2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Rankings – Week 1
NEW ORLEANS – Familiar faces headline the first NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Team Rankings of the 2018 season.
The debut index that was released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has Indiana Tech’s men and women ranked No. 1 together for the third time in program history. Previously, the Warrior men and women were both ranked No. 1 in 2015 and 2016.
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A lot will change between now and May 24-26 when the 2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Men’s Story
Balance propelled Indiana Tech to the top of the rankings. The Warriors have athletes ranked in the top-10 of 10 different events and three relay teams billed in the top-5. Two of those marks hit the top of the charts with Malik Stuart in the shot put (17.62m/57-9¾) and the 4×100 relay.
Wiley (Texas) starts the season ranked second, which matches a program high. The Wildcats have athletes ranked in the top-10 of five individual events and three relays. Three athletes are ranked No. 1 in their respective events: Rajay Hamilton in the 400, Marbeq Edgar in the 800 and Lafranz Campbell in the 110 hurdles.
British Columbia, the top-ranked team in Week 1 last year, sits third. The Thunderbirds are led by Roan Allen and Kieran Lumb so far this season as they are No. 2 in the javelin and 1500, respectively.
Westmont (Calif.) comes in at a program-high No. 4 and Central Christian (Kan.), which has never been ranked higher than 100th, rounds out the top-5 with a program-high No. 5.
Women’s Story
This is the fifth consecutive year that Indiana Tech has been ranked No. 1 in Week 1. In fact, the Warriors have never been ranked lower than third in the history of the index, which dates back to 2014. Indiana Tech should be able to maintain that distinction thanks to an absolute gluttony of wealth with top-10 marks in 10 individual events and/or relays.
Wiley (Texas) sits a distant second, even though it has five top-ranked entities. Natasha Poleon is No. 1 in both the 100 and 200, Renae Dennie is No. 1 in the 110 hurdles, Taishia Pryce is No. 1 in the long jump and the 4×400 relay is No. 1 as well.
Friends (Kan.) hit a program-high in Week 1 as it is ranked No. 3. The Falcons are paced by Chelsea Baker, who is a perennial favorite in the heptathlon as well as those seven events if she broke them down individually. Baker is No. 1 in the multi, high jump and ranked No. 2 in the 100 hurdles.
Wayland Baptist (Texas) is ranked fourth to begin the season and British Columbia holds a slim lead over Hastings (Neb.) for the fifth spot.
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #1 — April 4 |
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| next ranking: April 11 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 482.87 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | |
| 2 | Wiley (Texas) | 440.88 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (3rd) | |
| 3 | British Columbia | 322.47 | A.I.I. (NAIA Independents) | Laurier Primeau (3rd) | |
| 4 | Westmont (Calif.) | 247.23 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | |
| 5 | Central Christian (Kan.) | 213.86 | A.I.I. (NAIA Independents) | Mike Anderson (2nd) | |
| 6 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 202.03 | Appalachian | Sam Roberts (1st) | |
| 7 | Hastings (Neb.) | 190.45 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | |
| 8 | Doane (Neb.) | 176.70 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | |
| 9 | Oregon Tech | 176.41 | Cascade | Jack Kegg (5th) | |
| 10 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 169.66 | Mid-South | Randy Greer (3rd) | |
| 11 | William Carey (Miss.) | 162.18 | Southern States | Blake Hegstrom (5th) | |
| 12 | West Virginia Tech | 147.54 | River States | Bruce Cox (11th) | |
| 13 | Texas College | 141.19 | Red River | Richard Murphy (3rd) | |
