2022 NCAA DI Men’s Indoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 2
NEW ORLEANS – Welcome to the top, North Carolina A&T!
Here is the newest edition of the NCAA Division I Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Rating Index, which was released on Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). No marks from previous seasons have been used, giving this year’s National Rating Index a comprehensive, objective look at the 2022 indoor campaign.
NCAA Division I — Men's Indoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five
1
North Carolina A&T
North Carolina A&T
2
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
3
Texas
Texas
4
Georgia
Georgia
5
Kentucky
Kentucky
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North Carolina A&T jumped three spots from Week 1 to take over the No. 1 ranking indoors for the first time in program history. What exactly have the Aggies done this season? We’re glad you asked. North Carolina A&T has posted seven national top-10 marks, of which six reside in the top-5s of their respective events: Randolph Ross is No. 1 in the 400, No. 3 in the 200 and part of the top-ranked 4×400 relay team; Javonte’ Harding is No. 2 in the 200 and clocked a PR of 20.33 this past weekend in Clemson; Leonard Mustari (No. 2, 7.58) and Rasheem Brown (No. 5, 7.70) give the Aggies two top-5 marks in the 60 hurdles; Brandon Hicklin is No. 7 in the long jump at 7.85m (25-9¼) with his effort two weeks ago at the Clemson Invitational.
Texas Tech crept closer to the top and is ranked No. 2 in Week 2. The Red Raiders own nine national top-10 marks, of which includes two in the top-5 of their respective events: Terrence Jones is No. 1 in the 60 at 6.45; Courtney Lindsey is No. 5 in the 200 at 20.56. Elsewhere on the Descending Order List, Jacolby Shelton owns two top-10 marks in the 60 (No. 6, 6.58) and the 200 (No. 7, 20.70) with Jequan Hogan (high jump) and Jalen Seals (triple jump) ranked sixth nationally in their respective jumps. Gabriel Oladipo is seventh in the weight throw.
Texas slid two spots from No. 1 to No. 3 after a week of competition to no fault of its own. The Longhorns sport eight national top-10 marks, including the No. 2 effort in the shot put from Tripp Piperi (20.99m/68-10½), the No. 3 mark in the 800 from Crayton Carrozza (1:48.40) and the No. 3 total in the heptathlon from Leo Neugebauer (6021 points). Not to be outdone, Texas has both the sixth-ranked 4×400 (3:05.21) and distance medley relay (9:37.58).
Georgia is back in the top-5 at No. 4. The Bulldogs are still led by the sensational Matthew Boling, who is ranked first nationally in both the 200 (20.27) and long jump (8.25m/27-0¾). Just this past weekend, Boling swept both events for the second time this season at the Bob Pollock Invitational. Over in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Kyle Garland notched the second best total of the season in the heptathlon and just missed a PR with his 6163 tally. Georgia also added a school record in the 4×400 relay of 3:04.07 to move up to No. 3 on the Descending Order List.
Kentucky comes in ranked at No. 5 in Week 2. The Wildcats amassed eight national top-10 marks this season with Kennedy Lightner and Dwight St. Hillaire accounting for three of them. Lightner is ranked fourth nationally in the 200 at 20.52, while St. Hillaire is billed fifth in the 400 at 46.11. Both Lightner and St. Hillaire toted the baton on the fifth-ranked 4×400 relay at 3:05.01 (Remember that Lightner had that amazing comeback earlier in the season).
Here are the rest of the top-10 teams in Week 2: No. 6 Northern Arizona, No. 7 Florida, No. 8 Arkansas, No. 9 Princeton and No. 10 Iowa. Perhaps the best mark of the weekend from that group came from Arkansas’ Ayden Owens at the Razorback Invitational, as he became the second-best performer in collegiate history in the heptathlon with his 6271-point total.
Mark your calendars for March 11-12, because that’s when the 2022 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama.
