Release courtesy of Tom Lewis, U.S. Track & Field and
Cross Country Coaches Association, Communications Manager
NEW ORLEANS – The Saint Augustine’s men and Lincoln (Mo.) women retain their spots atop the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday.
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Saint Augustine’s was able to grow its lead over No. 2 Grand Canyon while defending champion No. 3 Adams State made gains toward the top, and the women’s top five all bridged the gap between themselves and Lincoln.
Preseason national team rankings are calculated using data from previous seasons as a base of evaluation. Marks gained in the early part of this season will supersede previous-year marks if they are superior. Read more about the process here. The "event rankings” referenced in this article include this season’s marks in addition to returners’ marks from 2012.
Saint Augustine’s Holds On to No. 1 with Defending Champ Adams State Getting Closer
The Falcons were able to gain 1.17 net points for a team total of 235.05 as a handful of student-athletes were able to improve their positions within the event rankings top 10, which include the top 2012 marks of returning student-athletes. Junior Elhadji Mbow moved to No. 1 in the 400 hurdles with a 50.53 at the Pepsi Florida Relays and junior Moussa Dembele improved to No. 4 in the 110 hurdles in 13.96.
No. 2 Grand Canyon slid 8.66 team points to a total of 218.74, despite a pair of strong performances in the sprints from junior Fred Taylor and freshman Dario Horvat. Taylor moved to No. 3 in the 200 meter event rankings with a 20.85 (converted for altitude to 20.92) and Horvat debuted at 15 with a 21.09 (21.16 with altitude) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational.
Adams State took advantage of Grand Canyon’s slip to move within nine points of the second spot, gaining 6.83 net points for a total of 210.63. The biggest factor in the rankings was freshman sprinter Chaz Butler moving from 14th to seventh at 100 meters in the event rankings with a 10.36 (10.39 with altitude) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational.
Findlay remained at No. 4 after an 8.47 point net loss to 134.48, while Ashland jumped three spots to No. 5 with a 16.31 net gain to 130.84.
next ranking: April 16
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25) |
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Rank |
School |
Points |
Conference |
Head Coach (Yr) |
Last Week |
1 |
Saint Augustine’s |
235.05 |
CIAA |
George Williams (37th) |
1 |
2 |
Grand Canyon |
218.74 |
PacWest |
Tom Flood (3rd) |
2 |
3 |
Adams State |
210.63 |
RMAC |
Damon Martin (18th) |
3 |
4 |
Findlay |
134.48 |
GLIAC |
Marc Arce (25th) |
4 |
5 |
Ashland |
130.84 |
GLIAC |
Jud Logan (10th) |
8 |
6 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
126.47 |
Lone Star |
Ryan Dall (5th) |
5 |
7 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
122.33 |
MIAA |
Victor Thomas (12th) |
6 |
8 |
Chico State |
109.32 |
CCAA |
Oliver Hanf (1st) |
7 |
9 |
Pittsburg State |
102.05 |
MIAA |
Russ Jewett (25th) |
9 |
10 |
Missouri Southern |
91.32 |
MIAA |
Tom Rutledge (24th) |
11 |
11 |
Abilene Christian |
90.88 |
Lone Star |
Roosevelt Lofton (4th) |
10 |
12 |
Minnesota State |
84.72 |
NSIC |
Mark Schuck (31st) |
14 |
13 |
Western State |
84.01 |
RMAC |
Chris Bradford (4th) |
18 |
14 |
Grand Valley State |
81.10 |
GLIAC |
Jerry Baltes (14th) |
12 |
15 |
Angelo State |
74.51 |
Lone Star |
James Reid (14th) |
19 |
16 |
Johnson C. Smith |
69.80 |
CIAA |
Lennox Graham (6th) |
13 |
17 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
68.13 |
NSIC |
Tracy Hellman (13th) |
16 |
18 |
Southern Connecticut |
68.11 |
Northeast-10 |
John Wallin (3rd) |
21 |
19 |
Indianapolis |
67.21 |
GLVC |
Scott Fangman (16th) |
15 |
20 |
Shippensburg |
63.50 |
PSAC |
Dave Osanitsch (8th) |
17 |
21 |
American International |
60.53 |
Northeast-10 |
Leo Mayo (7th) |
20 |
22 |
Alaska Anchorage |
50.83 |
GNAC |
Michael Friess (23rd) |
23 |
23 |
Colorado Mines |
48.68 |
RMAC |
Robert Nooney (1st) |
24 |
24 |
Central Missouri |
48.61 |
MIAA |
Kirk Pedersen (17th)/Kip Janvrin (15th) |
22 |
25 |
Academy of Art |
47.20 |
PacWest |
Charles Ryan (3rd) |
45 |
Dropped out: No. 25 West Texas A&M
Men's Conference Index Top 10 |
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Rank |
Conference |
Points |
Top 25 Teams |
1 |
MIAA |
469.62 |
4 |
2 |
GLIAC |
437.75 |
3 |
3 |
Lone Star |
399.53 |
3 |
4 |
RMAC |
384.27 |
3 |
5 |
CIAA |
334.20 |
2 |
6 |
PacWest |
265.94 |
2 |
7 |
PSAC |
246.25 |
1 |
8 |
NSIC |
209.65 |
2 |
9 |
CCAA |
204.91 |
1 |
10 |
Northeast-10 |
172.31 |
2 |