| 14 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 139.50 | Golden State | Bryan Wilkins (30th) | |
| 15 | Southern Oregon | 129.57 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (7th) | |
| 16 | Concordia (Neb.) | 125.23 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (2nd) | |
| 17 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 123.17 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (6th) | |
| 18 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 120.53 | Kansas Collegiate | Alstin Benton (2nd) | |
| 19 | Keiser (Fla.) | 111.19 | Sun Conference | Marc Small (2nd) | |
| 20 | Edward Waters (Fla.) | 103.45 | Gulf Coast | Archie Gallon (11th) | |
| 21 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 98.12 | Mid-South | Eric Putnam (12th) | |
| 22 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 95.61 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | |
| 23 | Tabor (Kan.) | 92.89 | Kansas Collegiate | Dave Kroeker (18th) | |
| 24 | Eastern Oregon | 92.27 | Cascade | Ben Welch (14th) | |
| 25 | Corban (Ore.) | 91.37 | Cascade | Norm Berney (15th) | |
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| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 769.91 | 4 |
| 2 | Red River | 703.43 | 2 |
| 3 | Cascade | 663.15 | 4 |
| 4 | Independent (NAIA) | 543.31 | 2 |
| 5 | Golden State | 522.45 | 2 |
| 6 | Appalachian | 513.70 | 1 |
| 7 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 509.28 | 1 |
| 8 | Kansas Collegiate | 450.02 | 2 |
| 9 | Heart of America | 416.62 | |
| 10 | Sun Conference | 298.79 | 1 |
| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 1259.61 | |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 879.89 | |
| South | Milligan (Tenn.) | 590.75 | |
| South Central | Wiley (Texas) | 702.31 | |
| West | Westmont (Calif.) | 740.69 | |
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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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| 100 Meters | Central Christian (Kan.) | 10.51 | 42.05 | |||
| 200 Meters | Wiley (Texas) | 21.23 | 1:24.93 | |||
| 400 Meters | Wiley (Texas) | 47.79 | 3:11.17 | |||
| 800 Meters | Westmont (Calif.) | 1:56.29 | 7:45.17 | |||
| 1500 Meters | British Columbia | 3:53.58 | 15:34.34 | |||
| Steeplechase | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 10:24.11 | 41:36.43 | |||
| 5000 Meters | College of Idaho | 15:15.60 | 1:1:02.39 | |||
| 10,000 Meters | Indiana Wesleyan | 32:53.80 | 2:11:35.21 | |||
| 110 Meter Hurdles | Edward Waters (Fla.) | 15.50 | 1:02.01 | |||
| 400 Meter Hurdles | Edward Waters (Fla.) | 56.94 | 3:47.75 | |||
| 5000m Race Walk | West Virginia Tech | 22:56.92 | 1:31:47.68 | |||
| High Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 1.91m | 6-3 | 7.62m | 25-0 | |
| Pole Vault | Concordia (Neb.) | 4.44m | 14-6½ | 17.74m | 58-2½ | |
| Long Jump | Texas College | 6.85m | 22-5¾ | 27.40m | 89-10¾ | |
| Triple Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 13.97m | 45-10 | 55.88m | 183-4 | |
| Shot Put | Doane (Neb.) | 15.33m | 50-3½ | 61.32m | 201-2 | |
| Discus | Doane (Neb.) | 47.96m | 157-4 | 191.84m | 629-4 | |
| Hammer | Grand View (Iowa) | 51.01m | 167-4 | 204.04m | 669-5 | |
| Javelin | Baker (Kan.) | 51.93m | 170-4 | 207.72m | 681-6 | |
| Half-Marathon | Milligan (Tenn.) | 1:13.65 | 4:54.59 | |||
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #1 — April 4 |
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| next ranking: April 11 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 431.42 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | |
| 2 | Wiley (Texas) | 350.90 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (3rd) | |
| 3 | Friends (Kan.) | 320.61 | Kansas Collegiate | Cole Davis (7th) | |
| 4 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 304.41 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | |
| 5 | British Columbia | 290.05 | A.I.I. (NAIA Independents) | Laurier Primeau (3rd) | |
| 6 | Hastings (Neb.) | 285.02 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | |
