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.
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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 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Findlay | 143.82 | GLIAC | Marc Arce (27th) | 3 |
| 2 | Ashland | 135.31 | GLIAC | Jud Logan (12th) | 2 |
| 3 | Minnesota State | 131.32 | NSIC | Jim Dilling (2nd) | 1 |
| 4 | Colorado Mines | 102.75 | RMAC | Matt Sparks (2nd) | 4 |
| 5 | Saint Augustine’s | 100.09 | CIAA | George Williams (39th) | 6 |
| 6 | Grand Valley State | 97.21 | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (16th) | 5 |
| 7 | Western State | 75.23 | RMAC | Chris Bradford (6th) | 14 |
| 8 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 74.37 | Lone Star | Ryan Dall (7th) | 17 |
| 9 | CSU-Pueblo | 73.87 | RMAC | Matt Morris (2nd) | 9 |
| 10 | Lewis | 72.09 | GLVC | Dana Schwarting (10th) | 15 |
| 11 | Pittsburg State | 71.62 | MIAA | Russ Jewett (27th) | 16 |
| 12 | American International | 70.29 | Northeast-10 | Leo Mayo (9th) | 13 |
| 13 | Central Missouri | 63.66 | MIAA | Kirk Pedersen (19th)/Kip Janvrin (17th) | 8 |
| 14 | Tiffin | 62.99 | GLIAC | Jeremy Croy (15th) | 7 |
| 15 | Southern Indiana | 59.38 | GLVC | Mike Hillyard (17th) | 12 |
| 16 | Black Hills State | 57.85 | RMAC | Seth Mischke (4th) | 19 |
| 17 | Emporia State | 55.80 | MIAA | Steve Blocker (4th) | 10 |
| 18 | Missouri Southern | 54.51 | MIAA | Bryan Schiding (2nd) | 20 |
| 19 | Simon Fraser | 48.52 | GNAC | Brit Townsend (15th) | 11 |
| 20 | Neb.-Kearney | 42.72 | MIAA | Brady Bonsall (7th) | 22 |
| 21 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 40.28 | Lone Star | Tom Dibbern (2nd) | 52 |
| 22 | Adams State | 37.41 | RMAC | Rock Light (2nd) | 21 |
| 23 | Sioux Falls | 37.35 | NSIC | Reid Ehrisman (3rd) | 27 |
| 24 | Hillsdale | 35.35 | GLIAC | Andrew Towne (1st) | 35 |
| 25 | Fort Hays State | 35.02 | MIAA | Dennis Weber (22nd) | 33 |
| dropped out: No. 18 Shippensburg, No. 23 Shorter, No. 24 Limestone, No. 25 Montana St.-Billings | |||||
| View All Teams Beyond the Top 25 | |||||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | GLIAC | 528.43 | 5 |
| 2 | RMAC | 403.38 | 5 |
| 3 | MIAA | 354.55 | 6 |
| 4 | NSIC | 214.46 | 2 |
| 5 | GNAC | 170.61 | 1 |
| 6 | GLVC | 165.72 | 2 |
| 7 | Lone Star | 158.62 | 2 |
| 8 | Northeast-10 | 152.51 | 1 |
| 9 | CIAA | 111.83 | 1 |
| 10 | PSAC | 54.26 | |
| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Atlantic | Shippensburg | 543.74 | 1 |
| Central | Minnesota State | 366.24 | 1 |
| East | Southern Connecticut | 422.45 | 1 |
| Midwest | Grand Valley State | 410.59 | 1 |
| South | Shorter | 633.45 | 1 |
| South Central | Texas A&M-Commerce | 384.73 | 5 |
| Southeast | Mount Olive | 493.07 | 1 |
| West | Simon Fraser | 376.12 | 1 |
| View All Regional Rankings | |||
USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II | |||||
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25) | |||||
2015 Week #3 — February 10 | |||||
| next ranking: February 17 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Central Missouri | 153.21 | MIAA | Kirk Pedersen (19th)/Kip Janvrin (17th) | 1 |
| 2 | Ashland | 149.24 | GLIAC | Jud Logan (12th) | 2 |
| 3 | Simon Fraser | 110.79 | GNAC | Brit Townsend (15th) | 3 |
| 4 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 83.78 | MIAA | Victor Thomas (14th) | NR |
| 5 | Grand Valley State | 80.35 | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (16th) | 4 |
| 6 | U-Mary | 77.62 | NSIC | Mike Thorson (21st) | 18 |
| 7 | Johnson C. Smith | 77.22 | CIAA | Lennox Graham (8th) | 6 |
| 8 | Hillsdale | 68.24 | GLIAC | Andrew Towne (4th) | 9 |
| 9 | Lewis | 66.87 | GLVC | Dana Schwarting (10th) | 5 |
| 10 | New Haven | 63.06 | Northeast-10 | Shaunnaya Williams (4th) | 7 |
| 11 | Harding | 54.31 | Great American | Steve Guymon (12th) | 13 |
| 12 | Southern Connecticut | 53.46 | Northeast-10 | Melissa Stoll (3rd) | 14 |
| 13 | Adams State | 53.25 | RMAC | Rock Light (2nd) | 8 |
| 14 | Minnesota Duluth | 52.39 | NSIC | Joanna Warmington (4th) | 22 |
| 15 | Findlay | 52.26 | GLIAC | Marc Arce (27th) | 11 |
| 16 | Sioux Falls | 49.25 | NSIC | Reid Ehrisman (3rd) | 10 |
| 17 | Pittsburg State | 48.53 | MIAA | Russ Jewett (29th) | 36 |
| 18 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 46.42 | NSIC | Marlon Brink (15th) | 15 |
| 19 | Stonehill | 46.17 | Northeast-10 | Karen Boen (17th) | 12 |
| 20 | Azusa Pacific | 45.80 | PacWest | Preston Grey (1st) | 16 |
| 21 | Chadron State | 45.63 | RMAC | Brad Gamble (1st) | 20 |
| 22 | Saint Augustine’s | 45.29 | CIAA | George Williams (39th) | 17 |
| 23 | Livingstone | 41.46 | CIAA | Justin Davis (6th) | 19 |
| 24 | Shorter | 37.57 | Gulf South | Scott Byrd (8th) | 21 |
| 25 | Academy of Art | 37.02 | PacWest | Charles Ryan (5th) | 23 |
| dropped out: No. 24 West Texas A&M, No. 25 Tarleton State | |||||
| View All Teams Beyond the Top 25 | |||||
| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | GLIAC | 398.21 | 4 |
| 2 | MIAA | 353.22 | 3 |
| 3 | NSIC | 333.48 | 4 |
| 4 | Northeast-10 | 201.47 | 3 |
| 5 | CIAA | 188.59 | 3 |
| 6 | GNAC | 171.59 | 1 |
| 7 | RMAC | 155.88 | 2 |
| 8 | GLVC | 104.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Lone Star | 98.59 | |
| 10 | PacWest | 82.82 | 2 |
| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Atlantic | Slippery Rock | 272.07 | 2 |
| Central | Central Missouri | 304.43 | 1 |
| East | Southern Connecticut | 533.09 | 1 |
| Midwest | Grand Valley State | 496.17 | 1 |
| South | Alabama-Huntsville | 649.60 | 2 |
| South Central | Chadron State | 271.42 | 2 |
| Southeast | Queens (N.C.) | 301.30 | 1 |
| West | Simon Fraser | 343.85 | 1 |
| View All Regional Rankings | |||
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