NJCAA ITF National Rankings Fluctuate In Week 4
NEW ORLEANS — As of Friday, there are just two weeks until the start of the 2017 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. They’re slated to begin March 3 and run through March 4 in Pittsburg, Kansas on the campus of Pittsburg State.
If the meet was held today, the Iowa Central men and the New Mexico JC women would be favored to walk away with their gender’s respective team trophies as they’re the top-ranked teams in the most recent NJCAA National Team Computer Rankings that were released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
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The Tritons actually strengthened their lead over No. 2 South Plains (Texas). Iowa Central increased its point total by 33.03 points, while the Texans lost 18.04 points.
Cloud County (Kan.) CC jumped two spots in the rankings from No. 5 to No. 3 following a 15.32-point jump. The Thunderbirds were propelled forward by Moses Dirane’s effort in the 800 (3rd in NJCAA) and the DMR which is now ranked No. 1.
Barton (Kan.) CC and Butler (Kan.) CC both shifted down one spot to accommodate Cloud County CC’s rise in the rankings.
A new addition to the top-10 was that of Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC. The Pumas went from No. 13 to No. 9 and will continue to be led by top-ranked heptathlete Connor Williamson and several strong distance runners.
Over in the women’s rankings, 2nd-ranked Iowa Central gained ground on New Mexico JC, but not as much as 3rd-ranked South Plains (Texas) did. The Texans jumped 59.24 points thanks to Natassha McDonald’s NJCAA-leading time in the 400 (55.30) as well as a few top-5 marks, namely in the 800 (Hellen Maasotuo) and throws (Kiona Bradshaw in the shot put).
No team gained entry into the top-5 as Barton (Kan.) CC and Iowa Western CC shifted to let Iowa Central and South Plains (Texas) make their move.
Six women’s teams jumped three or more spots from Week 3 to Week 4: Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC went from No. 12 to No. 9, Highland (Kan.) CC went from No. 16 to No. 13, Cloud County (Kan.) CC went from No. 17 to No. 14, Allen (Kan.) CC went from No. 21 to No. 18, Dodge City (Kan.) CC went from No. 27 to No. 23 and Harper (Ill.) went from No. 29 to No. 25.
We’ll have two more sets of rankings before the NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships begin in about two weeks’ time.
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #3 — February 15 |
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| next ranking: February 22 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Region | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Iowa Central CC | 512.62 | Midwest | Denny Myers (8th) | 1 |
| 2 | South Plains (Texas) | 320.94 | West | Erik Vance (1st) | 2 |
| 3 | Cloud County (Kan.) CC | 219.87 | Central | Harry Kitchener (40th) | 5 |
| 4 | Barton (Kan.) CC | 208.33 | Central | David Schenek (8th) | 3 |
| 5 | Butler (Kan.) CC | 190.98 | Central | Ryan Turner (3rd) | 4 |
| 6 | Hinds (Miss.) CC | 170.59 | Central | Reginald Dillon (16th) | 6 |
| 7 | Coffeyville (Kan.) CC | 158.66 | Central | Craig Perry (10th) | 7 |