| 7 | Doane (Neb.) | 254.10 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | |
| 8 | Concordia (Neb.) | 253.61 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (2nd) | |
| 9 | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 215.53 | Sun Conference | Bernard Gather (2nd) | |
| 10 | Southern Oregon | 208.61 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (7th) | |
| 11 | Westmont (Calif.) | 202.74 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | |
| 12 | Xavier (La.) | 167.25 | Gulf Coast | Joseph Moses (14th) | |
| 13 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 164.39 | Heart of America | Nate Wiens (3rd) | |
| 14 | College of Idaho | 148.02 | Cascade | Austin Basterrechea (2nd) | |
| 15 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 132.04 | Mid-South | Eric Putnam (12th) | |
| 16 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 122.25 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | |
| 17 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 120.40 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (20th) | |
| 18 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 115.46 | Sun Conference | Patrick Reagan (6th) | |
| 19 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 112.55 | Appalachian | Mike Caldwell (3rd) | |
| 20 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 103.30 | Frontier | Mike Collins (21st) | |
| 21 | Columbia (Mo.) | 100.74 | American Midwest | Tracy Jex (2nd) | |
| 22 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 92.52 | Heart of America | Henry Brun (3rd) | |
| 23 | McPherson (Kan.) | 89.28 | Kansas Collegiate | Cameron Magnall (7th) | |
| 24 | Point Park (Pa.) | 84.24 | River States | Kelly Parsley (4th) | |
| 25 | Corban (Ore.) | 84.12 | Cascade | Norm Berney (15th) | |
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 895.32 | 3 |
| 2 | Cascade | 739.06 | 3 |
| 3 | Kansas Collegiate | 588.23 | 2 |
| 4 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 555.40 | 2 |
| 5 | Heart of America | 515.95 | 2 |
| 6 | Red River | 498.43 | 1 |
| 7 | Sun Conference | 484.45 | 2 |
| 8 | Sooner Athletic | 360.21 | 1 |
| 9 | Golden State | 357.20 | 1 |
| 10 | Appalachian | 339.79 | 1 |
| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 1408.83 | |
| Midwest | Concordia (Neb.) | 793.14 | |
| South | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 768.40 | |
| South Central | Friends (Kan.) | 770.91 | |
| West | Westmont (Calif.) | 787.83 | |
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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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| 100 Meters | Wiley (Texas) | 12.03 | 48.13 | |||
| 200 Meters | Wiley (Texas) | 24.60 | 1:38.39 | |||
| 400 Meters | Wiley (Texas) | 57.48 | 3:49.91 | |||
| 800 Meters | British Columbia | 2:13.66 | 8:54.64 | |||
| 1500 Meters | Southern Oregon | 4:49.50 | 19:18.00 | |||
| Steeplechase | Friends (Kan.) | 12:27.34 | 49:49.37 | |||
| 5000 Meters | St. Francis (Ill.) | 18:07.71 | 1:12:30.84 | |||
| 10,000 Meters | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 38:48.26 | 2:35:13.05 | |||
| 100 Meter Hurdles | Indiana Tech | 14.52 | 58.06 | |||
| 400 Meter Hurdles | Indiana Tech | 1:07.06 | 4:28.24 | |||
| High Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 1.67m | 5-5¾ | 6.69m | 21-11¼ | |
| Pole Vault | Doane (Neb.) | 3.36m | 11-¼ | 13.45m | 44-1½ | |
| Long Jump | Indiana Tech | 5.68m | 18-7½ | 22.71m | 74-6¼ | |
| Triple Jump | Keiser (Fla.) | 10.96m | 35-11¾ | 43.85m | 143-10 | |
| Shot Put | Concordia (Neb.) | 13.69m | 44-10¾ | 54.74m | 179-7 | |
| Discus | Concordia (Neb.) | 44.21m | 145-0 | 176.82m | 580-1 | |
| Hammer | Hastings (Neb.) | 50.82m | 166-9 | 203.29m | 666-11 | |
| Javelin | Benedictine (Kan.) | 35.81m | 117-5 | 143.23m | 469-11 | |
| Heptathlon | Westmont (Calif.) | 3,505 | 14,020 | |||
| Half-Marathon | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 1:25:31.00 | 5:42:04.00 | |||
