Release courtesy of Tom Lewis, U.S. Track & Field and
Cross Country Coaches Association, Communications Manager
NEW ORLEANS -- The NCAA Championships for Division II Outdoor Track & Field will be held this weekend, May 24-26 in Pueblo, Colo. Heading into the national championships, Saint Augustine’s men are atop the USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings. The Saint Aug’s men lead all squads with 17 entries into the national meet. The Falcons last won the outdoor team title in 2010.
| USTFCCCA Men's Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Saint Augustine’s | 220.17 | CIAA | George Williams (36th) | 1 |
| 2 | Abilene Christian | 185.73 | Lone Star | Roosevelt Lofton (3rd) | 3 |
| 3 | Adams State | 183.50 | RMAC | Damon Martin (17th) | 2 |
| 4 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 162.00 | MIAA | Victor Thomas (11th) | 4 |
| 5 | Western State | 147.12 | RMAC | Chris Bradford (3rd) | 5 |
| 6 | Pittsburg State | 133.50 | MIAA | Russ Jewett (24th) | 6 |
| 7 | Ashland | 125.20 | GLIAC | Jud Logan (9th) | 7 |
| 8 | Grand Canyon | 119.57 | PacWest | Tom Flood (2nd) | 9 |
| 9 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 118.49 | Lone Star | Ryan Dall (4th) | 8 |
| 10 | Central Missouri | 117.31 | MIAA | Pedersen (16th)/Janvrin (14th) | 11 |
| 11 | Findlay | 116.16 | GLIAC | Marc Arce (24th) | 10 |
| 12 | Angelo State | 103.60 | Lone Star | James Reid (13th) | 12 |
| 13 | Indianapolis | 87.41 | GLVC | Scott Fangman (15th) | 13 |
| 14 | Shippensburg | 76.65 | PSAC | Dave Osanitsch (7th) | 15 |
| 15 | Grand Valley State | 73.52 | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (13th) | 14 |
| 16 | Chico State | 72.11 | CCAA | Kirk Freitas (34th) | 16 |
| 17 | West Texas A&M | 64.70 | Lone Star | Darren Flowers (3rd) | 18 |
| 18 | Alaska Anchorage | 62.22 | GNAC | Michael Friess (22nd) | 17 |
| 19 | Colorado Mines | 60.96 | RMAC | Art Siemers (7th) | 23 |
| 20 | Johnson C. Smith | 60.32 | CIAA | Lennox Graham (5th) | 19 |
| 21 | Southern Connecticut | 56.94 | Northeast-10 | John Wallin (2nd) | 20 |
| 22 | Missouri Southern | 53.57 | MIAA | Tom Rutledge (23rd) | 24 |
| 23 | Minnesota State | 53.15 | NSIC | Mark Schuck (30th) | 21 |
| 24 | Augustana (S.D.) | 52.22 | NSIC | Tracy Hellman (12th) | 25 |
| 25 | American International | 49.50 | Northeast-10 | Leo Mayo (6th) | 22 |
Dropped out: None
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | MIAA | 506.29 | 4 |
| 2 | Lone Star | 504.73 | 4 |
| 3 | RMAC | 440.05 | 3 |
| 4 | GLIAC | 414.46 | 3 |
| 5 | CIAA | 302.79 | 2 |
| 6 | CCAA | 190.43 | 1 |
| 7 | GLVC | 175.26 | 1 |
| 8 | PSAC | 165.63 | 1 |
| 9 | NSIC | 165.06 | 2 |
| 10 | Northeast-10 | 155.87 | 2 |
|
Rank |
School |
Points |
Conference |
Head Coach (Yr) |
Last Week |
|
1 |
Saint Augustine's |
192.04 |
CIAA |
George Williams (36th) |
1 |
|
2 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
154.47 |
Lone Star |
Ryan Dall (4th) |
2 |
|
3 |
Abilene Christian |
153.87 |
Lone Star |
Roosevelt Lofton (3rd) |
3 |
|
4 |
Adams State |
150.15 |
RMAC |
Damon Martin (17th) |
12 |
|
5 |
Angelo State |
138.72 |
Lone Star |
James Reid (13th) |
4 |
|
6 |
Western State |
132.40 |
RMAC |
Chris Bradford (3rd) |
7 |
|
7 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
126.95 |
MIAA |
Victor Thomas (11th) |
5 |
|
8 |
Johnson C. Smith |
110.68 |
CIAA |
Lennox Graham (5th) |
6 |
|
9 |
Pittsburg State |
105.76 |
MIAA |
Russ Jewett (24th) |
9 |
|
10 |
Grand Valley State |
103.09 |
GLIAC |
Jerry Baltes (13th) |
14 |
|
11 |
Grand Canyon |
99.24 |
PacWest |
Tom Flood (2nd) |
21 |
|
12 |
Ashland |
98.54 |
GLIAC |
Jud Logan (9th) |
11 |
|
13 |
Indianapolis |
95.63 |
GLVC |
Scott Fangman (15th) |
10 |
|
14 |
Central Missouri |
88.39 |
MIAA |
Pedersen (16th)/Janvrin (14th) |
8 |
|
15 |
Alaska Anchorage |
84.36 |
GNAC |
Michael Friess (22nd) |
13 |
|
16 |
Lake Erie |
82.88 |
GLIAC |
Bryan Harmon (5th) |
15 |
|
17 |
Chico State |
79.82 |
CCAA |
Kirk Freitas (34th) |
22 |
|
18 |
Findlay |
73.51 |
GLIAC |
Marc Arce (24th) |
17 |
|
19 |
American International |
64.75 |
Northeast-10 |
Leo Mayo (6th) |
16 |
|
20 |
Cal State LA |
64.68 |
CCAA |
Chris Asher (11th) |
19 |
|
21 |
UMass Lowell |
58.63 |
Northeast-10 |
Gary Gardner (10th) |
18 |
|
22 |
Shippensburg |
52.86 |
PSAC |
Dave Osanitsch (7th) |
20 |
|
23 |
MSU Moorhead |
51.05 |
NSIC |
Keith Barnier (10th) |
26 |
|
24 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
46.54 |
NSIC |
Tracy Hellman (12th) |
24 |
|
25 |
Missouri Southern |
45.89 |
MIAA |
Tom Rutledge (23rd) |
31 |