| 8 | Iowa Western CC | 123.58 | Midwest | Emmett Statzer (10th) | 8 |
| 9 | Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC | 103.21 | West | Dave Barney (21st) | 13 |
| 10 | Western Texas | 102.77 | West | James Williams (5th) | 9 |
| 11 | Meridian (Miss.) CC | 88.79 | Central | Chip Gayden (4th) | 10 |
| 12 | Central Arizona | 84.68 | West | Tony Dougherty (17th) | 15 |
| 13 | Monroe (N.Y.) | 78.08 | Atlantic | Lesleigh Hogg (3rd) | 11 |
| 14 | Vincennes (Ind.) | 72.69 | Midwest | Chris Gafner (12th) | 17 |
| 15 | Mesa (Ariz.) CC | 72.46 | West | Steve Jacobs (29th) | 14 |
| 16 | Trinidad State (Colo.) JC | 70.29 | West | Lauren Martin (1st) | 16 |
| 17 | Cowley County (Kan.) CC | 68.77 | Central | Mark Phillips (13th) | 12 |
| 18 | Allen (Kan.) CC | 64.78 | Central | Vince DeGrado (6th) | 23 |
| 19 | Pima (Ariz.) CC | 55.10 | West | Greg Wenneborg (12th) | 19 |
| 20 | Garden City (Kan.) CC | 47.73 | Central | Douglas Marshall (3rd) | 24 |
| 21 | Essex County (N.J.) | 44.12 | Atlantic | 20 | |
| 22 | Hutchinson (Kan.) CC | 37.29 | Central | Pat Becher (32nd) | 21 |
| 23 | Louisburg (N.C.) | 34.63 | Atlantic | Jay Koloseus (2nd) | 18 |
| 24 | DuPage (Ill.) | 33.42 | Midwest | Matt Wilhite (8th) | 25 |
| 25 | North Iowa Area CC | 28.42 | Midwest | Curtis Vais (12th) | 22 |
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| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Atlantic | Monroe (N.Y.) | 637.49 | 1 |
| Central | Cloud County (Kan.) CC | 460.90 | 2 |
| Midwest | Iowa Central CC | 957.13 | 1 |
| West | South Plains (Texas) | 757.86 | 1 |
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| Men’s #EventSquad Leaders (Best Foursome in the Country By Event) | ||||||
| Event | Institution | Squad Average | Squad Total | |||
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| 60 Meters | Barton (Kan.) CC | 6.76 | 27.02 | |||
| 200 Meters | Hinds (Miss.) CC | 21.52 | 1:26.07 | |||
| 400 Meters | Hinds (Miss.) CC | 47.91 | 3:11.65 | |||
| 600 Meters | South Plains (Texas) | 1:20.95 | 5:23.80 | |||
| 800 Meters | Meridian (Miss.) CC | 1:56.51 | 7:46.04 | |||
| 1000 Meters | Iowa Central CC | 2:33.27 | 10:13.10 | |||
| Mile | South Plains (Texas) | 4:21.80 | 17:27.20 | |||
| 3000 Meters | Iowa Central CC | 8:35.08 | 34:20.30 | |||
| 5000 Meters | Iowa Central CC | 14:58.56 | 59:54.25 | |||
| 60 Meter Hurdles | South Plains (Texas) | 8.12 | 32.46 | |||
| High Jump | Butler (Kan.) CC | 2.00m | 6-6¾ | 8.00m | 26-3 | |
| Pole Vault | Mesa (Ariz.) CC | 4.55m | 14-11 | 18.20m | 59-8½ | |
| Long Jump | South Plains (Texas) | 7.53m | 24-8¼ | 30.10m | 98-9 | |
| Triple Jump | Butler (Kan.) CC | 13.72m | 45-¼ | 54.89m | 180-1 | |
| Shot Put | Iowa Central CC | 15.96m | 52-4½ | 63.84m | 209-5 | |
| Weight Throw | Coffeyville (Kan.) CC | 16.77m | 55-¼ | 67.07m | 220-0 | |
| Heptathlon | Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC | 4,398 | 17,592 | |||
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #3 — February 8 |
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| next ranking: February 15 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Region | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | New Mexico JC | 332.56 | West | Keith Blackwill (12th) | 1 |
