

Jumbled-Up Top-25 In NCAA DIII Women’s ITF Rankings
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NEW ORLEANS — There was a bunch of movement in the NCAA Division III Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings for the second consecutive week.
In the most recent rankings, which were released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), only three teams remained in place from Week 4 to Week 5 – and one of them was top-ranked MIT. Otherwise, the top-25 is unrecognizable – but we’re here to help you make sense of it all.
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MIT | Washington (Mo.) | Williams | Ithaca | UW-Whitewater |
The Engineers lost a bit of ground on the rest of the top-5. MIT fell 1.38 points to 124.60 and own a 7.02-point advantage on new-No. 2 Washington (Mo.). The Bears moved up thanks to the effort of its DMR team this past weekend — which is now ranked No. 1 in the nation at 11:48.89 — and Daisy Ogede (No. 4 at 60 meters).
Williams moseyed up one spot as well from No. 4 to No. 3, which meant Ithaca had to tumble two spots to make way for the Ephs and Washington (Mo.).
The newest addition to the top-5 — and a team that hits its best ranking since Week 3 of 2015 — is UW-Whitewater. The Warhawks were buoyed by the performance of their 4×400 relay, which is now ranked 1st in the nation (3:50.93). That gives UW-Whitewater six entities ranked in the top-10 of the NCAA DIII Descending Order List.
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REGIONAL PDFs #EventSquad Rankings Top-16 Summary |
UW-Oshkosh is back in the top-10 for the first time since Week 3 of 2016. The Titans are ranked 8th and the biggest reason why was Kristen Linzmeier’s effort in the 800, which left her 4th in the nation (2:14.03).
Further down we find Otterbein at No. 12. The Cardinals moved up 14 spots to an all-time best mark after a great weekend. Otterbein saw Claire Lamb run the 2nd fastest time over 3000 meters this season in NCAA DIII (9:46.76) and coupled with two top-10 pole vaulters (Harmony Kolling and Jenna D’Errico), things are looking up.
UW-Platteville and Bridgewater (Va.) jumped 5 (No. 18 to No. 13) and 8 spots (No. 22 to No. 14), respectively. The former is led by top-5 pentathlete Amber Williams, while the latter is guided by the reigning NCAA DIII National Athlete of the Week Amber Celen (No. 1 60, No. 1 200).
Watch out for Greenville as well. After Chelsea Gilles moved up to No. 1 in the 400 and No. 5 in the 200, the Panthers jumped 35 spots to No. 25, its best rankings since Week 7 of 2012 (23rd).
With NCAA Division III’s final qualifying date set for March 4, a lot can happen between now and then so keep it locked on USTFCCCA.org to see what changes in the rankings.
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #5 — February 21 |
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next ranking: February 28 | |||||
Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
1 | MIT | 124.60 | NEWMAC | Halston Taylor (10th) | 1 |
2 | Washington (Mo.) | 117.58 | UAA | Jeff Stiles (16th) | 3 |
3 | Williams | 107.29 | NESCAC | Nate Hoey (4th) | 4 |
4 | Ithaca | 100.90 | Empire 8 | Jennifer Potter (14th) | 2 |
