USTFCCCA News & Notes
2012 Outdoor T&F Conference Championships Wrap
The 2011-2012 conference championship season has completed for cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field. Look back at the year with outdoor conference superlatives and a complete listing of the conference champions in all three sports in 2011-2012.
For a complete listing of final results from these championships, visit our Conference Championship Central page …
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In all NCAA divisions, 27 outdoor track & field conference titles were decided by 10 points or less. Division I had 12.
Outdoor Track & Field Conference Championship Superlatives — 2012
Points Scored |
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| Overall | 343 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | Sun Conference (NAIA) | |
| Division I | 267 | George Mason | Colonial | |
| Division II | 226 | Adams State | RMAC | |
| Division III | 330 | McMurry | ASC | |
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| Overall | 353 | Wartburg | IIAC | |
| Division I | 292½ | Utah Valley | Great West | |
| Division II | 239 | Grand Valley State | GLIAC | |
| Division III | 353 | Wartburg | IIAC | |
Largest Margin of Victory |
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| Overall | 162 | McMurry | ASC | |
| Division I | 101 | George Mason | Colonial | |
| Division II | 128 | Saint Augustine’s | CIAA | |
| Division III | 162 | McMurry | ASC | |
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| Overall | 236½ | Wartburg | IIAC | |
| Division I | 146½ | Utah Valley | Great West | |
| Division II | 114½ | Grand Valley State | GLIAC | |
| Division III | 236½ | Wartburg | IIAC | |
Smallest Margin of Victory |
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| Overall | tie | Concordia Wisconsin/ Benedictine (Ill.) |
Northern Athletics | |
| Division I | 2½ | East Tennessee State | Atlantic Sun | |
| Division II | 5½ | Abilene Christian | Lone Star | |
| Division III | tie | Concordia Wisconsin/ Benedictine (Ill.) |
Northern Athletics | |
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| Overall | ½ | Angelo State | Lone Star | |
| ½ | UC Davis | Big West | ||
| Division I | ½ | UC Davis | Big West | |
| Division II | ½ | Angelo State | Lone Star | |
| Division III | 6 | Aurora | Northern Athletics | |
Fewest Points to Win |
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| Overall | 121 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| Division I | 121 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| Division II | 168½ | Pittsburg State | MIAA | |
| Division III | 135 | Concordia Wisconsin/ Benedictine (Ill.) |
Northern Athletics | |
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| Overall | 104 | Louisville | Big East | |
| Division I | 104 | Louisville | Big East | |
| Division II | 139½ | Virginia State | CIAA | |
| Division III | 145 1/3 | Roanoke | ODAC | |
Most Points for Second Place |
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| Overall | 225 | Western Carolina | Southern | |
| Division I | 225 | Western Carolina | Southern | |
| Division II | 201½ | Neb.-Kearney | RMAC | |
| Division III | 216½ | Augustana (Ill.) | CCIW | |
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| Overall | 246½ | McMurry | ASC | |
| Division I | 214½ | Liberty | Big South | |
| Division II | 195 | Abilene Christian | Lone Star | |
| Division III | 246½ | McMurry | ASC | |
Smallest Margin from First to Last |
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| Overall | 50 | Mid-American | 6 teams, 161-111 | |
| Division I | 50 | Mid-American | 6 teams, 161-111 | |
| Division II | 110½ | CCAA | 6 teams, 198½-88 | |
| Division III | 117 | Little East | 6 teams, 162-45 | |
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| Overall | 72 | WAC | 7 teams, 148½-76½ | |
