Top Teams in Outdoor T&F Division II National Team Rankings Hold Steady

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Top Teams in Outdoor T&F Division II National Team Rankings Hold Steady
April 29, 2014


NEW ORLEANS – With little more than three weeks remaining before the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships, both the No. 1 Saint Augustine’s men and the No. 1 Grand Valley State women built on their leads in the DII National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).



Defending outdoor champion Saint Augustine’s put some ground between itself and No. 2 Adams State after a strong showing at the Penn Relays, with Ashland moving further into the discussion at the top with a jump to No. 3. Meanwhile, GVSU inched farther ahead of the No. 2 Adams State women.

Already the national triple jump leader for Saint Augustine’s (275.36 team rankings score), DeJon Wilkinson’s Penn Relays performance also boosted him into the top spot in the long jump. Teammate David Shaw also moved into the top 10 in both horizontal jump events to give the Falcons’ team rankings score a 13-point boost from last week.

Team rankings scores do not mirror the points systems used at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, but rather measure team depth based on their student-athletes’ positioning on the national descending order lists.

Adams State (231.22) fell seven points, while Ashland (197.92) moved up a spot to No. 3 with a 21-point improvement behind third-ranked 100-meter hurdler Elijha Owens and fifth-ranked discus thrower Kyle Steinhauser.

Both Saint Augustine’s and Adams State led the way with seven top-three nationally ranked individual/relay performers, followed by TAMU-Kingsville with five and Ashland’s four.No. 4 Texas A&M-Kingsville (170.10) fell one spot, with Chico State (118.52) holding steady to round out the top five.

The Falcons topped the total top-10 performers list with 16, while Adams State and Ashland came in with 13 and Texas A&M-Kingsville with 10.

A breakdown of top-10 performers by team can be found here.

Despite National Athlete of the WeekSamantha Elliott’s Penn Relays 400-meter hurdles win, her No. 3 Johnson C. Smith squad (160.44) lost some ground to the top two while both No. 4 Lincoln (Mo.) (148.93) and No. 5 Ashland (142.39) moved up one spot and drew closer.The race at the top of the women’s rankings remained close, with both No. 1 Grand Valley State (221.89) and No. 2 Adams State (193.27) only marginally improving their team scores.

GVSU’s 15 top-10 performers is the most in the nation over Adams State’s 12 and No. 8 Angelo State’s 10, and the Lakers have three performers ranked in the top three nationally — well short of the national lead.

That list is topped by Johnson C. Smith with eight top-three performers, followed by Adams State and No. 6 Saint Augustine’s with five each.

A breakdown of top-10 performers by team can be found here.

Southern Indiana’s No. 22 men were the biggest gainers of the week with an 18-position improvement, while No. 10 Pittsburg State moved up the farthest on the women’s side with an eight-spot jump.

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 II
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
2014 Week #7 — April 29
next ranking: May 6

