2017 NAIA Outdoor Team Rankings – Week 7
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NEW ORLEANS – For the 5th week in a row, the Indiana Tech men and the Wayland Baptist (Texas) women headline the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings.
The Warriors took over the No. 1 spot in the men’s rankings in Week 2 and held on ever since, while the Pioneers vaulted ahead of the Indiana Tech women in Week 3 and stayed there.
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Indiana Tech’s men lost ground on the rest of the top-25 this week but still own a healthy lead. The Warriors totaled 468.43 points in Week 7 compared to 416.61 for No. 2 British Columbia.
Wayland Baptist (Texas)’s women haven’t been tested in the rankings yet as their lead continues to blossom. The Pioneers are up 104.42 points on the 2nd-ranked Warriors and more than 134.48 on 3rd-ranked Concordia (Neb.).
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Let’s take a look at the men’s rankings, where the top-8 stayed intact. The biggest changes to the top-10 occurred right below No. 8 Siena Heights (Mich.), where Bethel (Ind.) moved up two spots to No. 9 and displaced both Southern Oregon and St. Francis (Ill.).
Bethel (Ind.) was one of five men’s teams to jump two or more spots in Week 7. Joining the Pilots in that distinction was St. Ambrose (Iowa), Aquinas (Mich.), Dordt (Iowa) and Taylor (Ind.), which vaulted six spots from No. 29 to No. 23.
Over in the women’s rankings, no team fell out of the top-10 but No. 5 Hastings (Neb.) and No. 6 Southern-New Orleans (La.) swapped spots as did No. 8 Siena Heights (Mich.) and No. 9 Wiley (Texas).
In terms of multiple-spot jumps, only two teams soared in a positive direction: Biola (Calif.) which went from No. 19 to No. 17 and Southern Oregon which went from No. 22 to No. 18.
If the 2017 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships began today, Indiana Tech and Wayland Baptist (Texas) would be the favorites, but they won’t start until May 25-27 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, so there is a ton of time for the rankings to shift between now and then.
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #7 — May 17 |
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| next ranking: TUESDAY, May 22 (pre-championships) | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 468.43 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (8th) | 1 |
| 2 | British Columbia | 416.61 | Independent (NAIA) | Laurier Primeau (2nd) | 2 |
| 3 | Wiley (Texas) | 381.18 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (2nd) | 3 |
| 4 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 334.55 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (2nd) | 4 |
| 5 | Doane (Neb.) | 295.81 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (15th) | 5 |
| 6 | Concordia (Neb.) | 253.74 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (1st) | 6 |
| 7 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 193.31 | Mid-South | Jamaine Gordon (4th) | 7 |
| 8 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 189.53 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Tim Bauer (33rd) | 8 |
| 9 | Bethel (Ind.) | 181.88 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (19th) | 11 |
| 10 | Southern Oregon | 167.42 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (6th) | 9 |
| 11 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 156.57 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (5th) | 10 |
| 12 | Carroll (Mont.) | 127.69 | Frontier | Harry Clark (4th) | 12 |
| 13 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 123.13 | Chicagoland | Dan Tomlin (10th) | 15 |
| 14 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 122.37 | Heart of America | Nate Wiens (2nd) | 13 |
| 15 | Marian (Ind.) | 118.42 | Crossroads | Mike Holman (5th) | 14 |
| 16 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 117.82 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (21st) | 18 |
| 17 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 117.66 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (19th) | 16 |
