
Victor Thomas (11th)
3

2
Saint Augustine's
129.28
CIAA
George Williams (36th)
6

3
Adams State
124.29
RMAC
Damon Martin (17th)
7

4
Ashland
121.53
GLIAC
Jud Logan (9th)
2

5
Grand Canyon
115.41
PacWest
Tom Flood (2nd)
8

6
Grand Valley State
95.36
GLIAC
Jerry Baltes (13th)
20

7
Findlay
86.71
GLIAC
Marc Arce (24th)
14

8
Central Missouri
79.23
MIAA
Pedersen (16th)/Janvrin (14th)
4

9
Southern Connecticut
71.11
Northeast-10
John Wallin (2nd)
24

10
UMass Lowell
69.98
Northeast-10
Gary Gardner (10th)
NR

11
Lake Erie
67.28
GLIAC
Bryan Harmon (5th)
16

12
American International
65.77
Northeast-10
Leo Mayo (6th)
24

13
Chadron State
61.41
RMAC
Ryan Baily (3rd)
9

14
Johnson C. Smith
60.57
CIAA
Lennox Graham (5th)
11

15
Shippensburg
59.95
PSAC
Dave Osanitsch (7th)
9

16
Texas A&M-Kingsville
52.20
Lone Star
Ryan Dall (4th)
42

17
Indianapolis
52.09
GLVC
Scott Fangman (15th)
26

18
Neb.-Kearney
51.58
RMAC
Brady Bonsall (2nd)
42

19
Colorado Mines
49.19
RMAC
Art Siemers (7th)
11

20
MSU Moorhead
48.96
NSIC
Keith Barnier (10th)
23

21
Minnesota State
48.27
NSIC
Mark Schuck (30th)
NR

22
Stonehill
41.03
Northeast-10
Karen Boen (14th)
16

23
Queens (N.C.)
38.75
Conf. Carolinas
Scott Simmons (4th)
18

24
Abilene Christian
37.65
Lone Star
Roosevelt Lofton (3rd)
1

25
Lake Superior State
37.16
GLIAC
Matt Sparks (2nd)
27



Men's Conference Index Top 10

Rank
Conference
Points
Top 25 Teams

1
GLIAC
466.14
5

2
MIAA
382.59
2

3
RMAC
315.58
4

4
Northeast-10
269.02
4

5
CIAA
236.69
2

6
NSIC
158.46
2

7
PacWest
122.45
1

8
PSAC
115.04
1

9
GLVC
105.74
1

10
Lone Star
90.20
2



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division II

Women's Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings

2012 Preseason -- January 17

next ranking: January 24


Rank
School
Points
Conference
Head Coach (Yr)
2011 FINAL

1
Grand Valley State
301.79
GLIAC
Jerry Baltes (13th)
1

2
Lincoln (Mo.)
196.90
MIAA
Victor Thomas (11th)
2

3
Adams State
157.23
RMAC
Damon Martin (24th)
3

4
Ashland
131.40
GLIAC
Jud Logan (9th)
8

5
Central Missouri
126.80
MIAA
Pedersen (16th)/Janvrin (14th)
6

6
Academy of Art
102.14
PacWest
Charles Ryan (2nd)
NR

7
Grand Canyon
88.37
PacWest
Tom Flood (2nd)
18

8
Western State
85.02
RMAC
Chris Bradford (3rd)
9

9
Johnson C. Smith
74.27
CIAA
Lennox Graham (5th)
7

10
Southern Connecticut
68.58
Northeast-10
John Wallin (1st)
30

11
Angelo State
64.24
Lone Star
James Reid (13th)
11

12
Wayne State (Neb.)
56.96
NSIC
Marlon Brink (12th)
13

13
Augustana (S.D.)
50.16
NSIC
Tracy Hellman (12th)
22

14
Saint Augustine's
49.42
CIAA
George Williams (36th)
14

15
Hillsdale
47.76
GLIAC
Andrew Towne (1st)
34

16
Missouri Southern
43.67
MIAA
Patty Vavra (16th)
22

17
U-Mary
43.59
NSIC
Mike Thorson (18th)
9

18
Findlay
41.49
GLIAC
Marc Arce (24th)
22

19
Shippensburg
37.84
PSAC
Dave Osanitsch (7th)
11

20
Virginia State
36.99
CIAA
Jason Jackson (3rd)
19

21
Northern Michigan
35.62
GLIAC
Tom Barnes (6th)
43

22
New Mexico Highlands
31.74
RMAC
Bob DeVries (20th)
14

23
Emporia State
27.11
MIAA
Dave Harris (20th)
34

24
Abilene Christian
25.82
Lone Star
Roosevelt Lofton (3rd)
22

25
UC-Colorado Springs
25.42
RMAC
Mark Misch (5th)
22



Women's Conference Index Top 10

Rank
Conference
Points
Top 25 Teams

1
GLIAC
605.46
5

2
MIAA
437.61
4

3
RMAC
354.21
4

4
PacWest
190.52
2

5
CIAA
180.03
3

6
NSIC
172.72
3

7
Northeast-10
134.72
1

8
Lone Star
103.22
2

9
PSAC
71.84
1

10
CCAA
43.90










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