Wayland Baptist Women Take Over the NAIA Team Rankings
Courtesy: Dennis Young, USTFCCC
April 8, 2015
April 8, 2015
NEW ORLEANS – For the second straight week, the Indiana Tech men held on to the No. 1 spot in the men’s NAIA rankings, while the No. 1 Wayland Baptist women ascended to the top spot for the first time.
The NAIA outdoor track & field team computer rankings were released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Wednesday.
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Three men’s teams joined the top twenty-five, including one enormous move. No. 19 Central Methodist (Mo.), No. 20 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), and No. 25 William Penn (Iowa) all climbed into the rankings. LC State moved up a whopping eighty-four slots! The Warriors did so with a plethora of fast distance performances at San Francisco State.
Wayland Baptist surmounted the the women’s rankings with a combination of great distance and sprint performances, with nationally elite marks from the 100 to the 10k.
The rest of the top six stayed the same, but switched in order. The next five teams in the rankings were No. 2 Indiana Tech, No. 3 Concordia (Neb.), No. 4 Oklahoma Baptist, No. 5 British Columbia, and No. 6 British Columbia. Nos. 3-5 each climbed at spot at the expense of No. 6.
Four teams joined the women’s top twenty-five: No. 11 Carroll (Mont.), No. 15 Missouri Baptist, No. 21 Baker (Kan.), and No. 24 Webber International. Mizzou Baptist made by far the biggest move–the Spartans jumped seventy-seven rungs in the rankings.
The NAIA rankings will be released every Wednesday between now and the May 21-23 national meet in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
USTFCCCA NAIA | |||||
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) | |||||
2015 Week #2 — April 8 | |||||
| next ranking: April 15 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 357.87 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (6th) | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 328.71 | Sooner Athletic | Ford Mastin (19th) | 2 |
| 3 | Concordia (Ore.) | 314.71 | Cascade | Jerret Mantalas (1st) | 3 |
| 4 | British Columbia | 307.37 | Independent (NAIA) | Marek Jedrzejek (14th) | 5 |
| 5 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 300.35 | Sooner Athletic | Rohan Thompson (4th) | 7 |
| 6 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 268.03 | Sun Conference | Michael Rosolino (12th) | 8 |
| 7 | Southern Oregon | 251.34 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (4th) | 23 |
| 8 | Concordia (Neb.) | 242.13 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (23rd) | 4 |
| 9 | Wiley (Texas) | 216.30 | Red River | Micah Tirop (2nd) | 11 |
| 10 | William Carey (Miss.) | 209.49 | Southern States | Ben Smith (3rd) | 10 |
| 11 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 181.33 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (14th) | 13 |
| 12 | Carroll (Mont.) | 178.99 | Frontier | Harry Clark (2nd) | 24 |
| 13 | Westmont (Calif.) | 172.99 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (36th) | 6 |
| 14 | Eastern Oregon | 167.85 | Cascade | Ben Welch (11th) | 9 |
| 15 | Cal State San Marcos | 154.03 | Independent (NAIA) | Steve Scott (16th) | 12 |
| 16 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 145.44 | Great Plains | Nate Treinen (8th) | 14 |
| 17 | Indiana Wesleyan | 133.74 | Crossroads | John Foss (28th) | 16 |
| 18 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 129.22 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Tim Bauer (31st) | NR |
| 19 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 124.24 | Heart of America | Mark Nelson (4th) | 31 |
| 20 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 113.11 | Frontier | Mike Collins (18th) | 104 |
| 21 | Park (Mo.) | 113.06 | American Midwest | Brian Renshaw (24th) | 19 |
| 22 | Doane (Neb.) | 111.93 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (13th) | 22 |