| Division I | 72 | WAC | 7 teams, 148½-76½ | |
| Division II | 154½ | CCAA | 8 teams, 154½-38 | |
| Division III | 112 | OAC | 10 teams, 146-34 | |
Smallest Margin from First to Third |
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| Overall | 6 | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| Division I | 6 | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| Division II | 24 1/3 | Angelo State | Lone Star | |
| Division III | 8 | Aurora | Northern Athletics | |
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| Overall | 10 | Georgia State | Colonial | |
| Division I | 10 | Georgia State | Colonial | |
| Division II | 10½ | Cal State LA | CCAA | |
| Division III | 17½ | Wisconsin Lutheran | Northern Athletics | |
Smallest Margin from First to Last (8 or more teams) |
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| Overall | 98 | Big 12 | 10 teams, 150-52 | |
| 105½ | Big Ten | 11 teams, 121-15½ | ||
| 120 | Sun Belt | 10 teams, 147-27 | ||
| 120½ | Southland | 11 teams, 147½-27 | ||
| 121 | OAC | 10 teams, 143-22 | ||
| 121 | Northern Athletics | 9 teams, 135-14 | ||
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| Overall | 75 | Colonial | 9 teams, 132-57 | |
| 77 | Big Ten | 11 teams, 117-40 | ||
| 84 | Mountain West | 8 teams, 147-63 | ||
| 93 | Big East | 15 teams, 104-11 | ||
| 101 | Big 12 | 10 teams, 139-38 | ||
Most Points by Last Place Team (8 or more teams) |
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| Overall | 52 | Missouri | Big 12 | |
| 41½ | Chicago State | Great West | ||
| 40 | Geneva | PAC | ||
| 37 | Beloit | Midwest Conference | ||
| 34 | Concordia-St. Paul | NSIC | ||
| 34 | Lewis & Clark | Northwest Conference | ||
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| Overall | 63 | Wyoming | Mountain West | |
| 57 | Northeastern | Colonial | ||
| 52½ | Cal Poly | Big West | ||
| 43 | Pacific (Ore.) | Northwest Conference | ||
| 38 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | ||
Most Teams Within 20 Points of Winner |
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| Overall | 4 | Northern Athletics | ||
| Division I | 3 | Big Ten/Patriot | ||
| Division II | 2 | (several) | ||
| Division III | 4 | Northern Athletics | ||
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| Overall | 4 | Sun Belt | ||
| Division I | 4 | Sun Belt | ||
| Division II | 3 | CCAA | ||
| Division III | 3 | Northern Athletics | ||
Most Teams With 50 or More Points |
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| Overall | 10 | Big 12 | ||
| 9 | Big Ten | |||
| 8 | (6 tied) | |||
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| Overall | 9 | Colonial | ||
| 9 | Big 12 | |||
| 9 | Conference USA | |||
| 9 | Big East | |||
| 8 | OAC (Division III) | |||
| 8 | Big West | |||
| 8 | MIAC (Division III) | |||
| 8 | Mid-American | |||
| 8 | (11 tied) | |||
Largest Point Gain From Previous Year |
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| Overall | 134 1/6 | Idaho | WAC | 85 1/3 to 219½ |
| 133 | Friends Univ. | Kansas Coll. (NAIA) | 83 to 216 | |
| 118½ | Bridgewater State | MASCAC (Division III) | 72 to 190½ | |
| 118 | Minnesota State | NSIC (Division II) | 94 to 212 | |
| 111 | Salisbury | CAC (Division III) | 142 to 253 | |
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| Overall | 148½ | Baker | Heart of America (NAIA) | 149½ to 298 |
| 101 | Alaska Anchorage | GNAC (Division II) | 82 to 183 | |
| 97 | Lehman | CUNYAC (Division III) | 121 to 218 | |
| 95 2/3 | Rowan | NJAC (Division III) | 107 1/3 to 203 | |
| 89 | Bethany (Kan.) | Kansas Coll. (NAIA) | 29 to 118 | |
| Division I | 78 | Kansas | Big 12 | 78 to 129½ |
Largest Place Gain From Previous Year |
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| Overall | +7 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 11th to 4th |
| +7 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 10th to 3rd | |
