UW-La Crosse Men and UW-Oshkosh Women Top DIII Rankings

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NEW ORLEANS – The UW-La Crosse men and UW-Oshkosh women remain the No. 1 teams in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Computer Rankings released Wednesday.

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Fresh off claiming the WIAC men’s title, UW-La Crosse was able to pull slightly away as the top team in the division, gaining 14.18 net points for a team total of 216.95. Isaac Vazquez’ rise to the top spot in the DIII long jump (24-11/7.59m) and David Stilin’s fourth-ranked run at 5000 meters (14:24.99) were the key components of the boost. No. 2 UW-Oshkosh gained 8.89 points for a team total of 185.32.

UW-Whitewater (121.08), CCIW Champ North Central (Ill.) (112.22) and UW-Eau Claire (102.17) round out the men’s top five.

Despite losing out on the WIAC women’s title to UW-La Crosse, the Titans of UW-Oshkosh remain the top-ranked women’s team in DIII, gaining 17.45 net points for a 179.57 team total. The Titans received the increase in points from Christy Cazzola recording DIII’s top qualifying time at 5000 in 16:40.52 and Abby Martin’s improvement to No. 4 in the shot put with a mark of 46-8 (14.22m).

No. 2 Wartburg finds itself in the opposite position of the Titans, having won the IIAC title by a wide margin yet losing 52.41 net points to fall to a team total of 97.56. The Knights did not record a season-best among their potential NCAA qualifiers during their championship meet.

Williams (91.14) jumped two spots to No. 3, Illinois College (80.97) fell a spot to No. 4, and Midwest Conference Champion Monmouth (Ill.) (73.74)improved two spots to round out the top five.

The National Computer Team Rankings project how a team will finish in a National Championship Meet setting, rather than a triangular or dual.

The final round of computer rankings, based on NCAA qualifiers, will be released February 27. The 2013 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held March 8-9 in Naperville, Ill.

Biggest Jump (Men): 51 – Wheaton (Ill.)
Biggest Jump (Women): 15 – Lehman

 

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III
Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)
2013 Week #6 — February 27
next ranking: March 6
Rank	School	Points	Conference	Head Coach (Yr)	Last Week
1	UW-La Crosse	216.95	WIAC	Josh Buchholtz (5th)	1
2	UW-Oshkosh	185.32	WIAC	Eamon McKenna (1st)	2
3	UW-Whitewater	121.08	WIAC	Mike Johnson (4th)	3
4	North Central (Ill.)	112.22	CCIW	Frank Gramarosso (3rd)	4
5	UW-Eau Claire	102.17	WIAC	Chip Schneider (11th)	9
6	Mount Union	88.87	OAC	Kevin Lucas (3rd)	6
7	Haverford	74.67	Centennial	Tom Donnelly (38th)	5
8	Bates	67.83	NESCAC	Al Fereshetian (18th)	7
9	UW-Stevens Point	67.25	WIAC	Rick Witt (34th)	8
10	UW-Platteville	52.80	WIAC	Chris Rotzenberg (1st)	12
11	Augustana (Ill.)	51.90	CCIW	Paul Olsen (44th)	11
12	Wabash	45.89	NCAC	Clyde Morgan (5th)	17
13	Ohio Wesleyan	40.97	NCAC	Kris Boey (11th)	13
14	Baldwin-Wallace	39.02	OAC	Bill Taraschke (28th)	10
15	St. Thomas (Minn.)	37.32	MIAC	Steve Mathre (18th)	14
16	Tufts	36.77	NESCAC	Ethan Barron (8th)	19
17	Wheaton (Ill.)	36.08	CCIW	Scott Bradley (13th)	68
18	Defiance	34.42	HCAC	John Hartpence (6th)	16
19	RIT	34.34	Liberty League	David Warth (15th)	15
20	UW-Stout	31.73	WIAC	Laura Knudsen (5th)	33
21	SUNY Oneonta	28.90	SUNYAC	Matt LoPiccolo (9th)	22
22	Carthage	27.02	CCIW	Brett Witt (8th)	25
23	MIT	24.65	NEWMAC	Halston Taylor (23rd)	59
24	Southern Maine	23.37	Little East	Scott Hutchinson (8th)	30
25	Whitworth	23.19	Northwest Conference	Toby Schwarz (17th)	23
Dropped out: No. 18 Wartburg, No. 20 Brockport, No. 21 Moravian, No. 24 Illinois College

 

Men’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank	Conference	Points	Top 25 Teams
1	WIAC	792.43	7
2	CCIW	231.41	4
3	OAC	192.98	2
4	NESCAC	182.06	2
5	NCAC	94.52	2
6	SUNYAC	89.98	1
7	Centennial	82.64	1
8	MIAC	82.33	1
9	Liberty League	59.27	1
10	NEWMAC	44.95	1

 

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III
Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)
2013 Week #5 — February 20
next ranking: February 27
Rank	School	Points	Conference	Head Coach (Yr)	Last Week
1	UW-Oshkosh	179.57	WIAC	Ben Dorsey (1st)/Drew Ludtke (1st)	1
2	Wartburg	97.56	IIAC	Marcus Newsom (15th)	2
3	Williams	91.14	NESCAC	Dick Farley (15th)/Peter Farwell (15th)	5
4	Illinois College	80.97	Midwest Conference	Mike Brooks (12th)	3
5	Monmouth (Ill.)	73.74	Midwest Conference	Roger Haynes (13th)	7
6	Wheaton (Mass.)	68.41	NEWMAC	Dave Cusano (2nd)	10
7	Emory	67.75	UAA	John Curtin (28th)	18
8	Illinois Wesleyan	67.70	CCIW	Chris Schumacher (16th)	6
9	UW-Whitewater	65.03	WIAC	Mike Johnson (2nd)	16
10	Washington (Mo.)	59.12	UAA	Jeff Stiles (12th)	12
11	Ramapo	58.78	NJAC	Mike Jackson (9th)	9
12	St. Thomas (Minn.)	57.97	MIAC	Joe Sweeney (33rd)	4
13	UW-La Crosse	57.88	WIAC	Pat Healy (22nd)	8
14	MIT	57.20	NEWMAC	Halston Taylor (6th)	22
15	Middlebury	57.00	NESCAC	Martin Beatty (25th)	13
16	SUNY Cortland	55.38	SUNYAC	Steve Patrick (6th)	14
17	Johns Hopkins	52.00	Centennial	Bobby Van Allen (14th)	11
18	Buffalo State	43.54	SUNYAC	Eugene Lewis (13th)	15
19	Mount Union	40.80	OAC	Kevin Lucas (3rd)	19
20	Tufts	37.98	NESCAC	Kristen Morwick (13th)	17
21	George Fox	35.05	Northwest Conference	John Smith (7th)	23
22	Amherst	33.17	NESCAC	Cassie Funke-Harris (1st)	36
23	Ithaca	32.67	Empire 8	Jennifer Potter (10th)	20
24	Lehman	32.66	CUNYAC	Lesleigh Hogg (17th)	39
25	Ohio Northern	32.55	OAC	Jason Maus (7th)	21
Dropped out: No. 24 UW-Stout, No. 25 Franklin & Marshall

 

Women’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank	Conference	Points	Top 25 Teams
1	WIAC	406.50	3
2	NESCAC	244.79	4
3	NEWMAC	166.68	2
4	Midwest Conference	156.82	2
5	UAA	136.65	2
6	CCIW	122.46	1
7	SUNYAC	113.78	2
8	IIAC	112.42	1
9	OAC	96.31	2
10	MIAC	86.84	1