USTFCCCA News & Notes
UW-La Crosse Men and UW-Oshkosh Women Top DIII Rankings
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
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2013 Week #6 — February 27 |
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| 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 |
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2013 Week #5 — February 20 |
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| 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 |