South Plains Men and Women Stay on Top of NJCAA DI Rankings
NEW ORLEANS – For the fourth straight week, the South Plains men and women are the No. 1-ranked NJCAA Division I track & field teams. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released the division’s computer rankings on Wednesday morning.
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Both top tens remained the same. The men’s decet remained exactly the same: behind South Plains were No. 2 Central Arizona, No. 3 Iowa Central, No. 4 Barton County, No. 5 Iowa Western, No. 6 Coffeyville, No. 7 Western Texas, No. 8 Monroe, No. 9 Mesa, and No. 10 Cloud County.
In the women’s rankings, No. 2 Iowa Central and No. 3 New Mexico held down the top three for the second straight week. Nos. 4 and 5 Central Arizona and Coffeyville swapped spots, as did Nos. 8 and 9 Western Texas and North Iowa Area. Between them, Nos. 6 and 7 Iowa Western and Barton County stayed there for the third straight week. No. 10 Vincennes filled out the top ten.
No. 17 Essex County (N.J.) made the biggest jump in the men’s rankings, climbing there from No. 22. At No. 24, Richard Bland—named not after vanilla flavors but a member of the House of Burgesses—was the only men’s squad to be newly ranked this week.
Lansing, at No. 19, was the only women’s team to join the top twenty-five in week six. The Stars moved up eleven spots to do so.
Iowa Central and Iowa Western continue to trade the No. 1 men’s spot in the Midwest region. The Tritons of Iowa Central have the regional number one ranking this week.
The NJCAA Division I rankings will be released every Wednesday between now and the May 14-16 national championships in Hutchinson, Kansas.
USTFCCCA NJCAA |
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2015 Week #6 — April 29 |
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| next ranking: May 6 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Region | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | South Plains | 794.52 | West | Chris Beene (11th) | 1 |
| 2 | Central Arizona | 624.47 | West | Tony Dougherty (15th) | 2 |
| 3 | Iowa Central CC | 528.36 | Midwest | Denny Myers (6th) | 3 |
| 4 | Barton County CC | 341.22 | Central | David Schenek (6th) | 4 |
| 5 | Iowa Western CC | 330.32 | Midwest | Emmett Statzer (8th) | 5 |
| 6 | Coffeyville CC | 319.71 | Central | Craig Perry (8th) | 6 |
| 7 | Western Texas | 314.65 | West | James Williams (3rd) | 7 |
| 8 | Monroe | 308.90 | Atlantic | Lesleigh Hogg (1st) | 8 |
| 9 | Mesa CC | 269.65 | West | Steve Jacobs (27th) | 9 |
| 10 | Cloud County CC | 228.87 | Central | Harry Kitchener (38th) | 10 |
| 11 | Cowley County CC | 221.56 | Central | Mark Phillips (11th) | 13 |
| 12 | Colby (Kan.) CC | 213.60 | Central | James Ortiz (6th) | 11 |
| 13 | Butler (Kan.) CC | 209.52 | Central | Ryan Turner (1st) | 12 |
| 14 | Vincennes | 206.00 | Atlantic | Chris Gafner (10th) | 14 |
| 15 | Meridian CC | 148.54 | Central | Chip Gayden (2nd) | 15 |
| 16 | Southwestern Christian (Texas) | 146.91 | West | Douglas McDuffie (7th) | 16 |
| 17 | Essex County (N.J.) | 114.85 | Atlantic | Michael Smart (29th) | 22 |
| 18 | Hutchinson CC | 105.05 | Central | Pat Becher (30th) | 19 |
| 19 | Pima CC | 104.18 | West | Greg Wenneborg (10th) | 18 |
| 20 | Allen County CC | 96.70 | Central | Vince DeGrado (4th) | 17 |
| 21 | Paradise Valley CC | 89.27 | West | Dave Barney (19th) | 21 |
| 22 | Hinds CC | 88.61 | Central | Reginald Dillon (14th) | 20 |
| 23 | Lincoln (Ill.) | 81.49 | Atlantic | Brian Herron (12th) | 25 |
| 24 | Richard Bland | 76.71 | Atlantic | Kenny Gray | 27 |
| 25 | Garden City CC | 76.15 | Central | Douglas Marshall (1st) | 23 |
| dropped out: No. 25 Johnson County CC | |||||
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| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Atlantic | Monroe | 1071.65 | 1 |
| Central | Barton County CC | 715.86 | 1 |
| Midwest | Iowa Central CC | 1515.09 | 2 |
| West | South Plains | 1384.18 | 1 |
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USTFCCCA NJCAA |
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2015 Week #6 — April 29 |
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| next ranking: May 6 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Region | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | South Plains | 848.57 | West | Chris Beene (11th) | 1 |
| 2 | Iowa Central CC | 669.51 | Midwest | Denny Myers (6th) | 2 |
| 3 | New Mexico JC | 568.14 | West | Keith Blackwill (10th) | 3 |
| 4 | Central Arizona | 546.58 | West | Kim Dismuke (5th) | 5 |
| 5 | Coffeyville CC | 502.38 | Central | Craig Perry (8th) | 4 |
| 6 | Iowa Western CC | 285.81 | Midwest | Emmett Statzer (8th) | 6 |
| 7 | Barton County CC | 265.04 | Central | David Schenek (6th) | 7 |
| 8 | Western Texas | 232.17 | West | James Williams (3rd) | 9 |
| 9 | North Iowa Area CC | 231.92 | Midwest | Curtis Vais (10th) | 8 |
| 10 | Vincennes | 192.87 | Atlantic | Chris Gafner (10th) | 10 |
| 11 | Cloud County CC | 169.93 | Central | Ted Schmitz (34th) | 12 |
| 12 | Cowley County CC | 151.70 | Central | Mark Phillips (11th) | 11 |
| 13 | Essex County (N.J.) | 151.13 | Atlantic | Michael Smart (29th) | 16 |
| 14 | Paradise Valley CC | 139.06 | West | Dave Barney (19th) | 13 |
| 15 | Mesa CC | 134.51 | West | Steve Jacobs (27th) | 14 |
| 16 | Pima CC | 112.96 | West | Greg Wenneborg (10th) | 15 |
| 17 | ASA College | 95.98 | Atlantic | Dwight Brandon (1st) | 17 |
| 18 | Butler (Kan.) CC | 84.97 | Central | Ryan Turner (1st) | 18 |
| 19 | Lansing CC | 82.65 | Atlantic | Jim Robinson | 30 |
| 20 | Johnson County CC | 76.55 | Central | Mike Bloemker (7th) | 19 |
| 21 | Monroe | 74.38 | Atlantic | Lesleigh Hogg (1st) | 20 |
| 22 | Macomb CC | 71.00 | Atlantic | Kim Renas (2nd) | 24 |
| 23 | Hutchinson CC | 68.85 | Central | Pat Becher (30th) | 22 |
| 24 | Neosho County CC | 67.64 | Central | Clinton Fletcher (2nd) | 23 |
| 25 | Cuyahoga CC | 62.28 | Atlantic | Don Cox (23rd) | 21 |
| dropped out: No. 25 Hinds CC | |||||
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| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Atlantic | Vincennes | 896.92 | 1 |
| Central | Coffeyville CC | 1110.57 | 1 |
| Midwest | Iowa Central CC | 1699.13 | 1 |
| West | South Plains | 1293.63 | 1 |
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