Reigning Women's Champions Making a Run at No. 1 UW-La Crosse in DIII Outdoor Team Rankings

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Reigning Women's Champions Making a Run at No. 1 UW-La Crosse in DIII Outdoor Team Rankings
April 9, 2014

NEW ORLEANS – The defending outdoor champion No. 1 UW-La Crosse men extended their advantage atop the Division III National Team Computer Rankings released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

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The No. 1 UW-La Crosse women, on the other hand, have company with the two-time defending indoor and cross country national team champions No. 3 UW-Oshkosh and No. 4 Johns Hopkins, respectively, making their way toward the top. Meanwhile, two-time defending outdoor team champion Wartburg is still hot on their heels at No. 2.

The UW-La Crosse (167.29) and Wartburg (163.80) women remained steady at the top, but both No. 3 UW-Oshkosh (139.38) and No. 4 Johns Hopkins (124.98) made big upward moves.

UWO increased its team score by nearly 23 points with top-10 shot put performances (preseason marks included) by No. 2 Breanna Strupp and No. 9 Jecel Klotz. Johs Hopkins improved by just over 23 points behind third-ranked 800 meters runner Maggie Shelton and top-10 marks at 5000 meters by No. 6 Frances Loeb and No. 8 Sophia Meehan.

WOMEN’S TOP FIVE
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
UW-La Crosse
167.29 pts Wartburg
163.80 pts UW-Oshkosh
139.38 pts Johns Hopkins
124.98 pts Rowan
124.22 pts
View Complete Women’s Rankings

Rowan (124.22) was displaced two positions to No. 5 to complete the top five.

This past weekend served as the 2014 outdoor debut for the UWL men and women at their home Ashton May Invitational – the Division III National Meet of the Week – and the Eagles men took full advantage.

Behind top-five performances (including preseason marks) from No. 4 Gary Trkula in the pole vault and No. 5 David Stilin at 1500 meters, the UWL men (253.39 team rankings score) were the biggest gainer in the men’s rankings with a nearly 26-point improvement from a week ago.

MEN’S TOP FIVE
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
UW-La Crosse
253.39 pts UW-Oshkosh
143.12 pts UW-Eau Claire
142.60 pts UW-Whitewater
117.65 pts North Central (Ill.)
91.82 pts
View Complete Men’s Rankings

No. 2 UW-Oshkosh (143.12) and No. 3 UW-Eau Claire (142.60) traded places from the previous edition of the rankings, while No. 4 UW-Whitewater (117.65) held firm.

National Athlete of the Week John Crain led his North Central (Ill.) men (91.82) to a nine-position jump from last week to round out the top five at No. 5.

The No. 16 Baldwin Wallace women were the biggest movers of the week with a 14-position jump, while the No. 15 Wabash men claimed that distinction for the men with an 11-spot improvement.

The purpose and methodology of the rankings is to create an index that showcases the teams that have the best potential of achieving the top spots in the national team race. Rankings points do not equate with NCAA Championships team points. A full description of the rankings can be found here.

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION III
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
2014 Week #2 — April 9
next ranking: April 16