| 2 | Iowa Central CC | 307.45 | Midwest | Denny Myers (8th) | 3 |
| 3 | South Plains (Texas) | 260.56 | West | Erik Vance (1st) | 5 |
| 4 | Barton (Kan.) CC | 259.23 | Central | David Schenek (8th) | 2 |
| 5 | Iowa Western CC | 202.90 | Midwest | Emmett Statzer (10th) | 4 |
| 6 | Monroe (N.Y.) | 154.33 | Atlantic | Lesleigh Hogg (3rd) | 6 |
| 7 | Vincennes (Ind.) | 145.83 | Midwest | Chris Gafner (12th) | 9 |
| 8 | Coffeyville (Kan.) CC | 123.82 | Central | Craig Perry (10th) | 7 |
| 9 | Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC | 121.80 | West | Brian Batliner (3rd) | 12 |
| 10 | Mesa (Ariz.) CC | 118.36 | West | Steve Jacobs (29th) | 10 |
| 11 | Western Texas | 117.92 | West | James Williams (5th) | 11 |
| 12 | Central Arizona | 112.36 | West | Tony Dougherty (17th) | 8 |
| 13 | Highland (Kan.) CC | 87.61 | Central | Tom Bond (9th) | 16 |
| 14 | Cloud County (Kan.) CC | 85.68 | Central | Ted Schmitz (36th) | 17 |
| 15 | Butler (Kan.) CC | 72.78 | Central | Ryan Turner (3rd) | 15 |
| 16 | Cuyahoga (Ohio) CC | 65.73 | Midwest | Don Cox (25th) | 13 |
| 17 | Cowley County (Kan.) CC | 62.59 | Central | Mark Phillips (13th) | 14 |
| 18 | Allen (Kan.) CC | 51.90 | Central | Vince DeGrado (6th) | 21 |
| 19 | Hutchinson (Kan.) CC | 47.39 | Central | Pat Becher (32nd) | 20 |
| 20 | Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC | 45.67 | Atlantic | Dave Loobie (17th) | 18 |
| 21 | Essex County (N.J.) | 42.92 | Atlantic | 19 | |
| 22 | Meridian (Miss.) CC | 38.83 | Central | Chip Gayden (4th) | 22 |
| 23 | Dodge City (Kan.) CC | 32.64 | Central | Cole Ballard (9th) | 27 |
| 24 | Colby (Kan.) CC | 28.48 | Central | Cameron Rieth (2nd) | 23 |
| 25 | Harper (Ill.) | 18.07 | Midwest | Renee Zellner (37th) | 29 |
| dropped out: No. 24 Macomb (Mich.) CC, No. 25 North Iowa Area CC | |||||
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| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Atlantic | Monroe (N.Y.) | 593.66 | 1 |
| Central | Barton (Kan.) CC | 542.89 | 1 |
| Midwest | Iowa Central CC | 791.85 | 1 |
| West | New Mexico JC | 660.92 | 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 | New Mexico JC | 7.53 | 30.11 | |||
| 200 Meters | Barton (Kan.) CC | 24.73 | 1:38.93 | |||
| 400 Meters | Barton (Kan.) CC | 56.55 | 3:46.19 | |||
| 600 Meters | South Plains (Texas) | 1:38.36 | 6:33.43 | |||
| 800 Meters | Iowa Central CC | 2:21.47 | 9:25.90 | |||
| 1000 Meters | Iowa Western CC | 3:16.38 | 13:05.51 | |||
| Mile | Iowa Central CC | 5:16.65 | 21:06.60 | |||
| 3000 Meters | New Mexico JC | 10:36.69 | 42:26.78 | |||
| 5000 Meters | Allen (Kan.) CC | 18:49.69 | 1:15:18.78 | |||
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Barton (Kan.) CC | 8.85 | 35.40 | |||
| High Jump | Iowa Western CC | 1.61m | 5-3¼ | 6.43m | 21-1 | |
| Pole Vault | Mesa (Ariz.) CC | 3.46m | 11-4¼ | 13.85m | 45-5¼ | |
| Long Jump | Iowa Western CC | 5.48m | 18-0 | 21.93m | 71-11½ | |
| Triple Jump | New Mexico JC | 12.38m | 40-7½ | 49.52m | 162-5 | |
| Shot Put | Iowa Central CC | 12.84m | 42-1½ | 51.34m | 168-5 | |
| Weight Throw | Cloud County (Kan.) CC | 14.42m | 47-4 | 57.69m | 189-3 | |
