Wednesday, April 29, 2015

NAIA RANKINGS

Race For NAIA No. 1 Tightens


By Dennis Young, USTFCCCA
April 29, 2015   



NEW ORLEANS – In the latest edition of the NAIA track & field team rankings released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the No. 1 teams remained the same, but the battle for the top spot tightened.  The No. 1 Indiana Tech men and No. 1 Wayland Baptist women led the nation in rankings points for the fourth straight week.  And the No. 2 Oklahoma Baptist men and No. 2 Indiana Tech women closed the gap by more than thirty points each.

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OBU’s men narrowed Tech’s lead by running a nation-leading 4×800 meter relay at Drake.  Travis Hinton, Jywayne Allen, Ayoub Akil, and Clay Shepperson teamed up to run 7:31.73 and win the non-DI section in Des Moines. The Warrior women made their advance thanks to forty points from the two polar opposite hurdling events at the Penn Relays.  Laura Condron ran 11:06 in the steeplechase, and Andrea Ford ran 14.20 in the 100 meter hurdles.
Trends for both sexes were similar.  For both men and women, the composition of the top five remained the same, one team from Oregon joined the top ten, and two teams joined the top twenty-five. 
The men’s top five—Tech, Oklahoma Baptist, No. 3 Concordia (Neb.), No. 4 British Columbia, and No. 5 Southern Oregon—is the same for the second straight week. Nos. 6 and 7 Doane and Concordia (Ore.) switched places, and No. 9 Eastern Oregon joined the top ten.  The leaper of the week was No. 17 Northwestern (Iowa), up eleven ranks.  No. 23 Cumberlands (Ky.) also joined the top twenty-five.
Behind Wayland Baptist and Indiana Tech, women’s No. 3 Concordia (Neb.) and No. 4 British Columbia traded spots ahead of No. 5 Doane. Concordia (Ore.) joined the top ten at No. 10, and two squads made huge jumps.  No. 19 Brenau (Ga.) and No. 23 Friends (Kan.) moved up forty-six and seventeen spots, respectively.
The NAIA national rankings will be released on Wednesdays between now and the May 21-23 national championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)

2015 Week #5 — April 29

next ranking: May 6
RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Indiana Tech432.83Wolverine-HoosierDoug Edgar (6th)1
2Oklahoma Baptist376.89Sooner AthleticFord Mastin (19th)2
3Concordia (Neb.)347.59Great PlainsKregg Einspahr (23rd)3
4British Columbia292.20Independent (NAIA)Marek Jedrzejek (14th)4
5Southern Oregon272.14CascadeGrier Gatlin (4th)5
6Wayland Baptist (Texas)271.78Sooner AthleticRohan Thompson (4th)7
7Doane (Neb.)248.16Great PlainsEd Fye (13th)6
8Concordia (Ore.)227.27CascadeJerret Mantalas (1st)8
9Eastern Oregon206.19CascadeBen Welch (11th)12
10Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)203.39ChicagolandMichael McDowell (14th)9
11Embry-Riddle (Fla.)180.97Sun ConferenceMichael Rosolino (12th)11
12Briar Cliff (Iowa)174.13Great PlainsNate Treinen (8th)20
13Oklahoma City171.76Sooner AthleticConor Holt (4th)10
14Siena Heights (Mich.)167.54Wolverine-HoosierTim Bauer (31st)13
15Wiley (Texas)162.25Red RiverMicah Tirop (2nd)14
16Indiana Wesleyan132.18CrossroadsJohn Foss (28th)16
17Northwestern (Iowa)128.52Great PlainsScott Bahrke (3rd)28
18Carroll (Mont.)123.48FrontierHarry Clark (2nd)18
19William Carey (Miss.)121.50Southern StatesBen Smith (3rd)19
20Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)118.92FrontierMike Collins (18th)21
21Tennessee Wesleyan116.12AppalachianShawn Jakubowski (3rd)15
22Cal State San Marcos113.48Independent (NAIA)Steve Scott (16th)17
23Cumberlands (Ky.)109.59Mid-SouthFloyd Stroud (22nd)27
24Central Methodist (Mo.)109.38Heart of AmericaMark Nelson (4th)22
25Bethel (Ind.)105.39CrossroadsTony Natali (17th)25
dropped out: No. 23 Park (Mo.), No. 24 Westmont (Calif.)
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Men’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1Great Plains963.533
2Sooner Athletic878.623
3Cascade866.393
4Wolverine-Hoosier710.642
5Independent (NAIA)503.162
6Sun Conference424.431
7Crossroads352.542
8Chicagoland319.681
9Red River286.091
10Heart of America279.011

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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)

2015 Week #5 — April 29

next ranking: May 6
RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Wayland Baptist (Texas)479.30Sooner AthleticRohan Thompson (4th)1
2Indiana Tech440.84Wolverine-HoosierDoug Edgar (6th)2
3Concordia (Neb.)387.71Great PlainsKregg Einspahr (23rd)4
4British Columbia375.99IndependentMarek Jedrzejek (14th)3
5Doane (Neb.)351.98Great PlainsEd Fye (13th)5
6Oklahoma Baptist317.20Sooner AthleticFord Mastin (19th)6
7Westmont (Calif.)241.54Golden StateRussell Smelley (36th)8
8Embry-Riddle (Fla.)227.96Sun ConferenceMichael Rosolino (12th)7
9Cornerstone (Mich.)190.38Wolverine-HoosierPaul Koutz (3rd)9
10Concordia (Ore.)154.00CascadeJerret Mantalas (1st)12
11Aquinas (Mich.)144.19Wolverine-HoosierDave Wood (19th)10
12Southwestern (Kan.)140.46Kansas CollegiateMike Kirkland (2nd)14
13Cal State San Marcos138.23IndependentSteve Scott (16th)13
14Siena Heights (Mich.)131.13Wolverine-HoosierKirk Richards (3rd)11
15Carroll (Mont.)120.78FrontierHarry Clark (2nd)15
16Hastings (Neb.)115.68Great PlainsRyan Mahoney (2nd)18
17Wiley (Texas)113.86Red RiverMicah Tirop (2nd)16
18Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)113.45ChicagolandMichael McDowell (14th)21
19Brenau (Ga.)107.61Southern StatesRichard Ludwig (3rd)65
20Southern-New Orleans (La.)103.88Gulf CoastYhann Plummer (2nd)19
21Missouri Baptist103.83American MidwestPatricia Hanna (5th)17
22The Master’s (Calif.)99.37Golden StateZach Schroeder (7th)24
23Friends (Kan.)99.13Kansas CollegiateCole Davis (4th)40
24Grand View (Iowa)95.34Midwest CollegiateJerry Monner (9th)23
25Southern Oregon92.22CascadeGrier Gatlin (4th)20
dropped out: No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan, No. 25 SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
View All Teams Beyond the Top 25

Women’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1Great Plains1140.563
2Wolverine-Hoosier940.844
3Sooner Athletic846.282
4Cascade572.672
5Independent (NAIA)543.202
6Sun Conference509.992
7Golden State461.282
8Crossroads324.671
9Kansas Collegiate287.671
10Red River276.791


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