| 23 | Oklahoma City | 109.93 | Sooner Athletic | Conor Holt (4th) | 15 |
| 24 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 104.17 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (3rd) | 17 |
| 25 | William Penn (Iowa) | 96.32 | Midwest Collegiate | Allen Friesen (5th) | 43 |
| dropped out: No. 18 Corban (Ore.), No. 20 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), No. 21 Tennessee Wesleyan, No. 25 Friends (Kan.) | |||||
| View All Teams Beyond the Top 25 | |||||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Cascade | 947.49 | 3 |
| 2 | Sooner Athletic | 782.38 | 3 |
| 3 | Great Plains | 653.92 | 3 |
| 4 | Sun Conference | 534.53 | 1 |
| 5 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 523.71 | 2 |
| 6 | Independent (NAIA) | 504.94 | 2 |
| 7 | Red River | 388.25 | 1 |
| 8 | Chicagoland | 328.42 | 2 |
| 9 | Crossroads | 321.97 | 1 |
| 10 | Frontier | 320.38 | 2 |
USTFCCCA NAIA | |||||
Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) | |||||
2015 Week #2 — April 8 | |||||
| next ranking: April 15 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 513.88 | Sooner Athletic | Rohan Thompson (4th) | 3 |
| 2 | Indiana Tech | 386.62 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (6th) | 1 |
| 3 | Concordia (Neb.) | 354.55 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (23rd) | 4 |
| 4 | Oklahoma Baptist | 351.56 | Sooner Athletic | Ford Mastin (19th) | 5 |
| 5 | British Columbia | 341.86 | Independent (NAIA) | Marek Jedrzejek (14th) | 6 |
| 6 | Westmont (Calif.) | 333.34 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (36th) | 2 |
| 7 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 307.78 | Sun Conference | Michael Rosolino (12th) | 7 |
| 8 | Concordia (Ore.) | 193.50 | Cascade | Jerret Mantalas (1st) | 8 |
| 9 | Wiley (Texas) | 185.66 | Red River | Micah Tirop (2nd) | 10 |
| 10 | Doane (Neb.) | 170.84 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (13th) | 9 |
| 11 | Carroll (Mont.) | 156.20 | Frontier | Harry Clark (2nd) | 29 |
| 12 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 130.42 | Kansas Collegiate | Mike Kirkland (33rd) | 14 |
| 13 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 129.97 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (14th) | 15 |
| 14 | Hastings (Neb.) | 125.92 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (2nd) | 17 |
| 15 | Missouri Baptist | 125.14 | American Midwest | Patricia Hanna (5th) | 92 |
| 16 | Southern Oregon | 117.09 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (4th) | 20 |
| 17 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 109.39 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Paul Koutz (3rd) | 22 |
| 18 | Cal State San Marcos | 106.41 | Independent (NAIA) | Steve Scott (16th) | 11 |
| 19 | Eastern Oregon | 103.29 | Cascade | Ben Welch (11th) | 12 |
| 20 | Northwest Christian (Ore.) | 93.60 | Cascade | George Walcott (3rd) | 19 |
| 21 | Baker (Kan.) | 90.38 | Heart of America | Tim Byers (1st) | 56 |
| 22 | Taylor (Ind.) | 90.08 | Crossroads | David Neville (1st) | 13 |
| 23 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 88.87 | Golden State | Zach Schroeder (7th) | 23 |
| 24 | Webber International (Fla.) | 86.94 | Sun Conference | David Andrews (4th) | 36 |
| 25 | Grand View (Iowa) | 83.85 | Midwest Collegiate | Jerry Monner (9th) | 21 |
| dropped out: No. 16 Biola (Calif.), No. 18 Dillard (La.), No. 24 Shawnee State (Ohio), No. 25 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | |||||
| View All Teams Beyond the Top 25 | |||||
| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 922.73 | 3 |
| 2 | Sooner Athletic | 903.62 | 2 |
| 3 | Cascade | 755.50 | 4 |
| 4 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 635.73 | 2 |
| 5 | Sun Conference | 611.38 | 2 |
| 6 | Golden State | 563.33 | 2 |
| 7 | Independent (NAIA) | 456.34 | 2 |
| 8 | Kansas Collegiate | 343.65 | 1 |
| 9 | Red River | 338.74 | 1 |
| 10 | Frontier | 255.53 | 1 |
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