| 18 | Midland (Neb.) | 117.61 | Great Plains | Mark Kostek (4th) | 19 |
| 19 | William Penn (Iowa) | 109.31 | Heart of America | Allen Friesen (7th) | 17 |
| 20 | Dordt (Iowa) | 100.89 | Great Plains | Craig Heynen (9th) | 22 |
| 21 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 100.00 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (4th) | 21 |
| 22 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 99.36 | Chicagoland | Scott Bahrke (5th) | 23 |
| 23 | Taylor (Ind.) | 96.52 | Crossroads | David Neville (3rd) | 29 |
| 24 | William Carey (Miss.) | 95.49 | Southern States | Ben Smith (5th) | 20 |
| 25 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 95.17 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (5th) | 25 |
| dropped out: No. 24 The Master’s (Calif.) | |||||
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| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 939.91 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Plains | 934.65 | 5 |
| 3 | Crossroads | 651.36 | 3 |
| 4 | Chicagoland | 504.76 | 3 |
| 5 | Red River | 448.98 | 1 |
| 6 | Heart of America | 422.27 | 2 |
| 7 | Independent (NAIA) | 417.16 | 1 |
| 8 | Sooner Athletic | 416.23 | 1 |
| 9 | Cascade | 369.49 | 1 |
| 10 | Mid-South | 280.10 | 1 |
| Men’s Regional Index Leaders (FINAL) | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 1302.87 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 761.49 | 1 |
| South | Tennessee Wesleyan | 580.11 | 2 |
| South Central | Wiley (Texas) | 643.24 | 1 |
| West | British Columbia | 965.93 | 1 |
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| Men’s #EventSquad Leaders (Best Foursome in the Country By Event) [FINAL] | ||||||
| Event | Institution | Squad Average | Squad Total | |||
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| 100 Meters | Indiana Tech | 10.38 | 41.52 | |||
| 200 Meters | Indiana Tech | 21.17 | 1:24.67 | |||
| 400 Meters | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 47.22 | 3:08.86 | |||
| 800 Meters | Wiley (Texas) | 1:52.26 | 7:29.06 | |||
| 1500 Meters | British Columbia | 3:51.77 | 15:27.09 | |||
| Steeplechase | British Columbia | 9:12.13 | 36:48.54 | |||
| 5000 Meters | British Columbia | 14:32.09 | 58:08.37 | |||
| 10,000 Meters | Indiana Tech | 31:55.69 | 2:7:42.77 | |||
| 110 Meter Hurdles | Marian (Ind.) | 15.02 | 1:00.08 | |||
| 400 Meter Hurdles | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 55.84 | 3:43.36 | |||
| 5000m Race Walk | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 25:27.07 | 1:41:48.26 | |||
| High Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 2.04m | 6-8¼ | 8.17m | 26-9½ | |
| Pole Vault | Doane (Neb.) | 4.75m | 15-7 | 19.00m | 62-4 | |
| Long Jump | Indiana Tech | 7.30m | 23-11¼ | 29.18m | 95-9 | |
| Triple Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 14.32m | 46-11¾ | 57.27m | 187-10 | |
| Shot Put | Doane (Neb.) | 16.20m | 53-1¾ | 64.79m | 212-6 | |
| Discus | Concordia (Neb.) | 49.47m | 162-3 | 197.86m | 649-1 | |
| Hammer | Concordia (Neb.) | 60.38m | 198-1 | 241.51m | 792-4 | |
| Javelin | Eastern Oregon | 57.96m | 190-2 | 231.84m | 760-7 | |
| Decathlon | Corban (Ore.) | 5,758 | 23,033 | |||
| Half-Marathon | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 1:11:41.25 | 4:46:45.00 | |||
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2017 Week #7 — May 17 |
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| next ranking: TUESDAY, May 22 (pre-championships) | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 462.71 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (2nd) | 1 |
| 2 | Indiana Tech | 358.29 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (8th) | 2 |
| 3 | Concordia (Neb.) | 328.23 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (1st) | 3 |
| 4 | Doane (Neb.) | 302.31 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (15th) | 4 |
| 5 | Hastings (Neb.) | 284.44 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (4th) | 6 |
| 6 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 281.64 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (4th) | 5 |
| 7 | British Columbia | 266.32 | Independent (NAIA) | Laurier Primeau (2nd) | 7 |
