Release Courtsey of Tom Lewis: U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, Communications Manager
NEW ORLEANS -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has four teams ranked in the Computer Team Rankings released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Click here for the release on the USTFCCCA website
The Academy of Art women and the Adams State men are the favorites heading into the Division II NCAA Indoor Championships based on the final U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Computer Rankings released Monday – based exclusively on confirmed entries into the championship meet.
Adams State (205.51 team points) remains at No. 1 for the second straight week heading into the NCAA Championships. The Grizzlies will be represented in Birmingham, Ala., by 17 total entries, the second-most among all men’s DII teams. As has been their strength all season, the Grizzlies’ middle-distance and distance events will be their strength at NCAAs with six and five entries, respectively – by far the most in DII. A national championship would be the first since 2010.
Just behind Adams State is Ashland with
200.23 team points. Like the Grizzlies, the Eagles will take 17
entries to the NCAA Championships, a majority of which will come in
the sprints and throws with five apiece. Ashland’s best
finish at the NCAA Championships was a runner-up showing in
2011.
Despite bringing the largest number of entries to the championships with 18, the Saint Augustine’s Falcons (184.11) are No. 3 ahead of the weekend. With nine entries in the sprints and six in the jumps, the Falcons will field the most entries in both disciplines in Birmingham. They will be going for their first team title since 2009.
Defending champion Grand Canyon is ranked No. 4 heading into the championships with 115.46 team points. The Antelopes will carry 13 entries to the championships, including a DII-leading six in the jumps and five in the sprints.
Grand Valley State (114.63) completes the top five. The Lakers will be the fourth-best represented team on the men’s side with 14 entries, including a DII-best six throwers and five jumpers. GVSU has never won a men’s team title.
The 2013 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held in Birmingham, Ala., March 7-9. This week’s edition of the rankings is the last of the 2013 indoor season.
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25) | |||||
Rank |
School |
Points |
Conference |
Head Coach (Yr) |
Last Week |
1 |
Adams State |
205.51 |
RMAC |
Damon Martin (18th) |
1 |
2 |
Ashland |
200.23 |
GLIAC |
Jud Logan (10th) |
2 |
3 |
Saint Augustine’s |
184.11 |
CIAA |
George Williams (37th) |
3 |
4 |
Grand Canyon |
115.46 |
PacWest |
Tom Flood (3rd) |
6 |
5 |
Grand Valley State |
114.63 |
GLIAC |
Jerry Baltes (14th) |
4 |
6 |
Minnesota State |
114.48 |
NSIC |
Mark Schuck (31st) |
5 |
7 |
Western State |
94.68 |
RMAC |
Chris Bradford (4th) |
7 |
8 |
Indianapolis |
76.16 |
GLVC |
Scott Fangman (16th) |
9 |
9 |
Findlay |
75.04 |
GLIAC |
Marc Arce (25th) |
8 |
10 |
Colorado Mines |
67.25 |
RMAC |
Robert Nooney (1st) |
12 |
11 |
Academy of Art |
65.50 |
PacWest |
Charles Ryan (3rd) |
10 |
12 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
62.80 |
Lone Star |
Ryan Dall (5th) |
11 |
13 |
Stonehill |
54.10 |
Northeast-10 |
Karen Boen (15th) |
16 |
14 |
Pittsburg State |
52.99 |
MIAA |
Russ Jewett (25th) |
15 |
15 |
American International |
51.44 |
Northeast-10 |
Leo Mayo (7th) |
18 |
16 |
Johnson C. Smith |
50.36 |
CIAA |
Lennox Graham (6th) |
14 |
17 |
Central Missouri |
48.85 |
MIAA |
Kirk Pedersen (17th)/Kip Janvrin (15th) |
19 |
18 |
Southern Connecticut |
44.33 |
Northeast-10 |
John Wallin (3rd) |
22 |
19 |
Missouri Southern |
43.71 |
MIAA |
Tom Rutledge (24th) |
21 |
20 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
43.70 |
MIAA |
Victor Thomas (12th) |
24 |
21 |
Emporia State |
43.35 |
MIAA |
Steve Blocker (2nd) |
13 |
22 |
Shippensburg |
43.00 |
PSAC |
Dave Osanitsch (8th) |
20 |
23 |
Abilene Christian |
38.44 |
Lone Star |
Roosevelt Lofton (4th) |
23 |
24 |
MSU Moorhead |
38.04 |
NSIC |
Keith Barnier (11th) |
17 |
25 |
Tiffin |
34.49 |
GLIAC |
Jeremy Croy (13th) |
25 |
Dropped out: None
Men’s Conference Index Top 10 |
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Rank |
Conference |
Points |
Top 25 Teams |
1 |
GLIAC |
552.85 |
4 |
2 |
RMAC |
408.84 |
3 |
3 |
MIAA |
287.58 |
5 |
4 |
CIAA |
236.75 |
2 |
5 |
Northeast-10 |
192.39 |
3 |
6 |
PacWest |
180.95 |
2 |
7 |
NSIC |
170.65 |
2 |
8 |
Lone Star |
124.67 |
2 |
9 |
GLVC |
115.11 |
1 |
10 |
PSAC |
85.50 |
1 |
Rank |
School |
Points |
Conference |
Head Coach (Yr) |
Last Week |
1 |
203.23 |
George Williams (37th) |
3 |
||
2 |
188.07 |
Jud Logan (10th) |
4 |
||
3 |
170.03 |
Tom Flood (3rd) |
2 |
||
4 |
128.70 |
Damon Martin (18th) |
1 |
||
5 |
127.29 |
Jerry Baltes (14th) |
7 |
||
6 |
102.78 |
Mark Schuck (31st) |
9 |
||
7 |
81.90 |
Chris Bradford (4th) |
18 |
||
8 |
75.54 |
Dave Osanitsch (8th) |
21 |
||
9 |
68.88 |
Scott Fangman (16th) |
14 |
||
10 |
65.70 |
Victor Thomas (12th) |
10 |
||
11 |
60.26 |
Leo Mayo (7th) |
8 |
||
12 |
59.40 |
Marc Arce (25th) |
15 |
||
13 |
58.15 |
Lennox Graham (6th) |
16 |
||
14 |
57.69 |
Charles Ryan (3rd) |
22 |
||
15 |
54.88 |
Russ Jewett (25th) |
20 |
||
16 |
53.69 |
Ryan Dall (5th) |
12 |
||
17 |
51.21 |
Steve Blocker (2nd) |
17 |
||
18 |
51.20 |
Kirk Pedersen (17th)/Kip Janvrin (15th) |
13 |
||
19 |
48.91 |
John Wallin (3rd) |
11 |
||
20 |
45.50 |
Darren Flowers (4th) |
36 |
||
21 |
44.53 |
Gary Gardner (11th) |
5 |
||
22 |
42.28 |
Michael Friess (23rd) |
34 |
||
23 |
40.02 |
Karen Boen (15th) |
24 |
||
24 |
36.56 |
Mike Hillyard (15th) |
37 |
||
25 |
35.68 |
Tom Rutledge (24th) |
23 |