By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA courtesy
May 5, 2015
NEW ORLEANS – Another week, another new No. 1 team.
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The men of Ashland regained top honors from two-time defending champion Saint Augustine’s, marking the fourth time in the past five weeks a different team has occupied the highest perch in the rankings.
With the regular season now down to its final weekend and with just over two weeks to go until the NCAA Championships in Allendale, Michigan, on May 21-23, the Eagles are currently very narrow favorites.
The GLIAC runners-up got big points from Jason Zahn – who moved to No. 4 in the discus and No. 10 in the shot put – to check in with 179.30 points, just 12 ahead of Saint Augustine’s at 167.53.
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MIAA champ Pittsburg State (124.11) moved back up eight spots to No. 3, just ahead of another top-five returner in cross country/indoor champion No. 4 Adams State (123.42). The No. 3 Gorillas were powered by top-10 newcomers No. 6 Tanner McNutt in the decathlon and No. 7 Bo Farrow in the discus.
Holding steady at No. 5 was Texas A&M Kingsville (123.33). Rounding out that chase group were No. 6 Findlay (120.69), GLIAC Champion No. 7 Grand Valley State (118.60). No. 8 Minnesota State (115.96), and No. 9 Texas A&M-Commerce (113.93).
Kingsville and Commerce will square off this weekend for the Lone Star Conference title, while Minnesota State has the NSIC Championships upcoming.
On the women’s side, the pattern has been much different, as indoor champion Central Missouri continued to reign over the rankings for the sixth week in a row.
However, for the fifth week in a row, a new team emerged as a top challenger to the Jennies, and this time it is a foe most formidable. Defending outdoor champion Lincoln (Mo.) improved seven spots following its third-place effort at the MIAA Championships.
The Blue Tigers’ ascent was powered by Ladonna Richards, Janae Johnson and its 800-meter corps. Richards took the national lead in the 100 hurdles and moved to No. 8 in the 400 hurdles, while Johnson moved to No. 2 at 100 meters and No. 6 at 200. At 800 meters, the duo of Jhevere Hall and Monique Thompson came in at No. 4 and No. 7, respectively.
Who won that conference? It wasn’t Lincoln or even top-ranked UCM. Rather, it was Pittsburg State, which climbed one position to No. 4 to give the MIAA three of the top four teams in the nation.
Sandwiched in between at No. 3 was New Mexico Highlands, which improved one position from a week ago after winning its first ever RMAC title. The Cowgirls were led by National Athlete of the Week Salcia Slack, who won three individual titles and scored an incredible 59 points.
While UCM has a nearly 50-point advantage over the rest of the field at 194.31 points, the team and podium races should still be very dramatic. No. 2 Lincoln (147.88) and No. 3 NMHU (144.55) are separated by just three points – a virtual tie – while Pittsburg State (131.75), No. 5 Saint Augustine’s (126.23), and GLIAC Champion No. 6 Grand Valley State (122.67) are all very much in the conversation.
Also in the hunt in the 100-point ballpark are No. 7 Hillsdale (108.27), No. 8 Ashland (100.79), No.9 Azusa Pacific (98.17) and No. 10 Adams State (95.55).
The regional scene was mostly quiet. Only three new teams moved to No. 1 – all women’s teams – with Pittsburg State in the Central, Shorter in the South and New Mexico Highlands in the South Central.
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) | |||||
2015 Week #8 — May 5 | |||||
next ranking: May 12 | |||||
Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
1 | Ashland | 179.30 | GLIAC | Jud Logan (12th) | 2 |
2 | Saint Augustine’s | 167.53 | CIAA | George Williams (39th) | 1 |
3 | Pittsburg State | 124.11 | MIAA | Russ Jewett (27th) | 11 |
4 | Adams State | 123.42 | RMAC | Rock Light (2nd) | 6 |
5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 123.33 | Lone Star | Ryan Dall (7th) | 5 |
6 | Findlay | 120.69 | GLIAC | Marc Arce (27th) | 8 |
7 | Grand Valley State | 118.60 | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (16th) | 7 |
8 | Minnesota State | 115.96 | NSIC | Jim Dilling (2nd) | 4 |
9 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 113.93 | Lone Star | Tom Dibbern (2nd) | 3 |
10 | Central Missouri | 99.34 | MIAA | Kirk Pedersen (19th)/Kip Janvrin (17th) | 21 |
11 | Missouri Southern | 94.77 | MIAA | Bryan Schiding (2nd) | 19 |
