Chico State Men & Angelo State Women Top Week Two National Team Rankings for Division II Outdoor T&F
NEW ORLEANS – Chico State’s men and Angelo State’s women claimed the top spots in the Week 2 edition of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday.
The National Team Computer Rankings for Division II are a reflection of performances that have been recorded only during the 2014 outdoor track & field season. While some teams have been competing outdoors since February and many more opened up their spring campaigns this past weekend, still others have yet to compete outside in 2014.
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Defending men’s national outdoor team champion and recent indoor team champion Saint Augustine’s moved up to No. 2 after opening up its season this past weekend.
National Athletes of the Week Jeron Robinson of Texas A&M-Kingsville and Ada Udaya of New Haven moved their respective teams up into the top 10. Robinson’s men improved to No. 3, while Udaya’s women entered the rankings at No. 8.
Defending women’s outdoor national team champion Academy of Art moved up three spots to No. 7.
Unlike Division I and Division III, the Division II USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings are not influenced by preseason data. Week one rankings should not be referred to as preseason rankings, but rather the first in a series of regular season rankings issued each week from this point on.
The purpose and methodology of the rankings is to create an index that showcases the teams that have the best potential of achieving the top spots in the national team race. Rankings points do not equate with NCAA Championships team points. A full description of the rankings can be found here.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II |
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2014 Week #2 — March 25 |
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| next ranking: April 1 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Chico State | 215.68 | CCAA | Oliver Hanf (2nd) | 1 |
| 2 | Saint Augustine’s | 199.07 | CIAA | George Williams (38th) | NR |
| 3 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 196.41 | Lone Star | Ryan Dall (6th) | 10 |
| 4 | Angelo State | 184.29 | Lone Star | James Reid (15th) | 4 |
| 5 | Alaska Anchorage | 144.28 | GNAC | Michael Friess (24th) | 2 |
| 6 | Cal State Stanislaus | 118.76 | CCAA | Diljeet Taylor (2nd) | 7 |
| 7 | Academy of Art | 114.99 | PacWest | Charles Ryan (4th) | 16 |
| 8 | UC San Diego | 100.01 | CCAA | Tony Salerno (15th) | 3 |
| 9 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 95.31 | Lone Star | Tom Dibbern (1st) | 13 |
| 10 | Western Washington | 81.58 | GNAC | Pee Wee Halsell (27th) | 24 |
| 11 | Shippensburg | 79.35 | PSAC | Dave Osanitsch (9th) | NR |
| 12 | Missouri S&T | 74.08 | GLVC | Sterling Martin (7th) | NR |
| 13 | Wingate | 73.63 | SAC | Joe Soehnlen (3rd) | NR |
| 14 | Cal State LA | 69.28 | CCAA | Tina Fernandes (1st) | 14 |
| 15 | Tiffin | 68.06 | GLIAC | Jeremy Croy (14th) | 5 |
| 16 | Colorado Mines | 65.81 | RMAC | Matt Sparks (1st) | NR |
| 17 | Tarleton State | 65.66 | Lone Star | Patrick Ponder (8th) | 9 |
| 18 | West Texas A&M | 59.40 | Lone Star | Darren Flowers (5th) | NR |
| 19 | Virginia Union | 47.12 | CIAA | Wilbert Johnson (5th) | 17 |
| 20 | Johnson C. Smith | 46.38 | CIAA | Lennox Graham (7th) | NR |
| 21 | Kutztown | 42.20 | PSAC | Ray Hoffman (15th) | NR |
| 22 | Alabama-Huntsville | 41.38 | Peach Belt | David Cain (16th) | 23 |
