2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Rankings – Week 3
NEW ORLEANS – The winds of change swept through the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Team Rankings in Week 3 as 19 men’s teams and 19 women’s teams moved spots between Week 2 and Week 3.
Perhaps the biggest alteration in the most recent rankings released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is that Wiley (Texas) took over the No. 1 spot in the men’s index.
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The 2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held May 24-26 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Men’s Story
There is a new sheriff in town.
Wiley (Texas) leapfrogged Indiana Tech for the No. 1 spot this week. This is the first time the Wildcats have been ranked No. 1 in program history. Wiley (Texas) owns four national-leading marks, which include Oraine Palmer in the 100, Rajay Hamilton in the 400, Marbeq Edgar in the 800 and the 4×400 relay team.
The Warriors slipped to No. 2, the first time they’ve been there since Week 1 of 2017. Indiana Tech only has one national-leading mark in the guise of the 4×100 relay team.
Westmont (Calif.) remains No. 3 for the second week in a row, while Doane (Neb.) and Central Christian (Kan.) both move up one spot from No. 5 to No. 4 and No. 6 to No. 5.
Three teams joined the top-25: Wayland Baptist (Texas) went from No. 31 to No. 13, Eastern Oregon went from No. 33 to No. 19 and St. Francis (Ill.) from No. 29 to No. 22.
Women’s Story
A familiar face is chasing down Indiana Tech.
Wayland Baptist (Texas) surged four spots between Week 2 and Week 3 and is No. 2 behind the Warriors at the moment. The Pioneers received two nation-leading marks this past weekend from both Devin Johnson in the 200 and the 4×100 relay team. WBU also has the top-ranked 4×800 relay team and the top-ranked triple jumper in the nation.
Hastings (Neb.) and Southern-New Orleans (La.) come in at No. 3 and No. 4. The Broncos got a huge mark from Sara Olsen in the hammer throw as she is now ranked No. 2 nationally in that event at 54.17m (177-8).
Friends (Kan.) rounds out the top-5 for the second week in a row.
Two new teams joined the top-25: Grand View (Iowa) went from No. 26 to No. 15 and Carroll (Mont.) soared from No. 61 to No. 22.
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #3 — April 18 |
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| next ranking: April 25 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Wiley (Texas) | 420.76 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (3rd) | 2 |
| 2 | Indiana Tech | 409.82 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 1 |
| 3 | Westmont (Calif.) | 242.20 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 3 |
| 4 | Doane (Neb.) | 241.35 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 5 |
| 5 | Central Christian (Kan.) | 208.84 | A.I.I. (NAIA Independents) | Mike Anderson (2nd) | 6 |
| 6 | Hastings (Neb.) | 200.40 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 4 |
| 7 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 197.95 | Appalachian | Sam Roberts (1st) | 7 |
| 8 | Oregon Tech | 181.97 | Cascade | Jack Kegg (5th) | 8 |
| 9 | Keiser (Fla.) | 177.85 | Sun Conference | Marc Small (2nd) | 9 |
| 10 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 157.62 | Mid-South | Randy Greer (3rd) | 15 |
| 11 | West Virginia Tech | 139.16 | River States | Bruce Cox (11th) | 11 |
| 12 | William Carey (Miss.) | 134.37 | Southern States | Blake Hegstrom (5th) | 10 |
| 13 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 134.03 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 31 |
| 14 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 132.28 | Kansas Collegiate | Alstin Benton (2nd) | 16 |
| 15 | Grand View (Iowa) | 122.74 | Heart of America | Jerry Monner (12th) | 23 |
| 16 | Indiana Wesleyan | 120.74 | Crossroads | Caleb Snyder (2nd) | 12 |