12 | Shippensburg | 94.76 | PSAC | Dave Osanitsch (10th) | 16 |
13 | Angelo State | 86.25 | Lone Star | James Reid (16th) | 10 |
14 | Colorado Mines | 84.59 | RMAC | Matt Sparks (2nd) | 12 |
15 | West Texas A&M | 83.19 | Lone Star | Darren Flowers (6th) | 9 |
16 | Alaska Anchorage | 82.24 | GNAC | Michael Friess (25th) | 13 |
17 | Southern Indiana | 80.14 | GLVC | Mike Hillyard (17th) | 17 |
18 | Tiffin | 79.66 | GLIAC | Jeremy Croy (15th) | 20 |
19 | Chico State | 69.76 | CCAA | Oliver Hanf (3rd) | 14 |
20 | Johnson C. Smith | 66.02 | CIAA | Lennox Graham (8th) | 18 |
21 | Stillman | 64.20 | SIAC | Pierre Goode (7th) | 31 |
22 | Azusa Pacific | 63.20 | PacWest | Kevin Reid (20th) | 15 |
23 | Hillsdale | 58.56 | GLIAC | Andrew Towne (1st) | 28 |
24 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 54.35 | MIAA | Victor Thomas (14th) | 29 |
25 | CSU-Pueblo | 49.48 | RMAC | Matt Morris (2nd) | 24 |
dropped out: No. 22 Tarleton State, No. 23 Western Washington, No. 25 Cal Poly Pomona | |||||
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Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
1 | GLIAC | 664.80 | 5 |
2 | MIAA | 496.23 | 4 |
3 | Lone Star | 465.89 | 4 |
4 | RMAC | 360.71 | 3 |
5 | CIAA | 251.43 | 2 |
6 | CCAA | 212.13 | 1 |
7 | GNAC | 168.39 | 1 |
8 | NSIC | 161.08 | 1 |
9 | PSAC | 138.07 | 1 |
10 | PacWest | 124.21 | 1 |
Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
Atlantic | Shippensburg | 670.53 | 1 |
Central | Pittsburg State | 405.72 | 1 |
East | Southern Connecticut | 605.78 | 1 |
Midwest | Grand Valley State | 492.96 | 1 |
South | Shorter | 369.40 | 1 |
South Central | Texas A&M-Commerce | 507.97 | 1 |
Southeast | Mount Olive | 550.05 | 1 |
West | Chico State | 447.24 | 1 |
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) | |||||
2015 Week #8 — May 5 | |||||
next ranking: May 12 | |||||
Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
1 | Central Missouri | 194.31 | MIAA | Kirk Pedersen (19th)/Kip Janvrin (17th) | 1 |
2 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 147.88 | MIAA | Victor Thomas (14th) | 9 |
3 | New Mexico Highlands | 144.55 | RMAC | Bob DeVries (23rd) | 4 |
4 | Pittsburg State | 131.75 | MIAA | Russ Jewett (29th) | 5 |
5 | Saint Augustine’s | 126.23 | CIAA | George Williams (39th) | 3 |
6 | Grand Valley State | 122.67 | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (16th) | 2 |
7 | Hillsdale | 108.27 | GLIAC | Andrew Towne (4th) | 10 |
8 | Ashland | 100.79 | GLIAC | Jud Logan (12th) | 6 |
9 | Azusa Pacific | 98.17 | PacWest | Preston Grey (3rd) | 7 |
10 | Adams State | 95.55 | RMAC | Rock Light (2nd) | 11 |
11 | West Texas A&M | 78.42 | Lone Star | Darren Flowers (6th) | 8 |
12 | Simon Fraser | 65.81 | GNAC | Brit Townsend (15th) | 14 |
13 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 65.58 | NSIC | Marlon Brink (15th) | 15 |
14 | Shorter | 60.90 | Peach Belt | Scott Byrd (8th) | 23 |
15 | Angelo State | 60.63 | Lone Star | James Reid (16th) | 12 |
16 | Lewis | 58.71 | GLVC | Dana Schwarting (10th) | 17 |
17 | Winona State | 57.95 | NSIC | Mason Rebarchek (11th) | 18 |
18 | Southern Connecticut | 55.90 | Northeast-10 | Melissa Stoll (3rd) | 46 |
19 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 54.03 | Lone Star | Ryan Dall (7th) | 16 |
20 | Western Washington | 53.31 | GNAC | Pee Wee Halsell (28th) | 20 |
21 | Winston-Salem State | 52.76 | CIAA | Inez Turner (6th) | 13 |
22 | New Haven | 51.60 | Northeast-10 | Shaunnaya Williams (4th) | 22 |
23 | Alaska Anchorage | 50.52 | GNAC | Michael Friess (25th) | 24 |
24 | Tarleton State | 48.55 | Lone Star | Patrick Ponder (9th) | 19 |
25 | Fort Hays State | 44.45 | MIAA | Dennis Weber (22nd) | 25 |
dropped out: No. 21 Johnson C. Smith | |||||
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Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
1 | MIAA | 659.08 | 4 |
2 | GLIAC | 473.46 | 3 |
3 | RMAC | 360.43 | 2 |
4 | NSIC | 289.30 | 2 |
5 | CIAA | 280.23 | 2 |
6 | Lone Star | 265.74 | 4 |
7 | GNAC | 229.12 | 3 |
8 | GLVC | 182.79 | 1 |
9 | Northeast-10 | 147.59 | 2 |
10 | PacWest | 126.19 | 1 |
Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
Atlantic | Shippensburg | 435.78 | 1 |
Central | Pittsburg State | 411.51 | 2 |
East | Southern Connecticut | 553.65 | 1 |
Midwest | Grand Valley State | 517.97 | 1 |
South | Shorter | 419.59 | 3 |
South Central | New Mexico Highlands | 422.73 | 3 |
Southeast | Queens (N.C.) | 446.40 | 1 |
West | Azusa Pacific | 398.51 | 1 |
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