Rank School Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 Saint Augustine’s 275.36 CIAA George Williams (38th) 1
2 Adams State 231.22 RMAC Rock Light (1st) 2
3 Ashland 197.92 GLIAC Jud Logan (11th) 4
4 Texas A&M-Kingsville 170.10 Lone Star Ryan Dall (6th) 3
5 Chico State 118.52 CCAA Oliver Hanf (2nd) 5
6 Grand Valley State 91.56 GLIAC Jerry Baltes (15th) 10
7 Alaska Anchorage 91.32 GNAC Michael Friess (24th) 6
8 Minnesota State 90.61 NSIC Jim Dilling (1st) 8
9 Academy of Art 88.42 PacWest Charles Ryan (4th) 7
10 Pittsburg State 86.37 MIAA Russ Jewett (26th) 11
11 Lincoln (Mo.) 86.06 MIAA Victor Thomas (13th) 12
12 Angelo State 85.82 Lone Star James Reid (15th) 9
13 Colorado Mines 77.09 RMAC Matt Sparks (1st) 14
14 Findlay 69.72 GLIAC Marc Arce (26th) 13
15 Tarleton State 66.76 Lone Star Patrick Ponder (8th) 15
16 Cal State Stanislaus 63.88 CCAA Diljeet Taylor (2nd) 16
17 Central Missouri 59.70 MIAA Kirk Pedersen (18th)/Kip Janvrin (16th) 19
18 Johnson C. Smith 58.69 CIAA Lennox Graham (7th) 21
19 Lake Erie 56.36 GLIAC Ryan Rademacher (1st) 18
20 Southern Connecticut 55.64 Northeast-10 John Wallin (4th) 27
21 Texas A&M-Commerce 52.70 Lone Star Tom Dibbern (1st) 17
22 Southern Indiana 52.12 GLVC Mike Hillyard (16th) 40
23 Emporia State 49.53 MIAA Steve Blocker (3rd) 22
24 Shippensburg 48.47 PSAC Dave Osanitsch (9th) 26
25 Indianapolis 46.01 GLVC Scott Fangman (17th) 20
Dropped out: No. 23 UC San Diego, No. 24 Mount Olive, No. 25 Virginia State
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Men’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 GLIAC 487.95 4
2 Lone Star 448.05 4
3 MIAA 401.65 4
4 CIAA 385.25 2
5 RMAC 381.11 2
6 CCAA 263.34 2
7 GLVC 154.70 2
8 NSIC 139.98 1
9 GNAC 134.67 1
10 PSAC 126.47 1



USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
2014 Week #7 — April 29
next ranking: May 6

Rank School Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 Grand Valley State 221.89 GLIAC Jerry Baltes (15th) 1
2 Adams State 193.27 RMAC Rock Light (1st) 2
3 Johnson C. Smith 160.44 CIAA Lennox Graham (7th) 3
4 Lincoln (Mo.) 148.93 MIAA Victor Thomas (13th) 5
5 Ashland 142.39 GLIAC Jud Logan (11th) 6
6 Saint Augustine’s 137.35 CIAA George Williams (38th) 4
7 Central Missouri 124.80 MIAA Kirk Pedersen (18th)/Kip Janvrin (16th) 8
8 Angelo State 124.62 Lone Star James Reid (15th) 7
9 New Mexico Highlands 96.22 RMAC Bob DeVries (22nd) 10
10 Pittsburg State 91.07 MIAA Russ Jewett (28th) 18
11 Wayne State (Neb.) 85.02 NSIC Marlon Brink (14th) 12
12 West Texas A&M 82.27 Lone Star Darren Flowers (5th) 16
13 Chico State 77.40 CCAA Robert Nooney (1st) 9
14 Cal State Stanislaus 76.28 CCAA Diljeet Taylor (2nd) 13
15 Alaska Anchorage 75.94 GNAC Michael Friess (24th) 11
16 Western State 73.34 RMAC Chris Bradford (5th) 15
17 Academy of Art 72.85 PacWest Charles Ryan (4th) 14
18 Indianapolis 65.89 GLVC Scott Fangman (17th) 17
19 Western Washington 61.43 GNAC Pee Wee Halsell (27th) 20
20 Texas A&M-Kingsville 61.09 Lone Star Ryan Dall (6th) 19
21 New Haven 54.43 Northeast-10 Shaunnaya Williams (3rd) 21
22 Lewis 43.40 GLVC Dana Schwarting (9th) 25
23 Livingstone 39.42 CIAA Justin Davis (5th) 23
24 U-Mary 38.84 NSIC Mike Thorson (20th) 22
25 Tiffin 38.16 GLIAC Jeremy Croy (14th) 26
Dropped out: No. 24 Seattle Pacific
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Women’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 MIAA 515.02 3
2 GLIAC 513.26 3
3 RMAC 432.34 3
4 CIAA 361.57 3
5 Lone Star 303.33 3
6 NSIC 231.00 2
7 GNAC 210.67 2
8 CCAA 187.72 2
9 GLVC 159.52 2
10 Northeast-10 109.16 1





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