| 17 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 117.22 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (5th) | 13 |
| 18 | Bethel (Ind.) | 115.03 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (20th) | 18 |
| 19 | Eastern Oregon | 114.83 | Cascade | Ben Welch (14th) | 33 |
| 20 | Southern Oregon | 107.84 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (7th) | 14 |
| 21 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 105.22 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 25 |
| 22 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 90.37 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (6th) | 29 |
| 23 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 89.00 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (6th) | 21 |
| 24 | Concordia (Neb.) | 85.85 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (2nd) | 19 |
| 25 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 85.53 | Mid-South | Jamaine Gordon (5th) | 20 |
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| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 780.79 | 4 |
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 591.60 | 1 |
| 3 | Cascade | 544.85 | 3 |
| 4 | Red River | 497.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Crossroads | 470.61 | 2 |
| 6 | Kansas Collegiate | 411.64 | 1 |
| 7 | Appalachian | 397.78 | 1 |
| 8 | Heart of America | 360.76 | 1 |
| 9 | Mid-South | 348.03 | 2 |
| 10 | Golden State | 327.53 | 1 |
| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 1093.60 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 1022.38 | 1 |
| South | Milligan (Tenn.) | 581.06 | 3 |
| South Central | Wiley (Texas) | 669.82 | 1 |
| West | Westmont (Calif.) | 741.23 | 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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| 100 Meters | Central Christian (Kan.) | 10.49 | 41.96 | |||
| 200 Meters | Wiley (Texas) | 21.23 | 1:24.93 | |||
| 400 Meters | Wiley (Texas) | 47.79 | 3:11.17 | |||
| 800 Meters | Eastern Oregon | 1:54.80 | 7:39.20 | |||
| 1500 Meters | British Columbia | 3:53.58 | 15:34.34 | |||
| Steeplechase | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 10:15.01 | 41:00.05 | |||
| 5000 Meters | British Columbia | 14:50.86 | 59:23.42 | |||
| 10,000 Meters | Indiana Wesleyan | 32:42.69 | 2:10:50.76 | |||
| 110 Meter Hurdles | Tennessee Wesleyan | 15.33 | 1:01.32 | |||
| 400 Meter Hurdles | Doane (Neb.) | 55.24 | 3:40.94 | |||
| 5000m Race Walk | West Virginia Tech | 22:38.12 | 1:30:32.50 | |||
| High Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 1.98m | 6-6 | 7.92m | 25-11¾ | |
| Pole Vault | Concordia (Neb.) | 4.48m | 14-8¼ | 17.92m | 58-9½ | |
| Long Jump | Texas College | 6.89m | 22-7½ | 27.57m | 90-5½ | |
| Triple Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 14.44m | 47-4½ | 57.75m | 189-5 | |
| Shot Put | Hastings (Neb.) | 15.84m | 51-11¾ | 63.37m | 207-11 | |
| Discus | Grand View (Iowa) | 49.03m | 160-10 | 196.10m | 643-4 | |
| Hammer | Grand View (Iowa) | 53.44m | 175-4 | 213.76m | 701-3 | |
| Javelin | Baker (Kan.) | 52.36m | 171-9 | 209.44m | 687-1 | |
| Decathlon | Westmont (Calif.) | 6,173 | 24,692 | |||
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #3 — April 18 |
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| next ranking: April 25 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 431.75 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 1 |
| 2 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 408.16 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 6 |
| 3 | Hastings (Neb.) | 336.43 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 3 |
| 4 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 335.31 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (5th) | 2 |
| 5 | Friends (Kan.) | 285.39 | Kansas Collegiate | Cole Davis (7th) | 5 |
| 6 | Wiley (Texas) | 273.53 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (3rd) | 4 |
| 7 | Doane (Neb.) | 252.31 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 7 |