| +5 | La Salle | Atlantic 10 | 11th to 6th | |
| +5 | Bethune-Cookman | MEAC | 8th to 3rd | |
| +5 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 12th to 7th | |
| +5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 7th to 5th | |
| +5 | Texas State | Southland | 7th to 5th | |
| +5 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | MIAC (Division III) | 6th to 1st | |
| Division II | +4 | U-Mary | NSIC | 8th to 4th |
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| Overall | +8 | Notre Dame | Big East | 10th to 2nd |
| +5 | USF | Big East | 8th to 3rd | |
| +5 | McNeese State | Southland | 9th to 4th | |
| +5 | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | 8th to 3rd | |
| +5 | VCU | Colonial | 7th to 2nd | |
| +5 | Kansas | Big 12 | 7th to 2nd | |
| Division II | +4 | (three tied) | ||
| Division III | +4 | (three tied) | ||
Division I Conference Championship Recap — 2011-12 Champions
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| Conference | Cross Country | Indoor Track & Field | Outdoor Track & Field |
| ACC | NC State | Florida State | Virginia Tech |
| America East | Albany | Albany | Albany |
| Atlantic 10 | La Salle | Rhode Island | Charlotte |
| Atlantic Sun | USC Upstate | Kennesaw State | East Tennessee State |
| Big 12 | Oklahoma State | Texas A&M | Texas A&M |
| Big East | Villanova | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
| Big Sky | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona |
| Big South | Liberty | Liberty | Liberty |
| Big Ten | Wisconsin | Indiana | Wisconsin |
| Big West | Cal Poly | — | UC Santa Barbara |
| Colonial | William and Mary | George Mason | |
| Conference USA | Tulsa | Tulsa | Houston |
| Great West | Utah Valley | Utah Valley | Utah Valley |
| Horizon | Butler | Milwaukee | Milwaukee |
| Ivy | Princeton | Princeton | Princeton |
| MEAC | Norfolk State | Norfolk State | Norfolk State |
| Metro Atlantic | Iona | Manhattan | Manhattan |
| Mid-American | Eastern Michigan | Akron | Akron |
| Missouri Valley | Indiana State | Southern Illinois | Indiana State |
| Mountain West | New Mexico | Air Force | Air Force |
| MPSF | — | Arizona State | — |
| Northeast | Central Connecticut State | Monmouth | Monmouth |
| Ohio Valley | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois |
| Pac-12 | Colorado | — | Oregon |
| Patriot | Navy | Bucknell | Bucknell |
| SEC | Arkansas | Arkansas | Arkansas |
| Southern | UNCG | Western Carolina | Appalachian State |
| Southland | Lamar | UTSA | UTSA |
| Summit League | Southern Utah | Southern Utah | North Dakota State |
| Sun Belt | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky |
| SWAC | Grambling State | Grambling State | Grambling State |
| WAC | Utah State | Idaho | Idaho |
| West Coast | BYU | — | — |
WOMEN
| Conference | Cross Country | Indoor Track & Field | Outdoor Track & Field |
| ACC | Florida State | Clemson | Clemson |
| America East | Stony Brook | Boston University | Albany |
| Atlantic 10 | La Salle | Charlotte | Charlotte |
| Atlantic Sun | Lipscomb | Jacksonville | Jacksonville |
| Big 12 | Iowa State | Texas A&M | Texas |
| Big East | Villanova | Georgetown | Louisville |
| Big Sky | Weber State | Weber State | Sacramento State |
| Big South | High Point | Liberty | Coastal Carolina |
| Big Ten | Michigan State | Nebraska | Ohio State |
| Big West | UC Davis | — | UC Davis |
| Colonial | James Madison | James Madison | |
| Conference USA | SMU | East Carolina | UCF |
| Great West | Utah Valley | Utah Valley | Utah Valley |
| Horizon | Butler | Milwaukee | Youngstown State |
| Ivy | Cornell | Columbia | Cornell |
| MEAC | Hampton | Hampton | Hampton |
| Metro Atlantic | Iona | St. Peter’s | St. Peter’s |
| Mid-American | Toledo | Kent State | Kent State |
| Missouri Valley | Illinois State | Missouri State | Wichita State |
| Mountain West | New Mexico | TCU | TCU |
| MPSF | — | Stanford | — |