| 23 | Slippery Rock | 39.06 | PSAC | John Papa (29th) | 18 |
| 24 | Queens (N.C.) | 38.47 | SAC | Jim Vahrenkamp (2nd) | NR |
| 25 | Central Washington | 38.32 | GNAC | Kevin Adkisson (1st) | 12 |
| Dropped out: No. 6 Cal Poly Pomona, No. 8 UPR Rio Piedras, No. 11 Albany State (Ga.), No. 15 Western Oregon, No. 19 Western State, No. 20 Stillman, No. 21 Saint Martin’s, No. 22 Nova Southeastern, No. 25 Humboldt State | |||||
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| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Lone Star | 663.17 | 5 |
| 2 | CCAA | 531.77 | 4 |
| 3 | CIAA | 343.88 | 3 |
| 4 | GNAC | 293.67 | 3 |
| 5 | PSAC | 253.95 | 3 |
| 6 | SAC | 149.64 | 2 |
| 7 | PacWest | 140.57 | 1 |
| 8 | RMAC | 121.79 | 1 |
| 9 | Peach Belt | 94.64 | 1 |
| 10 | Conf. Carolinas | 86.23 | |
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II |
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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2014 Week #2 — March 25 |
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| next ranking: April 1 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Angelo State | 225.88 | Lone Star | James Reid (15th) | 3 |
| 2 | Chico State | 219.78 | CCAA | Robert Nooney (1st) | 2 |
| 3 | Johnson C. Smith | 165.03 | CIAA | Lennox Graham (7th) | NR |
| 4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 143.72 | Lone Star | Ryan Dall (6th) | 13 |
| 5 | Cal State Stanislaus | 133.00 | CCAA | Diljeet Taylor (2nd) | 4 |
| 6 | Saint Augustine’s | 114.67 | CIAA | George Williams (38th) | NR |
| 7 | Academy of Art | 113.73 | PacWest | Charles Ryan (4th) | 10 |
| 8 | New Haven | 111.26 | Northeast-10 | Shaunnaya Williams (3rd) | NR |
| 9 | Slippery Rock | 89.38 | PSAC | John Papa (27th) | 7 |
| 10 | Edinboro | 83.85 | PSAC | Anne Carlson (2nd) | NR |
| 11 | Western Washington | 79.61 | GNAC | Pee Wee Halsell (27th) | 18 |
| 12 | Central Missouri | 71.19 | MIAA | Kirk Pedersen (18th)/Kip Janvrin (16th) | NR |
| 13 | Central Washington | 67.66 | GNAC | Kevin Adkisson (1st) | 12 |
| 14 | Central Oklahoma | 67.35 | MIAA | Martha Brennan (4th) | 27 |
| 15 | Queens (N.C.) | 65.39 | SAC | Jim Vahrenkamp (2nd) | NR |
| 16 | Alaska Anchorage | 56.66 | GNAC | Michael Friess (24th) | 5 |
| 17 | Millersville | 50.63 | PSAC | Andy Young (8th) | NR |
| 18 | Northwest Nazarene | 48.85 | GNAC | John Spatz (12th) | 49 |
| 19 | SF State | 48.51 | CCAA | Terry Burke (9th) | 20 |
| 20 | Clarion | 46.28 | PSAC | D.J. Bevevino (5th) | NR |
| 21 | West Texas A&M | 46.16 | Lone Star | Darren Flowers (5th) | NR |
| 22 | Seattle Pacific | 45.60 | GNAC | Karl Lerum (9th) | 29 |
| 23 | Tiffin | 43.35 | GLIAC | Jeremy Croy (14th) | 8 |
| 24 | Clayton State | 43.01 | Peach Belt | Mike Mead (17th) | 36 |
| 25 | Tampa | 39.25 | Sunshine | Jarrett Slaven (15th) | 34 |
| Dropped out: No. 1 UC San Diego, No. 6 Albany State (Ga.), No. 9 Cal State LA, No. 11 UPR Rio Piedras, No. 14 Western Oregon, No. 15 Cal State Dominguez Hills, No. 16 Humboldt State, No. 17 Cal Poly Pomona, No. 19 Cal Baptist, No. 21 Nova Southeastern, No. 22 Virginia Union, No. 23 Stillman, No. 24 Seton Hill, No. 25 Tarleton State | |||||
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Lone Star | 501.73 | 3 |
| 2 | CCAA | 488.44 | 3 |
| 3 | PSAC | 425.93 | 4 |
| 4 | CIAA | 339.34 | 2 |
| 5 | GNAC | 298.38 | 5 |
| 6 | MIAA | 170.38 | 2 |
| 7 | PacWest | 132.23 | 1 |
| 8 | Northeast-10 | 123.14 | 1 |
| 9 | Peach Belt | 112.19 | 1 |
| 10 | SAC | 79.46 | 1 |
