Lead For One Top-Ranked NJCAA DI Team Shrinks
NEW ORLEANS — For the third consecutive week, the Iowa Central men and the Central Arizona women sit atop the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings.
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In the most recent rankings that were released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the Tritons still held a commanding lead over South Plains. Over in the women’s rankings, New Mexico JC is closing in on the Vaqueras.
Starting with the women’s ranking first, Central Arizona tallied 613.38 points this week. That constituted a 2.19-point drop, while the T-Birds added 53.78 points to their total to give them 599.33 and swing by Iowa Central for second. Now that’s only a 14.03-point advantage for the Vaqueras, compared to a 176-point edge in Week 1.
New Mexico JC’s jump can be accredited to the performances of its heptathletes (Latavia Coombs, Taneika Elliston and Abbigale Butler) and Christine Moss, who is now No. 1 in the 200.
Falling in behind Central Arizona, the Thunderbirds and Tritons is fourth-ranked South Plains, fifth-ranked Barton County CC, sixth-ranked Coffeyville CC, seventh-ranked Monroe, eighth-ranked Butler (Kan.) CC, ninth-ranked Pima CC and 10th-ranked Iowa Western CC.
Little changed in the men’s rankings, especially in the top-10. Every team from top-ranked Iowa Central to ninth-ranked Mesa CC remained in place. Last week’s No. 15 team Hinds CC surged five spots to No. 10, though.
The Eagles had two hurdlers — Christian Boyd and Craig Rock Jr. — step up in a big way this past weekend. Boyd and Rock are now ranked second and fourth in the 400 hurdles, respectively.
There were a total of four additions to the top-25 spanning both rankings this week. In the women’s rankings, Johnson County CC (No. 29 to No. 18), Meridian CC (No. 26 to No. 24) and Arkansas Baptist (No. 28 to No. 25) joined the lot, while the Johnson County men came in at No. 25.
The NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held May 17-19 in Levelland, Kansas.
USTFCCCA NJCAA |
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2016 Week #3 — April 13 |
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| next ranking: April 20 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Region | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Iowa Central CC | 767.93 | Midwest | Denny Myers (7th) | 1 |
| 2 | South Plains | 640.87 | West | Chris Beene (12th) | 2 |
| 3 | Barton County CC | 474.76 | Central | David Schenek (7th) | 3 |
| 4 | Butler (Kan.) CC | 474.10 | Central | Ryan Turner (2nd) | 4 |
| 5 | Central Arizona | 395.16 | West | Tony Dougherty (16th) | 5 |
| 6 | Iowa Western CC | 331.88 | Midwest | Emmett Statzer (9th) | 6 |
| 7 | Coffeyville CC | 286.47 | Central | Craig Perry (9th) | 7 |
| 8 | Western Texas | 263.77 | West | James Williams (4th) | 8 |
| 9 | Mesa CC | 257.09 | West | Steve Jacobs (28th) | 9 |
| 10 | Hinds CC | 239.19 | Central | Reginald Dillon (15th) | 15 |
| 11 | Allen CC | 217.85 | Central | Vince DeGrado (5th) | 11 |
| 12 | Cloud County CC | 213.67 | Central | Harry Kitchener (39th) | 13 |
| 13 | Pima CC | 208.11 | West | Greg Wenneborg (11th) | 10 |
| 14 | Hutchinson CC | 160.62 | Central | Pat Becher (31st) | 12 |
| 15 | Meridian CC | 156.11 | Central | Chip Gayden (3rd) | 17 |
| 16 | Paradise Valley CC | 148.54 | West | Dave Barney (20th) | 16 |
| 17 | Glendale (Ariz.) CC | 137.96 | West | Delawn Leggett (4th) | 14 |
| 18 | Cowley County CC | 133.11 | Central | Mark Phillips (12th) | 22 |
| 19 | Monroe | 107.72 | Atlantic | Lesleigh Hogg (2nd) | 20 |
| 20 | Southwestern Christian (Texas) | 93.40 | West | Douglas McDuffie (8th) | 18 |
| 21 | Gillette | 92.09 | West | Chris Kozlowski (8th) | 19 |
| 22 | Garden City CC | 83.93 | Central | Douglas Marshall (2nd) | 23 |
| 23 | Neosho County CC | 80.94 | Central | Clinton Fletcher (3rd) | 24 |
| 24 | Vincennes | 80.35 | Atlantic | Chris Gafner (11th) | 21 |
| 25 | Johnson County CC | 68.24 | Central | Mike Bloemker (8th) | 33 |
| dropped out: No. 25 North Iowa Area CC | |||||
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| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Atlantic | Vincennes | 1058.05 | 1 |
| Central | Barton County CC | 868.74 | 1 |
| Midwest | Iowa Central CC | 1587.69 | 1 |
| West | South Plains | 1165.87 | 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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2016 Week #3 — April 13 |
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| next ranking: April 20 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Region | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Central Arizona | 613.38 | West | Tony Dougherty (16th) | 1 |
| 2 | New Mexico JC | 599.33 | West | Keith Blackwill (11th) | 3 |
| 3 | Iowa Central CC | 586.03 | Midwest | Denny Myers (7th) | 2 |
| 4 | South Plains | 541.65 | West | Chris Beene (12th) | 4 |
| 5 | Barton County CC | 421.15 | Central | David Schenek (7th) | 5 |
| 6 | Coffeyville CC | 348.07 | Central | Craig Perry (9th) | 7 |
| 7 | Monroe | 337.48 | Atlantic | Lesleigh Hogg (2nd) | 6 |
| 8 | Butler (Kan.) CC | 269.66 | Central | Ryan Turner (2nd) | 8 |
| 9 | Pima CC | 266.79 | West | Greg Wenneborg (11th) | 9 |
| 10 | Iowa Western CC | 237.99 | Midwest | Emmett Statzer (9th) | 10 |
| 11 | Paradise Valley CC | 205.98 | West | Dave Barney (20th) | 12 |
| 12 | Mesa CC | 202.28 | West | Steve Jacobs (28th) | 11 |
| 13 | Western Texas | 199.07 | West | James Williams (4th) | 15 |
| 14 | Vincennes | 173.34 | Atlantic | Chris Gafner (11th) | 13 |
| 15 | Cloud County CC | 172.99 | Central | Ted Schmitz (35th) | 14 |
| 16 | Hutchinson CC | 110.82 | Central | Pat Becher (31st) | 17 |
| 17 | Cowley County CC | 108.52 | Central | Mark Phillips (12th) | 16 |
| 18 | Johnson County CC | 92.59 | Central | Mike Bloemker (8th) | 29 |
| 19 | Cuyahoga CC | 89.53 | Atlantic | Don Cox (24th) | 18 |
| 20 | Gillette | 84.98 | West | Chris Kozlowski (8th) | 20 |
| 21 | Dodge City CC | 81.47 | Central | Cole Ballard (8th) | 19 |
| 22 | Hinds CC | 64.02 | Central | Reginald Dillon (1st) | 22 |
| 23 | Allen CC | 62.24 | Central | Vince DeGrado (5th) | 21 |
| 24 | Meridian CC | 59.67 | Central | Chip Gayden (3rd) | 26 |
| 25 | Arkansas Baptist | 52.97 | Central | Cedric Vaughn (7th) | 28 |
| dropped out: No. 23 Ranger, No. 24 Esses County (N.J.), No. 25 Macomb CC | |||||
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| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Atlantic | Monroe | 1053.92 | 1 |
| Central | Barton County CC | 980.07 | 1 |
| Midwest | Iowa Western CC | 1476.76 | 1 |
| West | Central Arizona | 996.80 | 1 |
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