Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Findlay Men Move to No. 1 in NCAA Division II Indoor T&F National Rankings

By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA
February 10, 2015   

NEW ORLEANS – Findlay may be a program known most predominantly for the prowess of its throwers, but it was freshman sprinters and jumpers who put its men’s team over the top for the No. 1 spot in the third regular-season edition of the NCAA Division II National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

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The Oilers struck paydirt at Hillsdale this weekend with a pair of first-year competitors in fourth-ranked triple jumper Michael Bruceand No. 8 quarter-miler Sergi Torres, propelling them past GLIAC rival Ashland and a falling Minnesota State squad.
All three squads remain very close. Findlay claimed the top spot with 143.82 points (a high national rank for an athlete in an event(s) means more points for him/her; more high-scoring athletes means more points for a team), but Ashland remained No. 2 with 135.31 points and Minnesota State took a slight tumble from No. 1 with 131.32 points.
Rounding out the men’s top five were No. 4 Colorado Mines and the 2015 top-five debut of two-time defending national championSaint Augustine’s at No. 5.
The top three women’s teams remained stationary this week. Central Missouri stayed on top, followed very closely by No. 2 Ashland and less closely by No. 3 Simon Fraser.

NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL COACHES’ POLL TOP 5 – MEN

1)Findlay2)Ashland3)Minnesota St4)Colorado Mines5)Saint Augustine
FindlayAshlandMinnesota St.Colorado MinesSaint Augustine’s
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NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL COACHES’ POLL TOP 5 – WOMEN

1)Central Missouri2)Ashland3)Lewis4)Lincoln MO5)GVSU
Central MissouriAshlandSimon FraserLincoln (Mo.).Grand Valley St
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Moving up to No. 4 was outdoor national champion Lincoln (Mo.), which displaced Grand Valley State down a position to No. 5.
After dropping from No. 5 to No. 18 last week, U-Mary is back in the conversation at No. 6 behind its top-ranked distance medley relay squad.
Reigning indoor women’s national champion Adams Stateslipped five spots to No. 13.
Making the biggest upward moves of the rankings were theTexas A&M-Commerce men at No. 21 following a 31-spot gain, and the No. 17 Pittsburg State women with a 19-position improvement.

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II

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

2015 Week #3 — February 10

next ranking: February 17

RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Findlay143.82GLIACMarc Arce (27th)3
2Ashland135.31GLIACJud Logan (12th)2
3Minnesota State131.32NSICJim Dilling (2nd)1
4Colorado Mines102.75RMACMatt Sparks (2nd)4
5Saint Augustine’s100.09CIAAGeorge Williams (39th)6
6Grand Valley State97.21GLIACJerry Baltes (16th)5
7Western State75.23RMACChris Bradford (6th)14
8Texas A&M-Kingsville74.37Lone StarRyan Dall (7th)17
9CSU-Pueblo73.87RMACMatt Morris (2nd)9
10Lewis72.09GLVCDana Schwarting (10th)15
11Pittsburg State71.62MIAARuss Jewett (27th)16
12American International70.29Northeast-10Leo Mayo (9th)13
13Central Missouri63.66MIAAKirk Pedersen (19th)/Kip Janvrin (17th)8
14Tiffin62.99GLIACJeremy Croy (15th)7
15Southern Indiana59.38GLVCMike Hillyard (17th)12
16Black Hills State57.85RMACSeth Mischke (4th)19
17Emporia State55.80MIAASteve Blocker (4th)10
18Missouri Southern54.51MIAABryan Schiding (2nd)20
19Simon Fraser48.52GNACBrit Townsend (15th)11
20Neb.-Kearney42.72MIAABrady Bonsall (7th)22
21Texas A&M-Commerce40.28Lone StarTom Dibbern (2nd)52
22Adams State37.41RMACRock Light (2nd)21
23Sioux Falls37.35NSICReid Ehrisman (3rd)27
24Hillsdale35.35GLIACAndrew Towne (1st)35
25Fort Hays State35.02MIAADennis Weber (22nd)33
dropped out: No. 18 Shippensburg, No. 23 Shorter, No. 24 Limestone, No. 25 Montana St.-Billings
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Men’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1GLIAC528.435
2RMAC403.385
3MIAA354.556
4NSIC214.462
5GNAC170.611
6GLVC165.722
7Lone Star158.622
8Northeast-10152.511
9CIAA111.831
10PSAC54.26

Men’s Regional Index Leaders
RegionInstitutionPointsLast Week
AtlanticShippensburg543.741
CentralMinnesota State366.241
EastSouthern Connecticut422.451
MidwestGrand Valley State410.591
SouthShorter633.451
South CentralTexas A&M-Commerce384.735
SoutheastMount Olive493.071
WestSimon Fraser376.121
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USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II

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

2015 Week #3 — February 10

next ranking: February 17

RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Central Missouri153.21MIAAKirk Pedersen (19th)/Kip Janvrin (17th)1
2Ashland149.24GLIACJud Logan (12th)2
3Simon Fraser110.79GNACBrit Townsend (15th)3
4Lincoln (Mo.)83.78MIAAVictor Thomas (14th)NR
5Grand Valley State80.35GLIACJerry Baltes (16th)4
6U-Mary77.62NSICMike Thorson (21st)18
7Johnson C. Smith77.22CIAALennox Graham (8th)6
8Hillsdale68.24GLIACAndrew Towne (4th)9
9Lewis66.87GLVCDana Schwarting (10th)5
10New Haven63.06Northeast-10Shaunnaya Williams (4th)7
11Harding54.31Great AmericanSteve Guymon (12th)13
12Southern Connecticut53.46Northeast-10Melissa Stoll (3rd)14
13Adams State53.25RMACRock Light (2nd)8
14Minnesota Duluth52.39NSICJoanna Warmington (4th)22
15Findlay52.26GLIACMarc Arce (27th)11
16Sioux Falls49.25NSICReid Ehrisman (3rd)10
17Pittsburg State48.53MIAARuss Jewett (29th)36
18Wayne State (Neb.)46.42NSICMarlon Brink (15th)15
19Stonehill46.17Northeast-10Karen Boen (17th)12
20Azusa Pacific45.80PacWestPreston Grey (1st)16
21Chadron State45.63RMACBrad Gamble (1st)20
22Saint Augustine’s45.29CIAAGeorge Williams (39th)17
23Livingstone41.46CIAAJustin Davis (6th)19
24Shorter37.57Gulf SouthScott Byrd (8th)21
25Academy of Art37.02PacWestCharles Ryan (5th)23
dropped out: No. 24 West Texas A&M, No. 25 Tarleton State
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Women’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1GLIAC398.214
2MIAA353.223
3NSIC333.484
4Northeast-10201.473
5CIAA188.593
6GNAC171.591
7RMAC155.882
8GLVC104.001
9Lone Star98.59
10PacWest82.822

Women’s Regional Index Leaders
RegionInstitutionPointsLast Week
AtlanticSlippery Rock272.072
CentralCentral Missouri304.431
EastSouthern Connecticut533.091
MidwestGrand Valley State496.171
SouthAlabama-Huntsville649.602
South CentralChadron State271.422
SoutheastQueens (N.C.)301.301
WestSimon Fraser343.851
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