| Northeast | Quinnipiac | Monmouth | Monmouth |
| Ohio Valley | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois |
| Pac-12 | Colorado | — | Oregon |
| Patriot | Navy | Bucknell | Navy |
| SEC | Vanderbilt | Florida | LSU |
| Southern | UNCG | Appalachian State | Appalachian State |
| Southland | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin |
| Summit League | North Dakota State | North Dakota State | North Dakota State |
| Sun Belt | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee | North Texas |
| SWAC | Alabama State | Alabama State | Alabama State |
| WAC | Idaho | Utah State | Utah State |
| West Coast | San Francisco | — | — |
Division II Conference Championship Recap — 2011-12 Champions
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| Conference | Cross Country | Indoor Track & Field | Outdoor Track & Field |
| CACC | Felician | — | — |
| CCAA | Chico State | — | Chico State |
| CIAA | Shaw | Saint Augustine’s | Saint Augustine’s |
| Conf. Carolinas | Queens (N.C.) | — | Mount Olive |
| East Coast | C.W. Post | — | — |
| GLIAC | Grand Valley State | Grand Valley State | Grand Valley State |
| GLVC | Southern Indiana | Indianapolis | Indianapolis |
| GNAC | Alaska Anchorage | Western Oregon | Western Washington |
| Great American | East Central (Okla.) | — | — |
| Gulf South | Alabama-Huntsville | — | — |
| Heartland Conference | Dallas Baptist | — | — |
| Lone Star | Eastern New Mexico | — | Abilene Christian |
| MIAA | Central Missouri | Central Missouri | Pittsburg State |
| Northeast-10 | Stonehill | Southern Connecticut | Southern Connecticut |
| NSIC | Augustana (S.D.) | Minnesota State | Minnesota State |
| PacWest | Cal Baptist | — | — |
| Peach Belt | Augusta State | — | — |
| PSAC | Edinboro | Shippensburg | Shippensburg |
| RMAC | Western State | Adams State | Adams State |
| SAC | Mars Hill | — | — |
| SIAC | Morehouse | — | Morehouse |
| Sunshine | Tampa | — | — |
| WVIAC | Seton Hill | — | West Virginia Wesleyan |
WOMEN
| Conference | Cross Country | Indoor Track & Field | Outdoor Track & Field |
| CACC | Philadelphia | — | — |
| CCAA | Chico State | — | Chico State |
| CIAA | Winston-Salem State | Virginia State | Virginia State |
| Conf. Carolinas | Queens (N.C.) | — | Mount Olive |
| East Coast | C.W. Post | — | — |
| GLIAC | Grand Valley State | Grand Valley State | Grand Valley State |
| GLVC | Southern Indiana | Bellarmine | Indianapolis |
| GNAC | Alaska Anchorage | Seattle Pacific | Seattle Pacific |
| Great American | Harding | — | — |
| Gulf South | West Florida | — | — |
| Heartland Conference | Dallas Baptist | — | — |
| Lone Star | Midwestern State | — | Angelo State |
| MIAA | Pittsburg State | Lincoln (Mo.) | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| Northeast-10 | Stonehill | UMass Lowell | UMass Lowell |
| NSIC | Augustana (S.D.) | U-Mary | U-Mary |
| PacWest | Cal Baptist | — | — |
| Peach Belt | Montevallo | — | — |
| PSAC | Shippensburg | Shippensburg | Shippensburg |
| RMAC | Western State | Adams State | Adams State |
| SAC | Anderson (S.C.) | — | — |
| SIAC | Clark Atlanta | — | Albany State (Ga.) |
| Sunshine | Tampa | — | — |
| WVIAC | Seton Hill | — | Seton Hill |
Division III Conference Championship Recap — 2011-12 Champions
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| Conference | Cross Country | Indoor Track & Field | Outdoor Track & Field |
| AMCC | Franciscan | — | — |
| ASC | UT Tyler | — | McMurry |
| CAC | York (Pa.) | Salisbury | Salisbury |
| CCIW | North Central (Ill.) | North Central (Ill.) | North Central (Ill.) |
| Centennial | Haverford | Haverford | Haverford |
| Colonial States | Gwynedd-Mercy | — | — |
| Commonwealth Coast | Roger Williams | — | — |
| CUNYAC | Hunter | CCNY | CCNY |
| Empire 8 | Ithaca | Ithaca | Ithaca |
| Great Northeast | Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | — | — |
