2017 NAIA ITF Season Comes Into Focus With Rankings Debut
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NEW ORLEANS — The NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings made their 2017 debut Wednesday when they were released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
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Indiana Tech’s men — the defending national champs — and women headline the rankings, which are tabulated by assigning point totals to where athletes and relay teams stand on the descending order lists from the current season.
QUICK LINKS: Men’s Rankings | Women’s Rankings
We’ll start with the men’s rankings, where the Warriors have four athletes ranked No. 1 in their respective events and many more in the top-3 of theirs. Just this past weekend, Keejavon Moore (60) and Malik Stuart (shot put) took over the NAIA lead.
Siena Heights (Mich.) comes in at No. 2 with 274.73 points and only one top-ranked athlete (Brent Rodden in the 800).
The 3rd spot belongs to Doane (Neb.), while No. 4 Concordia (Neb.) and No. 5 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) round out the top-5. Just eight points separate Doane (Neb.) from Siena Heights (Mich.), while Concordia (Neb.) and Cardinal Strictch (Wis.) are nearly 80 and 100 points behind Doane (Neb.).
Over in the women’s rankings, the defending national champ Wayland Baptist (Texas) sits all the way down at No. 14, while Indiana Tech leads the way.
The Warriors’ lead is a staggering 288.55 points over No. 2 Siena Heights (Mich.). Indiana Tech has three top-ranked athletes and a score of others in the top-3.
A look at the rest of the top-5 reveals Doane (Neb.) at No. 3, Hastings (Neb.) at No. 4 and Friends (Kan.) at No. 5. Hastings (Neb.) and Friends (Kan.) both have multiple athletes ranked No. 1 in the NAIA, while Doane (Neb.) only has one at the moment.
We’ll see who is ranked No. 1 when the 2017 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships are held March 2-4 in Johnson City, Tennessee.
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #1 — January 25 |
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| next ranking: February 1 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 509.23 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (8th) | |
| 2 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 274.73 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Tim Bauer (33rd) | |
| 3 | Doane (Neb.) | 266.65 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (15th) | |
| 4 | Concordia (Neb.) | 189.78 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (25th) | |
| 5 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 165.80 | Chicagoland | Joel Pearson (3rd) | |
| 6 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 151.95 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (5th) | |
| 7 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 144.22 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (19th) | |
| 8 | Bethel (Ind.) | 129.85 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (19th) | |
| 9 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 114.70 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (2nd) | |
| 10 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 112.92 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (4th) | |
| 11 | Midland (Neb.) | 107.34 | Great Plains | Mark Kostek (4th) | |
| 12 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 105.54 | Heart of America | Nate Wiens (2nd) | |
| 13 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 87.71 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (21st) | |
| 14 | Dordt (Iowa) | 85.95 | Great Plains | Craig Heynen (9th) | |
| 15 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 83.29 | Appalachian | Justin Herbert (2nd) | |
| 16 | Eastern Oregon | 81.95 | Cascade | Ben Welch (13th) | |
| 17 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 76.13 | Frontier | Mike Collins (20th) | |
| 18 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 71.64 | Crossroads | Jeremy Smith (3rd) | |
| 19 | William Penn (Iowa) | 69.49 | Heart of America | Allen Friesen (7th) | |
| 20 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 68.27 | Mid-South | Jamaine Gordon (4th) | |
| 21 | York (Neb.) | 63.00 | Kansas Collegiate | Justin Carver (6th) | |
| 22 | Hastings (Neb.) | 61.42 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (4th) | |
| 23 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 60.62 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (5th) | |
| 24 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 60.47 | Chicagoland | Dan Tomlin (10th) | |
| 25 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 59.48 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (16th) | |
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| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 1093.75 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Plains | 842.53 | 6 |
| 3 | Chicagoland | 497.93 | 4 |
| 4 | Heart of America | 357.89 | 2 |
| 5 | Crossroads | 346.18 | 2 |
| 6 | Appalachian | 164.38 | 1 |
| 7 | Sooner Athletic | 151.17 | 1 |
| 8 | Sun Conference | 143.19 | |
| 9 | Frontier | 126.88 | 1 |
| 10 | Kansas Collegiate | 116.04 | 1 |
| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 770.36 | |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 569.61 | |
| South | Milligan (Tenn.) | 624.31 | |
| South Central | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 462.64 | |
| West | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 942.40 | |
| View All Regional Rankings | |||
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #1 — January 25 |
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| next ranking: February 1 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 567.52 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (8th) | |
| 2 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 278.97 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (5th) | |
| 3 | Doane (Neb.) | 232.40 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (15th) | |
| 4 | Hastings (Neb.) | 223.07 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (4th) | |
| 5 | Friends (Kan.) | 190.18 | Kansas Collegiate | Cole Davis (6th) | |
| 6 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 120.30 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (4th) | |
| 7 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 119.84 | Heart of America | Nate Wiens (2nd) | |
| 8 | Carroll (Mont.) | 118.97 | Frontier | Harry Clark (4th) | |
| 9 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 118.76 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (21st) | |
| 10 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 112.03 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (5th) | |
| 11 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 97.46 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (19th) | |
| 12 | Concordia (Neb.) | 97.32 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (25th) | |
| 13 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 96.67 | Appalachian | Chris Layne (13th) | |
| 14 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 88.84 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (2nd) | |
| 15 | Point Park (Pa.) | 86.41 | River States | Kelly Parsley (4th) | |
| 16 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 85.43 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (5th) | |
| 17 | Davenport (Mich.) | 84.17 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Scott Cook (10th) | |
| 18 | Missouri Baptist | 77.43 | American Midwest | Katie Cline (3rd) | |
| 19 | Dordt (Iowa) | 76.62 | Great Plains | Craig Heynen (9th) | |
| 20 | Clarke (Iowa) | 69.60 | Heart of America | Mason Tangen (2nd) | |
| 21 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 68.32 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (16th) | |
| 22 | Concordia (Mich.) | 58.98 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Andrew Tirmenstein (3rd) | |
| 23 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 57.71 | River States | Bob Willey (36th) | |
| 24 | Morningside (Iowa) | 54.36 | Great Plains | Dave Nash (14th) | |
| 25 | Bethel (Ind.) | 52.00 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (19th) | |
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 1243.24 | 6 |
| 2 | Great Plains | 813.23 | 6 |
| 3 | Kansas Collegiate | 355.79 | 1 |
| 4 | Chicagoland | 311.65 | 2 |
| 5 | Heart of America | 308.84 | 2 |
| 6 | Sooner Athletic | 164.99 | 1 |
| 7 | Frontier | 160.27 | 1 |
| 8 | American Midwest | 155.23 | 1 |
| 9 | Kentucky Intercollegiate | 148.82 | 2 |
| 10 | Crossroads | 147.92 | 1 |
| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 1002.90 | |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 709.95 | |
| South | Milligan (Tenn.) | 387.68 | |
| South Central | Friends (Kan.) | 744.50 | |
| West | Eastern Oregon | 750.98 | |
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