Rank School Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 UW-La Crosse 253.39 WIAC Josh Buchholtz (6th) 1
2 UW-Oshkosh 143.12 WIAC Eamon McKenna (2nd) 3
3 UW-Eau Claire 142.60 WIAC Chip Schneider (12th) 2
4 UW-Whitewater 117.65 WIAC Mike Johnson (5th) 4
5 North Central (Ill.) 91.82 CCIW Frank Gramarosso (4th) 14
6 Mount Union 89.33 OAC Kevin Lucas (4th) 8
7 Whittier 84.50 SCIAC Dave Hogan (7th) 5
8 Wartburg 78.69 IIAC Marcus Newsom (16th) 12
9 Central (Iowa) 77.01 IIAC Joe Dunham (6th) 6
10 Whitworth 76.53 Northwest Toby Schwarz (18th) 7
11 MIT 76.33 NEWMAC Halston Taylor (24th) 9
12 Christopher Newport 75.04 CAC Tyler Wingard (8th) 10
13 Salisbury 72.06 CAC Jim Jones (15th) 11
14 Bates 70.52 NESCAC Al Fereshetian (19th) 16
15 Wabash 65.96 NCAC Clyde Morgan (6th) 26
16 Greenville 65.13 SLIAC Brian Patton (20th) 17
17 SUNY Cortland 64.73 SUNYAC Steve Patrick (7th) 13
18 Carthage 62.32 CCIW Brett Witt (9th) 15
19 Washington (Mo.) 60.54 UAA Jeff Stiles (13th) 27
20 Augustana (Ill.) 56.68 CCIW Paul Olsen (45th) 19
21 Buffalo State 52.53 SUNYAC Eugene Lewis (14th) 18
22 SUNY Oneonta 50.42 SUNYAC Angelo Posillico (1st) 23
23 Moravian 48.76 Landmark Jesse Baumann (3rd) 24
24 UW-Stout 46.82 WIAC Kyle Steiner (1st) 20
25 Widener 45.73 Middle Atlantic Vince Touey (27th) 22
Dropped out: No. 21 Coast Guard, No. 25 La Verne
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Men’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 WIAC 779.56 5
2 CCIW 215.97 3
3 SUNYAC 213.66 3
4 IIAC 197.96 2
5 SCIAC 197.23 2
6 CAC 197.18 2
7 NESCAC 188.24 1
8 Northwest Conference 148.20 1
9 NEWMAC 141.74 2
10 OAC 138.77 1



USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION III
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
2014 Week #2 — April 9
next ranking: April 16

Rank School Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 UW-La Crosse 167.29 WIAC Pat Healy (23rd) 1
2 Wartburg 163.80 IIAC Marcus Newsom (16th) 2
3 UW-Oshkosh 139.38 WIAC Ben Dorsey (2nd) 4
4 Johns Hopkins 124.98 Centennial Bobby Van Allen (15th) 5
5 Rowan 124.22 NJAC Derick “Ringo” Adamson (7th) 3
6 Wheaton (Mass.) 104.06 NEWMAC Dave Cusano (3rd) 6
7 UW-Whitewater 94.51 WIAC Mike Johnson (3rd) 9
8 MIT 92.78 NEWMAC Halston Taylor (7th) 11
9 Washington (Mo.) 91.24 UAA Jeff Stiles (13th) 8
10 Cal Lutheran 91.01 SCIAC Matt Lea (6th) 7
11 Williams 81.97 NESCAC Nate Hoey (1st) 10
12 Buffalo State 73.81 SUNYAC Eugene Lewis (14th) 12
13 North Central (Ill.) 67.07 CCIW Kari Kluckhohn (11th) 13
14 Ramapo 59.13 NJAC Mike Jackson (10th) 14
15 Birmingham-Southern 58.63 SAA Kenneth Cox (5th) 16
16 Baldwin Wallace 52.93 OAC Bill Taraschke (29th) 30
17 Concordia Moorhead 50.32 MIAC Marv Roeske (19th) 17
18 Monmouth (Ill.) 48.60 Midwest Roger Haynes (14th) 18
19 WPI 45.50 NEWMAC Brian Chabot (6th) 21
20 Washington and Jefferson 45.34 PAC Dale Boring (1st) 19
21 La Verne 44.09 SCIAC Pat Widolff (22nd) 20
22 Whitworth 41.88 Northwest Toby Schwarz (18th) 22
23 Illinois Wesleyan 40.88 CCIW Chris Schumacher (17th) 24
24 UW-Eau Claire 40.19 WIAC Chip Schneider (8th) 25
25 St. Thomas (Minn.) 40.16 MIAC Joe Sweeney (34th) 26
Dropped out: No. 15 Lehman, No. 23 SUNY Cortland
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Women’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 WIAC 483.91 4
2 NEWMAC 277.77 3
3 IIAC 237.32 1
4 NJAC 221.80 2
5 NESCAC 203.45 1
6 SCIAC 181.00 2
7 UAA 177.49 1
8 CCIW 165.28 2
9 SUNYAC 154.43 2
10 Northwest Conference 143.85 1


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