| 8 | Concordia (Neb.) | 223.17 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (2nd) | 8 |
| 9 | Southern Oregon | 176.68 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (7th) | 9 |
| 10 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 165.48 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (6th) | 14 |
| 11 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 157.33 | Heart of America | Nate Wiens (3rd) | 13 |
| 12 | Westmont (Calif.) | 145.36 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 10 |
| 13 | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 128.06 | Sun Conference | Bernard Gather (2nd) | 11 |
| 14 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 123.33 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (20th) | 21 |
| 15 | Grand View (Iowa) | 114.84 | Heart of America | Jerry Monner (12th) | 26 |
| 16 | William Carey (Miss.) | 114.45 | Southern States | Blake Hegstrom (5th) | 12 |
| 17 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 105.24 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 19 |
| 18 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 102.14 | Heart of America | Henry Brun (3rd) | 24 |
| 19 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 95.29 | Sun Conference | Patrick Reagan (6th) | 17 |
| 20 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 93.67 | Appalachian | Mike Caldwell (3rd) | 18 |
| 21 | College of Idaho | 92.04 | Cascade | Austin Basterrechea (2nd) | 16 |
| 22 | Carroll (Mont.) | 91.87 | Frontier | Harry Clark (5th) | 61 |
| 23 | Xavier (La.) | 89.49 | Gulf Coast | Joseph Moses (14th) | 15 |
| 24 | Northwest (Wash.) | 88.80 | Cascade | Mark Mandi (9th) | 25 |
| 25 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 86.97 | Mid-South | Eric Putnam (12th) | 20 |
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 903.67 | 3 |
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 799.58 | 3 |
| 3 | Heart of America | 556.76 | 3 |
| 4 | Cascade | 545.14 | 3 |
| 5 | Sooner Athletic | 480.76 | 1 |
| 6 | Gulf Coast | 424.81 | 2 |
| 7 | Kansas Collegiate | 399.31 | 1 |
| 8 | Sun Conference | 324.85 | 2 |
| 9 | Red River | 311.64 | 1 |
| 10 | Crossroads | 235.72 | |
| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 1295.41 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 926.97 | 1 |
| South | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 738.01 | 1 |
| South Central | Friends (Kan.) | 989.27 | 1 |
| West | Southern Oregon | 759.53 | 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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| 100 Meters | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 11.81 | 47.23 | |||
| 200 Meters | Wiley (Texas) | 24.60 | 1:38.39 | |||
| 400 Meters | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 54.48 | 3:37.91 | |||
| 800 Meters | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 2:12.54 | 8:50.16 | |||
| 1500 Meters | British Columbia | 4:31.76 | 18:07.06 | |||
| Steeplechase | Taylor (Ind.) | 11:54.28 | 47:37.11 | |||
| 5000 Meters | St. Francis (Ill.) | 18:07.71 | 1:12:30.84 | |||
| 10,000 Meters | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 38:43.31 | 2:34:53.24 | |||
| 100 Meter Hurdles | Indiana Tech | 14.51 | 58.03 | |||
| 400 Meter Hurdles | Doane (Neb.) | 1:05.70 | 4:22.80 | |||
| High Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 1.70m | 5-6¾ | 6.78m | 22-3 | |
| Pole Vault | Doane (Neb.) | 3.48m | 11-4¾ | 13.90m | 45-7¼ | |
| Long Jump | Indiana Tech | 5.68m | 18-7¾ | 22.72m | 74-6½ | |
| Triple Jump | Keiser (Fla.) | 11.30m | 37-¾ | 45.18m | 148-2 | |
| Shot Put | Concordia (Neb.) | 13.85m | 45-5½ | 55.41m | 181-9 | |
| Discus | Concordia (Neb.) | 44.44m | 145-9 | 177.76m | 583-2 | |
| Hammer | Hastings (Neb.) | 52.88m | 173-5 | 211.51m | 693-11 | |
| Javelin | Doane (Neb.) | 37.62m | 123-5 | 150.48m | 493-8 | |
| Heptathlon | Carroll (Mont.) | 3,630 | 14,520 | |||
| Half-Marathon | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 1:25:31.00 | 5:42:04.00 | |||
