2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Rankings – Week 4
NEW ORLEANS – Numerous changes befell the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Team Rankings over the course of the past week.
The most recent rankings released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) saw 24 of the top-25 men’s teams and 16 of the top-25 women’s teams shift spots between Week 3 and Week 4.
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The 2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held May 24-26 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Men’s Story
Indiana Tech is back in a familiar spot in the men’s rankings. The Warriors once again reside at the top as they jumped now second-ranked Wiley (Texas). Indiana Tech used a quartet of strong marks from this past weekend to make this happen as Justin McKenzie is now ranked No. 2 in the pole vault, the 4×100 relay team is now billed third, Luke Runyan is now ranked No. 4 in the 1500 and Barthelemy Peter is now No. 6 in the 400.
Central Christian (Kan.) jumped two spots to take over the No. 3 spot. The Tigers own six marks on the Descending Order List that are ranked in the top-3.
Keiser (Fla.) is billed fourth in the rankings, large in part to the success of Chris Grinley. The sophomore hurdler is ranked first nationally in the 110 hurdles at 13.94 and third nationally in the 400 hurdles at 53.22.
Hastings (Neb.) is ranked fifth. The Broncos roll deep in the field events as six of their seven top-10 marks nationally are in those disciplines.
Women’s Story
Indiana Tech and Wayland Baptist remained No. 1 and No. 2 in the women’s rankings, but Southern-New Orleans (La.) is making some noise.
The Knights closed the gap between themselves and the top-2 teams thanks to some strong outings this past weekend. SUNO saw Argyana Bolton take over the top spot nationally in the 200, as did the 4×400 relay. Other impressive performances belonged to the 4×100 relay team (now ranked second) and Shantae Green in the 400 hurdles (now ranked fifth).
Hastings (Neb.) fell to No. 4 and Friends (Kan.) continues to round out the top-5.
The biggest jump in either of the rankings this week belonged to the women of Aquinas (Mich.) as they went from No. 44 to No. 15.
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #4 — April 25 |
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| next ranking: May 2 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 434.27 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 2 |
| 2 | Wiley (Texas) | 396.00 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (3rd) | 1 |
| 3 | Central Christian (Kan.) | 202.18 | A.I.I. (NAIA Independents) | Mike Anderson (2nd) | 5 |
| 4 | Keiser (Fla.) | 199.60 | Sun Conference | Marc Small (2nd) | 9 |
| 5 | Hastings (Neb.) | 191.86 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 6 |
| 6 | Doane (Neb.) | 187.16 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 4 |
| 7 | Oregon Tech | 184.71 | Cascade | Jack Kegg (5th) | 8 |
| 8 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 177.36 | Appalachian | Sam Roberts (1st) | 7 |
| 9 | Indiana Wesleyan | 176.93 | Crossroads | Caleb Snyder (2nd) | 16 |
| 10 | Westmont (Calif.) | 167.28 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 3 |
| 11 | William Carey (Miss.) | 166.60 | Southern States | Blake Hegstrom (5th) | 12 |
| 12 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 163.91 | Kansas Collegiate | Alstin Benton (2nd) | 14 |
| 13 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 163.41 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 13 |
| 14 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 150.08 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 21 |
| 15 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 141.74 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (6th) | 23 |
| 16 | West Virginia Tech | 136.63 | River States | Bruce Cox (11th) | 11 |
| 17 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 125.97 | Mid-South | Randy Greer (3rd) | 10 |
| 18 | Southern Oregon | 125.46 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (7th) | 20 |
| 19 | Taylor (Ind.) | 118.85 | Crossroads | Ted Bowers (12th) | 33 |
| 20 | Grand View (Iowa) | 116.52 | Heart of America | Jerry Monner (12th) | 15 |
| 21 | Eastern Oregon | 112.66 | Cascade | Ben Welch (14th) | 19 |
| 22 | Bethel (Ind.) | 109.27 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (20th) | 18 |
| 23 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 100.63 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (5th) | 17 |
