Saint Augustine's Men, Lincoln (Mo.) Women Steady At No. 1 in DII Rankings

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Saint Augustine's Men, Lincoln (Mo.) Women Steady At No. 1 in DII Rankings
April 9, 2013

NEW ORLEANS – The Saint Augustine’s men and Lincoln (Mo.) women retain their spots atop the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday.

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Saint Augustine’s was able to grow its lead over No. 2 Grand Canyon while defending champion No. 3 Adams State made gains toward the top, and the women’s top five all bridged the gap between themselves and Lincoln.

Preseason national team rankings are calculated using data from previous seasons as a base of evaluation. Marks gained in the early part of this season will supersede previous-year marks if they are superior. Read more about the process here. The "event rankings” referenced in this article include this season’s marks in addition to returners’ marks from 2012.

Saint Augustine’s Holds On to No. 1 with Defending Champ Adams State Getting Closer

The Falcons were able to gain 1.17 net points for a team total of 235.05 as a handful of student-athletes were able to improve their positions within the event rankings top 10, which include the top 2012 marks of returning student-athletes. Junior Elhadji Mbow moved to No. 1 in the 400 hurdles with a 50.53 at the Pepsi Florida Relays and junior Moussa Dembele improved to No. 4 in the 110 hurdles in 13.96.

No. 2 Grand Canyon slid 8.66 team points to a total of 218.74, despite a pair of strong performances in the sprints from junior Fred Taylor and freshman Dario Horvat. Taylor moved to No. 3 in the 200 meter event rankings with a 20.85 (converted for altitude to 20.92) and Horvat debuted at 15 with a 21.09 (21.16 with altitude) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational.

Adams State took advantage of Grand Canyon’s slip to move within nine points of the second spot, gaining 6.83 net points for a total of 210.63. The biggest factor in the rankings was freshman sprinter Chaz Butler moving from 14th to seventh at 100 meters in the event rankings with a 10.36 (10.39 with altitude) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational.

Findlay remained at No. 4 after an 8.47 point net loss to 134.48, while Ashland jumped three spots to No. 5 with a 16.31 net gain to 130.84.

The Field Gains on No. 1 Lincoln (Mo.) Women

Lincoln slipped 6.82 team points to 281.12, as a number of student-athletes made incremental improvements on their places in the event rankings — which include the top 2012 marks of returning student-athletes — and teams below the Blue Tigers in the rankings moved up.

No. 2 Adams State moved up 7.71 points to 209.59 behind junior Kayon Robinson’s 23.38 (converted to 23.45 for altitude), which stands at No. 2 in the event rankings, and juniors Alicia Nelson’s and Alyssa Selve’s No. 8 and 9 ranked 1500 performances at 4:33.95 (4:27.68 converted) and 4:34.13 (4:27.86 converted), respectively.

Grand Canyon increased its net score by 15.49 points to 187.57 behind a number of student-athletes who increased their positions within the event rankings, most notably junior Samantha Bogatz at both 100 and 200 meters and sophomore Vanessa Levy in the discus.

Defending champion Grand Valley State improved 10.12 net points to 152.00 behind two improved performances in the hammer throw from senior Sam Lockhart to No. 3 in the event rankings and Laura Schroeder to No. 10.

Indoor champion Academy of Art moved up three places to No. 5 with a 30.12 net point boost for a team score of 145.82. Senior Vashti Thomas’ long jump and triple jump performances at the Sun Angel Classic were the driving force behind the improvement.



USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
2013 Week #2 — April 9
next ranking: April 16

