GLIAC Has Four Teams Ranked in the USTFCCCA Men's Indoor Track and Field Top 25

GLIAC Has Four Teams Ranked in the USTFCCCA Men's Indoor Track and Field Top 25

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Men's Indoor Track & Field Top 25 poll remained the same from No. 1 through No. 6. The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) currently has four teams ranked in the poll.

- Ashland University remained No. 3

- The University of Findlay dropped two places to No. 9

- Grand Valley State University dropped one place to No. 12

- Lake Superior State University jumped 10 places into the poll from receiving votes to No. 22

The GLIAC as a whole was ranked as the strongest conference earning 395.08 points edging out the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) which earned 390.46 points.

The next ranking will be released February 28.

The 2012 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held in Mankato, Minn., on March 9-10.

 

Click here for the release on the USTFCCCA website

 

   USTFCCCA Men's Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings
Rank School Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 Grand Canyon 201.60 PacWest Tom Flood (2nd) 1
2 Adams State 149.86 RMAC Damon Martin (17th) 2
3 Ashland 138.97 GLIAC Jud Logan (9th) 3
4 Saint Augustine’s 123.19 CIAA George Williams (36th) 4
5 UMass Lowell 105.44 Northeast-10 Gary Gardner (10th) 5
6 Central Missouri 102.60 MIAA Pedersen (16th)/Janvrin (14th) 6
7 Southern Connecticut 91.49 Northeast-10 John Wallin (2nd) 8
8 Lincoln (Mo.) 90.29 MIAA Victor Thomas (11th) 9
9 Findlay 89.76 GLIAC Marc Arce (24th) 7
10 Western State 79.41 RMAC Chris Bradford (3rd) 10
11 American International 76.40 Northeast-10 Leo Mayo (6th) 12
12 Grand Valley State 72.29 GLIAC Jerry Baltes (13th) 11
13 Neb.-Kearney 59.82 RMAC Brady Bonsall (4th) 16
14 Abilene Christian 57.34 Lone Star Roosevelt Lofton (3rd) 15
15 Minnesota State 56.22 NSIC Mark Schuck (30th) 19
16 MSU Moorhead 51.85 NSIC Keith Barnier (10th) 18
17 Johnson C. Smith 51.36 CIAA Lennox Graham (5th) 13
18 Shippensburg 51.11 PSAC Dave Osanitsch (7th) 14
19 Colorado Mines 48.42 RMAC Art Siemers (7th) 17
20 Chadron State 40.47 RMAC Ryan Baily (3rd) 20
21 Emporia State 39.63 MIAA Steve Blocker (1st) 21
22 Lake Superior State 33.37 GLIAC Matt Sparks (2nd) 32
23 Adelphi 31.87 Northeast-10 Katie Rees (1st) 22
24 Pittsburg State 30.94 MIAA Russ Jewett (24th) 23
25 New Haven 30.29 Northeast-10 Kevin LaSure (5th) 35


Dropped Out: 
No. 24 Texas A&M-Kingsville, No. 25 Seton Hill

Men’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 GLIAC 395.08 4
2 RMAC 390.46 5
3 Northeast-10 347.47 5
4 MIAA 298.76 4
5 CIAA 232.79 2
6 PacWest 201.60 1
7 NSIC 165.08 2
8 Lone Star 100.41 1
9 PSAC 95.09 1
10 GLVC 43.67