5 | UW-Whitewater | 90.05 | WIAC | Mike Johnson (6th) | 10 |
6 | Ohio Northern | 87.92 | OAC | Jason Maus (11th) | 5 |
7 | SUNY Geneseo | 80.30 | SUNYAC | Chris Popovici (3rd) | 8 |
8 | UW-Oshkosh | 76.70 | WIAC | Mary Theisen (1st) | 11 |
9 | Bates | 72.40 | NESCAC | Jay Hartshorn (12th) | 7 |
10 | Johns Hopkins | 65.53 | Centennial | Bobby Van Allen (18th) | 9 |
11 | George Fox | 64.80 | Northwest | John Smith (11th) | 6 |
12 | Otterbein | 61.99 | OAC | Dara Ford (3rd) | 26 |
13 | UW-Platteville | 57.17 | WIAC | Chris Rotzenberg (5th) | 18 |
14 | Bridgewater (Va.) | 49.96 | ODAC | Brian Flynn (2nd) | 22 |
15 | Illinois Wesleyan | 49.03 | CCIW | Chris Schumacher (20th) | 12 |
16 | UW-Eau Claire | 47.69 | WIAC | Chip Schneider (11th) | 13 |
17 | Misericordia | 44.90 | Middle Atlantic | Chris Wadas (11th) | 17 |
18 | Aurora | 44.62 | NACC | Brandon Sturman (1st) | 21 |
19 | Loras | 44.32 | IIAC | Matt Jones (4th) | 23 |
20 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 42.96 | IIAC | Ted Bulling (30th) | 19 |
21 | UW-Stevens Point | 42.41 | WIAC | Brett Witt (3rd) | 14 |
22 | St. Norbert | 41.97 | Midwest | Don Augustine (10th) | 16 |
23 | Oberlin | 40.02 | NCAC | Ray Appenheimer (11th) | 15 |
24 | Carthage | 38.49 | CCIW | Stephanie Domin (16th) | 24 |
25 | Greenville | 36.21 | SLIAC | Brian Patton (23rd) | 60 |
dropped out: No. 20 UW-La Crosse, No. 25 Wartburg | |||||
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Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
1 | WIAC | 377.13 | 5 |
2 | NESCAC | 308.08 | 2 |
3 | UAA | 211.74 | 1 |
4 | OAC | 178.03 | 2 |
5 | IIAC | 169.67 | 2 |
6 | NEWMAC | 163.34 | 1 |
7 | SUNYAC | 133.69 | 1 |
8 | Empire 8 | 103.52 | 1 |
9 | CCIW | 95.65 | 2 |
10 | Northwest Conference | 92.49 | 1 |
Women’s Regional Ranking Leaders | |||
Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
Atlantic | Ithaca | 375.42 | 1 |
Central | Nebraska Wesleyan | 361.63 | 2 |
Great Lakes | Mount Union | 295.27 | 1 |
Mideast | Johns Hopkins | 365.23 | 1 |
Midwest | Washington (Mo.) | 317.63 | 2 |
New England | MIT | 458.15 | 1 |
South/Southeast | Emory | 431.16 | 1 |
West | George Fox | 551.68 | 1 |
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Women’s #EventSquad Leaders (Best Foursome in the Country By Event) | ||||||
Event | Institution | Squad Average | Squad Total | |||
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60 Meters | Mount Union | 7.91 | 31.63 | |||
200 Meters | UW-Eau Claire | 25.91 | 1:43.65 | |||
400 Meters | Nebraska Wesleyan | 58.14 | 3:52.56 | |||
800 Meters | UW-La Crosse | 2:18.30 | 9:13.20 | |||
Mile | MIT | 5:00.97 | 20:03.89 | |||
3000 Meters | Johns Hopkins | 9:59.25 | 39:57.00 | |||
5000 Meters | Johns Hopkins | 17:25.22 | 1:9:40.88 | |||
60 Meter Hurdles | Washington (Mo.) | 9.16 | 36.63 | |||
High Jump | Williams | 1.71m | 5-7¼ | 6.84m | 22-5¼ | |
Pole Vault | MIT | 3.56m | 11-8 | 14.22m | 46-7¾ | |
Long Jump | SUNY Geneseo | 5.55m | 18-2½ | 22.20m | 72-10 | |
Triple Jump | Williams | 11.47m | 37-7½ | 45.87m | 150-6 | |
Shot Put | Oberlin | 13.57m | 44-6¼ | 54.28m | 178-1 | |
Weight Throw | Carthage | 16.57m | 54-4½ | 66.28m | 217-5 | |
Pentathlon | Ithaca | 2,781 | 11,125 |