Indiana Tech Tops First 2015 NAIA Outdoor T&F Rankings
NEW ORLEANS – With most teams having competed outdoors once or twice this March, the data are in for the first NAIA outdoor computer rankings of 2015. Indiana Tech was atop both rankings, which the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released on Wednesday.
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The Warriors won the men’s and women’s outdoor national titles in 2014, with the women beating out Oklahoma Baptist by one point. Then, all winter, the Warriors held down double No. 1 rankings for the entire indoor season, and only left Ohio with one national championship.
The Bison women got their revenge in Geneva, beating Tech by eight points. The women’s indoor national champs started the outdoor season ranked fifth in the NAIA. No. 2 Westmont (Calif.), No. 3 Wayland Baptist, and No. 4 Concordia (Neb.) occupied the rest of the women’s top five spots.
Indiana Tech did win the men’s national title three weeks ago, beating outdoor No. 7 Wayland by five points. Between those two teams in the rankings are No. 2 Oklahoma Baptist, No. 3 Concordia (Ore.), No. 4 Concordia (Neb.), No. 5 British Columbia, and No. 6 Westmont.
BC makes the biggest splash in the transition from indoors to outdoors. The Thunderbirds, out of Vancouver, don’t compete at indoor nationals, but they do compete outdoors, where their men and women finished in the top five last year.
For complete breakdowns by team, and stats for every team past the top twenty-five, check out the links in the sidebar.
The NAIA rankings will be released every Wednesday between now and the May 21-23 national meet in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2015 Week #1 — April 1 |
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| next ranking: April 8 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 459.29 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (6th) | |
| 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 386.49 | Sooner Athletic | Ford Mastin (19th) | |
| 3 | Concordia (Ore.) | 341.15 | Cascade | Jerret Mantalas (1st) | |
| 4 | Concordia (Neb.) | 296.28 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (23rd) | |
| 5 | British Columbia | 251.61 | Independent (NAIA) | Marek Jedrzejek (14th) | |
| 6 | Westmont (Calif.) | 243.46 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (36th) | |
| 7 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 241.83 | Sooner Athletic | Rohan Thompson (4th) | |
| 8 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 219.24 | Sun Conference | Michael Rosolino (12th) | |
| 9 | Eastern Oregon | 215.78 | Cascade | Ben Welch (11th) | |
| 10 | William Carey (Miss.) | 205.23 | Southern States | Ben Smith (3rd) | |
| 11 | Wiley (Texas) | 188.52 | Red River | Micah Tirop (2nd) | |
| 12 | Cal State San Marcos | 188.20 | Independent (NAIA) | Steve Scott (16th) | |
| 13 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 177.57 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (14th) | |
| 14 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 166.69 | Great Plains | Nate Treinen (8th) | |
| 15 | Oklahoma City | 164.80 | Sooner Athletic | Conor Holt (4th) | |
| 16 | Indiana Wesleyan | 143.38 | Crossroads | John Foss (28th) | |
| 17 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 135.21 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (3rd) | |
| 18 | Corban (Ore.) | 123.50 | Cascade | Norm Berney (12th) | |
| 19 | Park (Mo.) | 117.76 | American Midwest | Brian Renshaw (23rd) | |
| 20 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 117.26 | Mid-South | Jamaine Gordon (2nd) | |
| 21 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 113.56 | Appalachian | Shawn Jakubowski (3rd) | |
| 22 | Doane (Neb.) | 113.37 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (13th) | |
| 23 | Southern Oregon | 103.16 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (4th) | |
| 24 | Carroll (Mont.) | 84.98 | Frontier | Harry Clark (2nd) | |
| 25 | Friends (Kan.) | 83.41 | Kansas Collegiate | Damian Smithhisler (3rd) | |
| View All Teams Beyond the Top 25 | |||||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Cascade | 895.17 | 4 |
| 2 | Sooner Athletic | 847.45 | 3 |
| 3 | Great Plains | 735.82 | 3 |
| 4 | Sun Conference | 494.11 | 1 |
| 5 | Independent (NAIA) | 491.55 | 2 |
| 6 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 480.26 | 1 |
| 7 | Golden State | 423.44 | 1 |
| 8 | Red River | 392.59 | 1 |
| 9 | Kansas Collegiate | 361.89 | 1 |
| 10 | Chicagoland | 352.46 | 2 |
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2015 Week #1 — April 1 |
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| next ranking: April 8 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 477.03 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (6th) | NR |
| 2 | Westmont (Calif.) | 374.11 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (36th) | NR |
| 3 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 353.67 | Sooner Athletic | Rohan Thompson (4th) | NR |
| 4 | Concordia (Neb.) | 332.51 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (23rd) | NR |
| 5 | Oklahoma Baptist | 307.09 | Sooner Athletic | Ford Mastin (19th) | NR |
| 6 | British Columbia | 286.33 | Independent (NAIA) | Marek Jedrzejek (14th) | NR |
| 7 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 246.65 | Sun Conference | Michael Rosolino (12th) | NR |
| 8 | Concordia (Ore.) | 205.90 | Cascade | Jerret Mantalas (1st) | NR |
| 9 | Doane (Neb.) | 187.56 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (13th) | NR |
| 10 | Wiley (Texas) | 162.73 | Red River | Micah Tirop (2nd) | NR |
| 11 | Cal State San Marcos | 149.51 | Independent (NAIA) | Steve Scott (16th) | NR |
| 12 | Eastern Oregon | 147.85 | Cascade | Ben Welch (11th) | NR |
| 13 | Taylor (Ind.) | 145.30 | Crossroads | David Neville (1st) | NR |
| 14 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 143.87 | Kansas Collegiate | Mike Kirkland (2nd) | NR |
| 15 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 141.50 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (14th) | NR |
| 16 | Biola (Calif.) | 126.18 | Golden State | Jonathan Zimmerman (9th) | NR |
| 17 | Hastings (Neb.) | 124.12 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (2nd) | NR |
| 18 | Dillard (La.) | 123.91 | Gulf Coast | Bobby Williams (6th) | NR |
| 19 | Northwest Christian (Ore.) | 123.88 | Cascade | George Walcott (2nd) | NR |
| 20 | Southern Oregon | 115.51 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (4th) | NR |
| 21 | Grand View (Iowa) | 114.77 | Midwest Collegiate | Jerry Monner (9th) | NR |
| 22 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 113.97 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Paul Koutz (3rd) | NR |
| 23 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 107.17 | Golden State | Zach Schroeder (7th) | NR |
| 24 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 101.83 | Mid-South | Eric Putnam (9th) | NR |
| 25 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 90.53 | Mid-South | Jamaine Gordon (2nd) | NR |
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Cascade | 893.48 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Plains | 890.91 | 3 |
| 3 | Golden State | 710.77 | 3 |
| 4 | Sooner Athletic | 698.76 | 2 |
| 5 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 591.38 | 2 |
| 6 | Sun Conference | 553.71 | 1 |
| 7 | Independent (NAIA) | 435.84 | 2 |
| 8 | Kansas Collegiate | 387.59 | 1 |
| 9 | Red River | 350.77 | 1 |
| 10 | Crossroads | 251.42 | 1 |
