Delhi Men, Mohawk Women Favored Ahead of NJCAA DIII Championships
NEW ORLEANS – The entries are in for the NJCAA Division III Track & Field Championships, and these rankings–released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)–are based on the entries. The men’s top four, led by No. 1 SUNY Delhi, is unchanged from last week, while Mohawk Valley held on to the women’s No. 1 spot.
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The Delhi men are projected as the clear favorites to win a national title after losing to Rowan-Gloucester by seven points last year. They have 1052.28 rankings points, way ahead of No. 2 Harper’s 680.50 points. No. 3 Montgomery-Rockville, No. 4 Rowan-Gloucester, No. 5 Herkimer County, No. 6 Mohawk Valley, No. 7 Suffolk County, No. 8 Howard, No. 9 Queensborough, and No. 10 Finger Lakes filled out the rest of the top ten.
Last week’s No. 8 Herkimer leapfrogged Mohawk, Suffolk, and Howard.
Mohawk Valley–the host of this weekend’s championships, which run May 7-9–is a much more tenuous favorite for the women’s title. The Hawks finished second at nationals in 2013 and third last year, and they lead defending national champs Delhi by just seven rankings points.
In the rest of the women’s rankings, Delhi overtook No. 3 Suffolk County for the No. 2 spot; that trio leads No. 4 Montgomery-Rockville, No. 5 Harper, No. 6 Rowan-Gloucester, No. 7 Kingsborough, No. 8 Fashion Institute of Technology, No. 9 Herkimer County, and No. 10 Howard, who make up the rest of the top ten.
Which individuals are going to control the storylines this weekend? Zhane Ridley of SUNY Delhi and Leah Kloss of Harper are entered in five events on the women’s side, while Brad Walls of Harper, Savonn Maye of Union County, and Christopher Simmons of Herkimer lead the men’s entries with four events each.
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These are the final NJCAA DIII rankings for 2015.
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings |
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| Rank | School | Points | Region | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | SUNY Delhi | 1052.28 | Northeast | Robb Munro (3rd) | 1 |
| 2 | Harper | 680.50 | Central | Renee Zellner (35th) | 2 |
| 3 | Montgomery-Rockville | 510.74 | East | Jamaal Schools | 3 |
| 4 | Rowan-Gloucester CC | 477.33 | East | Ryan Hughes (12th) | 4 |
| 5 | Herkimer County CC | 382.33 | Northeast | Sharon Howell (32nd) | 8 |
| 6 | Mohawk Valley CC | 376.02 | Northeast | Gary Parker (26th) | 5 |
| 7 | Suffolk County CC | 360.02 | Northeast | Matthew French (3rd) | 6 |
| 8 | Howard CC (Md.) | 347.74 | East | Errick Henlon (14th) | 7 |
| 8 | Howard CC (Md.) | 347.74 | East | Steve Musselman (30th) | 7 |
| 9 | Queensborough CC | 207.19 | Northeast | Chris Omeltchenko (15th) | 9 |
| 10 | Finger Lakes CC | 190.66 | Northeast | Scott Williams (1st) | 10 |
| 11 | Bergen CC | 150.31 | East | Erika Czujko (8th) | 13 |
| 12 | Union County (N.J.) | 148.38 | East | Jason McFall (3rd) | 15 |
| 13 | Thaddeus Stevens | 129.18 | Central | Warren Taylor (28th) | 11 |
| 14 | Kingsborough CC | 126.69 | Northeast | Dave Loobie (15th) | 12 |
| 15 | Middlesex County (N.J.) | 109.03 | East | Bob Terelle (36th) | 14 |
| 16 | Nassau CC | 101.45 | Northeast | Ed Mack (24th) | 16 |
| 17 | Massasoit CC | 56.99 | East | Matt Jordan (1st) | 18 |
| 18 | Roxbury CC | 39.53 | East | Tommie Campbell (5th) | 17 |
| 19 | CCRI | 33.50 | Northeast | Gregg Cornell (26th) | 22 |
| 20 | Triton | 14.00 | Central | Nick Schneigert (2nd) | 21 |
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| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Central | Harper | 1732.01 | 1 |
| East | Montgomery-Rockville | 1250.60 | 1 |
| Northeast | SUNY Delhi | 1565.05 | 1 |
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| Rank | School | Points | Region | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Mohawk Valley CC | 790.82 | Northeast | Gary Parker (26th) | 1 |
| 2 | SUNY Delhi | 783.41 | Northeast | Robb Munro (3rd) | 3 |
| 3 | Suffolk County CC | 709.04 | Northeast | Matthew French (3rd) | 2 |
| 4 | Montgomery-Rockville | 478.31 | East | Jamaal Schools | 4 |
| 5 | Harper | 475.69 | Central | Renee Zellner (35th) | 6 |
| 6 | Rowan-Gloucester CC | 399.51 | East | Ryan Hughes (12th) | 5 |
| 7 | Kingsborough CC | 336.00 | Northeast | Dave Loobie (15th) | 7 |
| 8 | Fashion Inst. of Tech. | 222.80 | Northeast | Joe Plutz (3rd) | 9 |
| 9 | Herkimer County CC | 188.39 | Northeast | Sharon Howell (32nd) | 8 |
| 10 | Howard CC (Md.) | 170.22 | East | Steve Musselman (30th) | 11 |
| 10 | Howard CC (Md.) | 170.22 | East | Errick Henlon (14th) | 11 |
| 11 | Union County (N.J.) | 138.46 | East | Jason McFall (3rd) | 12 |
| 12 | Finger Lakes CC | 106.22 | Northeast | Scott Williams (1st) | 14 |
| 13 | Queensborough CC | 105.30 | Northeast | Chris Omeltchenko (15th) | 10 |
| 14 | CCRI | 58.91 | Northeast | Gregg Cornell (26th) | 15 |
| 15 | Triton | 40.75 | Central | Nick Schneigert (2nd) | 13 |
| 16 | Middlesex County (N.J.) | 39.10 | East | Bob Terelle (36th) | 16 |
| 17 | Nassau CC | 23.96 | Northeast | Ed Mack (24th) | 17 |
| 18 | Bergen CC | 19.01 | East | Erika Czujko (8th) | 18 |
| 19 | Massasoit CC | 8.00 | East | Matt Jordan (1st) | 20 |
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| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Central | Harper | 1201.68 | 1 |
| East | Rowan-Gloucester CC | 1241.05 | 1 |
| Northeast | SUNY Delhi | 1289.14 | 1 |
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