Rank School Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 Saint Augustine’s 235.05 CIAA George Williams (37th) 1
2 Grand Canyon 218.74 PacWest Tom Flood (3rd) 2
3 Adams State 210.63 RMAC Damon Martin (18th) 3
4 Findlay 134.48 GLIAC Marc Arce (25th) 4
5 Ashland 130.84 GLIAC Jud Logan (10th) 8
6 Texas A&M-Kingsville 126.47 Lone Star Ryan Dall (5th) 5
7 Lincoln (Mo.) 122.33 MIAA Victor Thomas (12th) 6
8 Chico State 109.32 CCAA Oliver Hanf (1st) 7
9 Pittsburg State 102.05 MIAA Russ Jewett (25th) 9
10 Missouri Southern 91.32 MIAA Tom Rutledge (24th) 11
11 Abilene Christian 90.88 Lone Star Roosevelt Lofton (4th) 10
12 Minnesota State 84.72 NSIC Mark Schuck (31st) 14
13 Western State 84.01 RMAC Chris Bradford (4th) 18
14 Grand Valley State 81.10 GLIAC Jerry Baltes (14th) 12
15 Angelo State 74.51 Lone Star James Reid (14th) 19
16 Johnson C. Smith 69.80 CIAA Lennox Graham (6th) 13
17 Augustana (S.D.) 68.13 NSIC Tracy Hellman (13th) 16
18 Southern Connecticut 68.11 Northeast-10 John Wallin (3rd) 21
19 Indianapolis 67.21 GLVC Scott Fangman (16th) 15
20 Shippensburg 63.50 PSAC Dave Osanitsch (8th) 17
21 American International 60.53 Northeast-10 Leo Mayo (7th) 20
22 Alaska Anchorage 50.83 GNAC Michael Friess (23rd) 23
23 Colorado Mines 48.68 RMAC Robert Nooney (1st) 24
24 Central Missouri 48.61 MIAA Kirk Pedersen (17th)/Kip Janvrin (15th) 22
25 Academy of Art 47.20 PacWest Charles Ryan (3rd) 45
dropped out: No. 25 West Texas A&M



Men’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 MIAA 469.62 4
2 GLIAC 437.75 3
3 Lone Star 399.53 3
4 RMAC 384.27 3
5 CIAA 334.20 2
6 PacWest 265.94 2
7 PSAC 246.25 1
8 NSIC 209.65 2
9 CCAA 204.91 1
10 Northeast-10 172.31 2



USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
2013 Week #2 — April 9
next ranking: April 16

Rank School Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 Lincoln (Mo.) 281.12 MIAA Victor Thomas (12th) 1
2 Adams State 209.59 RMAC Damon Martin (25th) 2
3 Grand Canyon 187.57 PacWest Tom Flood (3rd) 3
4 Grand Valley State 152.00 GLIAC Jerry Baltes (14th) 4
5 Academy of Art 145.82 PacWest Charles Ryan (3rd) 8
6 Johnson C. Smith 122.94 CIAA Lennox Graham (6th) 5
7 Alaska Anchorage 117.29 GNAC Michael Friess (23rd) 6
8 U-Mary 114.50 NSIC Mike Thorson (19th) 7
9 Angelo State 105.48 Lone Star James Reid (14th) 9
10 Ashland 96.39 GLIAC Jud Logan (10th) 12
11 Central Missouri 91.20 MIAA Kirk Pedersen (17th)/Kip Janvrin (15th) 11
12 Abilene Christian 88.65 Lone Star Roosevelt Lofton (4th) 10
13 Saint Augustine’s 75.10 CIAA George Williams (37th) 13
14 Wayne State (Neb.) 67.64 NSIC Marlon Brink (13th) 14
15 Tiffin 64.86 GLIAC Jeremy Croy (13th) 16
16 Augustana (S.D.) 64.43 NSIC Tracy Hellman (13th) 15
17 SF State 55.66 CCAA Terry Burke (8th) 17
18 Findlay 50.89 GLIAC Marc Arce (25th) 18
19 Pittsburg State 48.25 MIAA Russ Jewett (27th) 20
20 Shippensburg 47.38 PSAC Dave Osanitsch (8th) 21
21 Sioux Falls 42.48 NSIC Reid Ehrisman (1st) 19
22 West Texas A&M 41.90 Lone Star Darren Flowers (4th) 22
23 Winona State 41.11 NSIC Mason Rebarchek (9th) 23
24 Seattle Pacific 37.71 GNAC Karl Lerum (8th) 25
25 Georgian Court 36.14 East Coast Michael Murawski (1st) 24
dropped out: none



Women’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 MIAA 538.59 3
2 GLIAC 466.26 4
3 NSIC 354.43 5
4 PacWest 333.38 2
5 Lone Star 309.16 3
6 RMAC 276.49 1
7 CIAA 262.46 2
8 GNAC 225.13 2
9 CCAA 187.18 1
10 PSAC 153.86 1




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