| Great South | Huntingdon (Ala.) | — | — |
| HCAC | Manchester | Rose-Hulman | Rose-Hulman |
| IIAC | Loras | Wartburg | Central (Iowa) |
| Landmark | Moravian | Moravian | Moravian |
| Liberty League | St. Lawrence | RIT | RPI |
| Little East | Southern Maine | UMass Dartmouth | UMass Dartmouth |
| MASCAC | Westfield State | Westfield State | Bridgewater State |
| MIAC | Hamline | St. Thomas (Minn.) | St. Thomas (Minn.) |
| Michigan Intercollegiate | Calvin | Hope | |
| Middle Atlantic | Elizabethtown | Widener | Widener |
| Midwest Conference | Lawrence | Monmouth (Ill.) | Monmouth (Ill.) |
| NCAC | Wabash | Wabash | Wabash |
| NEAC | SUNY Cobleskill | — | — |
| NECC | Lesley | — | — |
| NESCAC | Williams | — | Bates |
| NEWMAC | MIT | — | MIT |
| NJAC | TCNJ | TCNJ | TCNJ |
| North Atlantic | New England College | — | |
| NorthernAC | Concordia Wisconsin | Concordia Wisconsin | Benedictine (Ill.)/ Concordia Wisconsin [tie] |
| Northwest Conference | Whitworth | — | Whitworth |
| OAC | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | Mount Union |
| ODAC | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | Lynchburg |
| PAC | Saint Vincent | — | Westminster (Pa.) |
| SCAC | Colorado College | — | Centre |
| SCIAC | Occidental | — | Redlands |
| Skyline | St. Joseph’s (Long Island) | — | — |
| SLIAC | Principia | — | — |
| SUNYAC | SUNY Geneseo | SUNY Geneseo | SUNY Cortland |
| UAA | Washington (Mo.) | Washington (Mo.) | Washington (Mo.) |
| UMAC | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica |
| USA South | Christopher Newport | — | — |
| WIAC | UW-Oshkosh | UW-La Crosse | UW-La Crosse |
WOMEN
| Conference | Cross Country | Indoor Track & Field | Outdoor Track & Field |
| AMCC | Franciscan | — | — |
| ASC | Concordia Texas | — | Texas Lutheran |
| CAC | Salisbury | Salisbury | Salisbury |
| CCIW | North Central (Ill.) | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Centennial | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins |
| Colonial States | Marywood | — | — |
| Commonwealth Coast | Salve Regina | — | — |
| CUNYAC | Hunter | Lehman | Lehman |
| Empire 8 | Ithaca | Ithaca | Ithaca |
| Great Northeast | Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | — | — |
| Great South | Covenant | — | — |
| HCAC | Manchester | Hanover | Hanover |
| IIAC | Wartburg | Wartburg | Wartburg |
| Landmark | Moravian | Moravian | Moravian |
| Liberty League | St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence |
| Little East | Keene State | Southern Maine | Southern Maine |
| MASCAC | Westfield State | Worcester State | Worcester State |
| MIAC | Carleton | St. Thomas (Minn.) | St. Thomas (Minn.) |
| Michigan Intercollegiate | Hope | Calvin | |
| Middle Atlantic | Elizabethtown | Lebanon Valley | Messiah |
| Midwest Conference | Grinnell | Monmouth (Ill.) | Monmouth (Ill.) |
| NCAC | Oberlin | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan |
| NEAC | SUNY Cobleskill | — | — |
| NECC | Lesley | — | — |
| NESCAC | Williams | — | Williams |
| NEWMAC | MIT | — | MIT |
| NJAC | Rowan | Ramapo | Rowan |
| North Atlantic | Husson | — | |
| NorthernAC | Concordia Wisconsin | Concordia Chicago | Aurora |
| Northwest Conference | Lewis & Clark | — | George Fox |
| OAC | Ohio Northern | Mount Union | Mount Union |
| ODAC | Bridgewater (Va.) | Roanoke | Roanoke |
| PAC | Grove City | — | Westminster (Pa.) |
| SCAC | Centre | — | Rhodes |
| SCIAC | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | — | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
| Skyline | St. Joseph’s (Long Island) | — | — |
| SLIAC | Webster | — | — |
| SUNYAC | SUNY Geneseo | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland |
| UAA | Washington (Mo.) | Washington (Mo.) | Emory |
| UMAC | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica |
| USA South | Christopher Newport | — | — |
| WIAC | UW-Eau Claire | UW-Oshkosh | UW-La Crosse |