Release courtesy of Tom Lewis, U.S. Track & Field and
Cross Country Coaches Association, Communications Manager
NEW ORLEANS – The Lincoln (Mo.) women regained the top spot in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II National Team Computer Rankings, which were released Tuesday, but they have a lot of company near the top — as do the No. 1 Saint Augustine men.
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Indoor champion No. 1 Saint Augustine’s made a 15.76 net point gain for a team score of 275.20 with a CIAA Team Championship this past weekend. Without that gain, the Falcons likely would have started this week the No. 2 team in the country, despite holding a 40 point lead after last week, considering the defending champion Adams State Grizzlies roared back into the race with a staggering 95.06 net gain for a team score of 260.28 to jump two spots behind strong performances at Mt. SAC.
The Grizzlies’ distance crew — which won a DII cross country title in the fall — came through big, recording seven top-10 performances including the No. 1 5000 meter time from sophomore Kevin Batt (13:44.44). Freshman triple jumper Carlton Lavong also had a big weekend with the No. 1 mark in the division at 52-5½ (15.99m).
Grand Canyon and Ashland each slipped a spot, displaced by Adams State’s jump to No. 2. Grand Canyon dropped 20.05 net points to 198.85, while Ashland fell 34.75 net points to a 175.73 team score.
Findlay rounded out the top five at 137.21 after a 5.68 point net loss.
next ranking: April 30
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 |
275.20 |
CIAA |
George Williams (37th) |
1 |
2 |
Adams State |
260.28 |
RMAC |
Damon Martin (18th) |
4 |
3 |
Grand Canyon |
198.85 |
PacWest |
Tom Flood (3rd) |
2 |
4 |
Ashland |
175.73 |
GLIAC |
Jud Logan (10th) |
3 |
5 |
Findlay |
137.21 |
GLIAC |
Marc Arce (25th) |
5 |
6 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
112.83 |
MIAA |
Victor Thomas (12th) |
8 |
7 |
Pittsburg State |
105.54 |
MIAA |
Russ Jewett (25th) |
7 |
8 |
Grand Valley State |
104.24 |
GLIAC |
Jerry Baltes (14th) |
24 |
9 |
Chico State |
103.24 |
CCAA |
Oliver Hanf (1st) |
6 |
10 |
Western State |
89.39 |
RMAC |
Chris Bradford (4th) |
17 |
11 |
Southern Connecticut |
82.29 |
Northeast-10 |
John Wallin (3rd) |
10 |
12 |
Missouri Southern |
76.61 |
MIAA |
Tom Rutledge (24th) |
9 |
13 |
Minnesota State |
74.33 |
NSIC |
Mark Schuck (31st) |
29 |
14 |
Johnson C. Smith |
68.33 |
CIAA |
Lennox Graham (6th) |
11 |
15 |
West Texas A&M |
64.10 |
Lone Star |
Darren Flowers (4th) |
12 |
16 |
Academy of Art |
63.70 |
PacWest |
Charles Ryan (3rd) |
16 |
17 |
Angelo State |
63.17 |
Lone Star |
James Reid (14th) |
13 |
18 |
Alaska Anchorage |
62.53 |
GNAC |
Michael Friess (23rd) |
15 |
19 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
59.77 |
Lone Star |
Ryan Dall (5th) |
14 |
20 |
Central Missouri |
54.46 |
MIAA |
Kirk Pedersen (17th)/Kip Janvrin (15th) |
23 |
21 |
Abilene Christian |
50.35 |
Lone Star |
Roosevelt Lofton (4th) |
20 |
22 |
Stillman |
49.89 |
SIAC |
Pierre Goode (5th) |
22 |
23 |
American International |
48.24 |
Northeast-10 |
Leo Mayo (7th) |
27 |
24 |
Albany State (Ga.) |
48.07 |
SIAC |
Kenneth Taylor |
31 |
25 |
Tiffin |
47.95 |
GLIAC |
Jeremy Croy (13th) |
28 |
Dropped out: No. 18 Emporia State, No. 19 Cal State Stanislaus, No. 21 Shippensburg, No. 25 Lake Erie
Men's Conference Index Top 10 |
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Rank |
Conference |
Points |
Top 25 Teams |
1 |
GLIAC |
549.84 |
4 |
2 | MIAA | 477.54 | 4 |
3 |
RMAC |
416.92 |
2 |
4 |
CIAA |
370.95 |
2 |
5 |
Lone Star |
302.69 |
4 |
6 |
PacWest |
262.55 |
2 |
7 |
CCAA |
206.36 |
1 |
8 |
PSAC |
187.92 |
|
9 |
Northeast-10 |
175.72 |
2 |
10 |
NSIC |
122.26 |
1 |