Official USTFCCCA Releases: MEN | WOMEN
GLIAC - The Grand Valley State University women remain No. 1 for the fifth consecutive week while the Tiffin University men earned its first-ever No. 1 ranking in program history in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II National Team Rankings released on Tuesday (Feb. 20). Both programs will head to the Kelly Family Sports Center this weekend for the 2018 GLIAC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24-25th.
MEN – There's a new leader in the clubhouse in the NCAA Division II Men's National Team Rankings. For the first time in program history, Tiffin is the team to beat in the rankings, announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday. The Dragons jumped up one spot to overtake Colorado Mines in the rankings.
Tiffin got a couple of solid marks in field events at the Kent State Tune Up and the Findlay Meet for Everyone. Vincent Vogel hit an NCAA Division II Automatic Qualifying Mark in the long jump with a leap of 7.62m (25-0) while Toryko Grace's weight throw mark of 20.66m (67-9½) is good for fifth on the NCAA Division II Descending Order List.
Ashland also saw a rise in its ranking, as it moved from sixth to fifth. Myles Pringle continued his dominate season, as he posted the top high jump in NCAA Division II this year at 2.18m (7-1¾) during the Kent State Tune Up in addition to running a 21.37 in the 200. That mark is good for fourth on the Descending Order List this year.
Adams State (third) and Grand Valley State (fourth) rounded out the top-five.
WOMEN -- While there was a significant change at the top of the NCAA Division II Men's National Team Rankings, the same cannot be said for the women's rankings this week.
Grand Valley State, West Texas A&M and Adams State remained in the top-three spots, respectively, in the Women's Team Rankings, announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The Lakers of GVSU saw Bobbie Goodwin notch the sixth-best weight throw mark of the NCAA Division II season at their home Tune Up this past weekend at 19.31m (63-4¼).
| USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II MEN'S INDOOR T&F RANKINGS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | TEAM & INFO | PTS | CHANGE | |
| 1 | 
|
TIFFIN Midwest Region (2) GLIAC Jeremy Croy (18th) |
176.55 | ▲ 1 (LW: 2) |
| 2 | 
|
COLORADO MINES South Central Region (1) RMAC Matt Sparks (5th) |
159.85 | ▼ 1 (LW: 1) |
| 3 | 
|
ADAMS STATE South Central Region (2) RMAC Damon Martin (19th) |
147.12 | 
(LW: 3) |
| 4 | 
|
GRAND VALLEY STATE Midwest Region (1) GLIAC Jerry Baltes (19th) |
117.69 |
(LW: 4) |
| 5 | 
|
ASHLAND Midwest Region (3) GLIAC Jud Logan (15th) |
114.73 | ▲ 1 (LW: 6) |
| 6 | 
|
TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE South Central Region (3) Lone Star George Pincock (2nd) |
112.50 | ▼ 1 (LW: 5) |
| 7 | 
|
PITTSBURG STATE Central Region (1) MIAA Russ Jewett (30th) |
107.53 |
(LW: 7) |
| 8 | 
|
CSU-PUEBLO South Central Region (5) RMAC Matt Morris (5th) |
81.16 |
(LW: 8) |
| 9 | 
|
FINDLAY Midwest Region (5) G-MAC Blaine Maag (1st) |
70.53 |
(LW: 9) |
| 10 | 
|
WESTERN OREGON West Region (4) GNAC Mike Johnson (14th) |
69.61 | ▲ 2 (LW: 12) |
| 11 | 
|
ACADEMY OF ART West Region (2) PacWest Kevin LaSure (3rd) |
66.17 |
(LW: 11) |
| 12 | 
|
TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE South Central Region (4) Lone Star Ryan Dall (10th) |
65.28 | ▼ 2 (LW: 10) |
| 13 | 
|
EMPORIA STATE Central Region (5) MIAA Steve Blocker (7th) |
58.86 | ▲ 1 (LW: 14) |
| 14 | 
|
MISSOURI SOUTHERN Central Region (4) MIAA Bryan Schiding (5th) |
55.14 | ▼ 1 (LW: 13) |
| 15 | 
|
SAINT AUGUSTINE'S Atlantic Region (2) CIAA George Williams (42nd) |