| 8 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 233.31 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (5th) | 9 |
| 9 | Wiley (Texas) | 230.61 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (2nd) | 8 |
| 10 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 203.92 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (21st) | 10 |
| 11 | Northwest Christian (Ore.) | 183.01 | Cascade | George Walcott (4th) | 12 |
| 12 | Carroll (Mont.) | 173.78 | Frontier | Harry Clark (4th) | 11 |
| 13 | Friends (Kan.) | 173.14 | Kansas Collegiate | Cole Davis (6th) | 13 |
| 14 | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 160.39 | Sun Conference | Bernard Gather (1st) | 14 |
| 15 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 158.11 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (16th) | 15 |
| 16 | Westmont (Calif.) | 150.82 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (38th) | 16 |
| 17 | Biola (Calif.) | 133.77 | Golden State | Sean Henning (2nd) | 19 |
| 18 | Southern Oregon | 127.39 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (6th) | 22 |
| 19 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 127.25 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (5th) | 17 |
| 20 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 126.60 | Chicagoland | Dan Tomlin (10th) | 18 |
| 21 | Dordt (Iowa) | 100.73 | Great Plains | Craig Heynen (9th) | 20 |
| 22 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 92.92 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (5th) | 21 |
| 23 | College of Idaho | 90.86 | Cascade | Austin Basterrechea (1st) | 23 |
| 24 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 77.12 | Appalachian | Chris Layne (13th) | 24 |
| 25 | Point Park (Pa.) | 74.86 | River States | Kelly Parsley (3rd) | 25 |
| dropped out: (none) | |||||
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 1127.14 | 5 |
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 889.06 | 3 |
| 3 | Chicagoland | 554.52 | 3 |
| 4 | Sooner Athletic | 552.99 | 1 |
| 5 | Cascade | 468.17 | 3 |
| 6 | Gulf Coast | 379.71 | 1 |
| 7 | Golden State | 333.60 | 2 |
| 8 | Kansas Collegiate | 325.73 | 1 |
| 9 | Red River | 295.01 | 1 |
| 10 | Heart of America | 289.02 | |
| Women’s Regional Index Leaders (FINAL) | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 1221.16 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 1005.07 | 1 |
| South | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 906.71 | 1 |
| South Central | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 883.08 | 1 |
| West | British Columbia | 842.84 | 1 |
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| Women’s #EventSquad Leaders (Best Foursome in the Country By Event) [FINAL] | ||||||
| Event | Institution | Squad Average | Squad Total | |||
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| 100 Meters | Indiana Tech | 11.85 | 47.40 | |||
| 200 Meters | Indiana Tech | 24.54 | 1:38.15 | |||
| 400 Meters | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 54.56 | 3:38.24 | |||
| 800 Meters | British Columbia | 2:13.86 | 8:55.45 | |||
| 1500 Meters | British Columbia | 4:30.39 | 18:01.58 | |||
| Steeplechase | Biola (Calif.) | 11:09.07 | 44:36.26 | |||
| 5000 Meters | Northwest Christian (Ore.) | 17:29.28 | 1:9:57.12 | |||
| 10,000 Meters | Westmont (Calif.) | 39:35.04 | 2:38:20.15 | |||
| 400 Meter Hurdles | Doane (Neb.) | 1:03.13 | 4:12.54 | |||
| 5000m Race Walk | Missouri Baptist | 30:14.74 | 2:0:58.96 | |||
| High Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 1.69m | 5-6½ | 6.76m | 22-2 | |
| Pole Vault | Concordia (Neb.) | 3.62m | 11-10¼ | 14.46m | 47-5¼ | |
| Long Jump | Indiana Tech | 5.72m | 18-9¼ | 22.87m | 75-½ | |
| Triple Jump | British Columbia | 11.24m | 36-10½ | 44.94m | 147-5 | |
| Shot Put | Concordia (Neb.) | 14.30m | 46-11¼ | 57.21m | 187-8 | |
| Discus | Concordia (Neb.) | 46.29m | 151-10 | 185.17m | 607-6 | |
| Hammer | Concordia (Neb.) | 53.83m | 176-7 | 215.30m | 706-4 | |
| Javelin | Concordia (Neb.) | 39.67m | 130-1 | 158.67m | 520-7 | |
| Heptathlon | Friends (Kan.) | 4,123 | 16,492 | |||
| Half-Marathon | Tennessee Wesleyan | 1:28:14.25 | 5:52:57.00 | |||