53.14 | ▲ 3 (LW: 18) |
| 16 | 
|
MINNESOTA STATE Central Region (2) NSIC Mike Turgeon (1st) |
46.70 | ▼ 1 (LW: 15) |
| 17 | 
|
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL East Region (2) Northeast-10 Leo Mayo (12th) |
45.53 |
(LW: 17) |
| 18 | 
|
WEST TEXAS A&M South Central Region (6) Lone Star Matt Stewart (1st) |
45.13 | ▼ 2 (LW: 16) |
| 19 | 
|
COLORADO MESA South Central Region (12) RMAC Brad Gamble (1st) |
41.69 |
(LW: 19) |
| 20 | 
|
LIMESTONE Southeast Region (3) Conf. Carolinas Joe Wassink (1st) |
41.35 | ▲ 19 (LW: 39) |
| 21 | 
|
COLORADO CHRISTIAN South Central Region (16) RMAC Jon Poag (4th) |
38.48 | ▼ 1 (LW: 20) |
| 22 | 
|
EASTERN NEW MEXICO South Central Region (14) Lone Star Danielle Kcholi (4th) |
36.10 | ▲ 6 (LW: 28) |
| 23 | 
|
WINGATE Southeast Region (4) SAC Travis LeFlore (3rd) |
34.33 | ▼ 2 (LW: 21) |
| 24 | 
|
OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN South Central Region (11) Great American Wade Miller (3rd) |
27.83 | ▲ 49 (LW: 73) |
| 25 | 
|
FORT HAYS STATE Central Region (8) MIAA Jason McCullough (1st) |
27.13 | ▼ 3 (LW: 22) |
| USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN'S INDOOR RANKINGS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | TEAM & INFO | PTS | CHANGE | |
| 1 |
|
GRAND VALLEY STATE Midwest Region (1) GLIAC Jerry Baltes (19th) |
153.38 |
(LW: 1) |
| 2 |
|
WEST TEXAS A&M South Central Region (2) Lone Star Matt Stewart (1st) |
120.49 |
(LW: 2) |
| 3 |
|
ADAMS STATE South Central Region (1) RMAC Damon Martin (26th) |
114.02 |
(LW: 3) |
| 4 | 
|
WESTERN STATE South Central Region (3) RMAC Lindsey Grasmick (1st) |
101.17 | ▲ 1 (LW: 5) |
| 5 |
|
PITTSBURG STATE Central Region (1) MIAA Russ Jewett (32nd) |
83.24 | ▼ 1 (LW: 4) |
| 6 | 
|
ANGELO STATE South Central Region (4) Lone Star Tom Dibbern (2nd) |
78.95 |
(LW: 6) |
| 7 | 
|
AZUSA PACIFIC West Region (3) PacWest Jack Hoyt (1st) |
73.70 | ▲ 2 (LW: 9) |
| 8 | 
|
U-MARY Central Region (3) NSIC Dennis Newell (1st) |
71.08 | ▲ 2 (LW: 10) |
| 9 | 
|
SF STATE West Region (4) CCAA Kendra Reimer (4th) |
65.69 | ▼ 2 (LW: 7) |
| 10 | 
|
BELLARMINE Midwest Region (3) GLVC Jim Vargo (18th) |
64.89 | ▼ 2 (LW: 8) |
| 11 | 
|
ALASKA ANCHORAGE West Region (7) GNAC Michael Friess (28th) |
63.17 | ▲ 10 (LW: 21) |
| 12 | 
|
WALSH Midwest Region (6) G-MAC Rob Mizicko (6th) |
63.05 | ▼ 1 (LW: 11) |
| 13 | 
|
HILLSDALE Midwest Region (2) G-MAC Andrew Towne (7th) |
55.65 | ▼ 1 (LW: 12) |
| 14 |
|
MINNESOTA STATE Central Region (2) NSIC Mike Turgeon (1st) |
51.18 | ▼ 1 (LW: 13) |
| 15 |
|
SAINT AUGUSTINE'S Atlantic Region (1) CIAA George Williams (42nd) |
48.82 | ▲ 25 (LW: 40) |
| 16 | 
|
SIMON FRASER West Region (5) GNAC Brit Townsend (18th) |
46.09 |
(LW: 16) |
| 17 | 
|
UC-COLORADO SPRINGS South Central Region (5) RMAC Brandon Masters (3rd)/Ross Fellows (2nd) |
45.26 | ▼ 3 (LW: 14) |
| 18 |
|
MISSOURI SOUTHERN Central Region (4) MIAA Bryan Schiding (2nd) |
43.90 |
(LW: 18) |
| 19 | 
|
LEWIS Midwest Region (5) GLVC Dana Schwarting (13th) |
43.26 | ▲ 1 (LW: 20) |
| 20 |
|
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL East Region (3) Northeast-10 Leo Mayo (12th) |
43.17 | ▼ 3 (LW: 17) |
| 21 | 
|
URSULINE Midwest Region (8) G-MAC Daniel Tutskey (3rd) |
41.32 | ▼ 2 (LW: 19) |
| 22 | 
|
NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS South Central Region (7) RMAC Bob DeVries (26th) |
39.43 | ▼ 7 (LW: 15) |
| 23 | 
|
WAYNE STATE (NEB.) Central Region (14) NSIC Marlon Brink (18th) |
35.21 | ▼ 1 (LW: 22) |
| 24 | 
|
CONCORDIA (ORE.) West Region (6) GNAC Jerret Mantalas (4th) |
34.55 | ▲ 7 (LW: 31) |
| 25 | 
|
MILLERSVILLE Atlantic Region (8) PSAC Andy Young (12th) |
32.15 | ▼ 1 (LW: 24) |