| 24 | Friends (Kan.) | 96.61 | Kansas Collegiate | Damian Smithhisler (6th) | 27 |
| 25 | Oklahoma City | 93.67 | Sooner Athletic | Matt Aguero (2nd) | 36 |
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| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 753.59 | 3 |
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 713.09 | 1 |
| 3 | Crossroads | 559.40 | 3 |
| 4 | Cascade | 515.91 | 3 |
| 5 | Red River | 473.06 | 1 |
| 6 | Kansas Collegiate | 423.81 | 2 |
| 7 | Appalachian | 344.22 | 1 |
| 8 | Sun Conference | 341.58 | 1 |
| 9 | Heart of America | 341.07 | 1 |
| 10 | Mid-South | 269.75 | 1 |
| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 1071.72 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 905.21 | 1 |
| South | Keiser (Fla.) | 571.67 | 3 |
| South Central | Wiley (Texas) | 651.18 | 1 |
| West | Oregon Tech | 744.87 | 2 |
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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) | 47.66 | 3:10.65 | |||
| 800 Meters | Aquinas (Mich.) | 1:54.28 | 7:37.10 | |||
| 1500 Meters | British Columbia | 3:53.58 | 15:34.34 | |||
| Steeplechase | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 9:51.17 | 39:24.68 | |||
| 5000 Meters | British Columbia | 14:50.86 | 59:23.42 | |||
| 10,000 Meters | Indiana Wesleyan | 32:21.80 | 2:9:27.21 | |||
| 110 Meter Hurdles | Edward Waters (Fla.) | 15.30 | 1:01.21 | |||
| 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 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 4.53m | 14-10 | 18.10m | 59-4½ | |
| Long Jump | Bethel (Ind.) | 6.97m | 22-10½ | 27.87m | 91-5¼ | |
| 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) | 50.04m | 164-2 | 200.16m | 656-8 | |
| Hammer | Grand View (Iowa) | 53.44m | 175-4 | 213.76m | 701-3 | |
| Javelin | Baker (Kan.) | 53.49m | 175-5 | 213.94m | 701-11 | |
| Decathlon | Westmont (Calif.) | 6,173 | 24,692 | |||
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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #4 — April 25 |
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| next ranking: May 2 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 425.61 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 1 |
| 2 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 377.83 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 2 |
| 3 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 354.84 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (5th) | 4 |
| 4 | Hastings (Neb.) | 311.23 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 3 |
| 5 | Friends (Kan.) | 304.01 | Kansas Collegiate | Cole Davis (7th) | 5 |
| 6 | Wiley (Texas) | 251.13 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (3rd) | 6 |
| 7 | Doane (Neb.) | 236.02 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 7 |
| 8 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 203.82 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (6th) | 10 |
| 9 | Southern Oregon | 191.61 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (7th) | 9 |
| 10 | Concordia (Neb.) | 190.69 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (2nd) | 8 |
| 11 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 165.82 | Heart of America | Nate Wiens (3rd) | 11 |
| 12 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 157.42 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 17 |
| 13 | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 153.49 | Sun Conference | Bernard Gather (2nd) | 13 |
| 14 | Oklahoma City | 135.12 | Sooner Athletic | Matt Aguero (2nd) | 30 |
| 15 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 119.89 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (22nd) | 44 |
| 16 | William Carey (Miss.) | 119.40 | Southern States | Blake Hegstrom (5th) | 16 |
| 17 | Westmont (Calif.) | 117.80 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 12 |
| 18 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 110.10 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (20th) | 14 |
| 19 | Taylor (Ind.) | 101.16 | Crossroads | Ted Bowers (12th) | 28 |
| 20 | Grand View (Iowa) | 100.10 | Heart of America | Jerry Monner (12th) | 15 |
| 21 | Carroll (Mont.) | 96.54 | Frontier | Harry Clark (5th) | 22 |
| 22 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 94.02 | Appalachian | Mike Caldwell (3rd) | 20 |
| 23 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 91.48 | Heart of America | Henry Brun (3rd) | 18 |
| 24 | Morningside (Iowa) | 86.24 | Great Plains | Dave Nash (15th) | 47 |
| 25 | Northwest (Wash.) | 85.82 | Cascade | Mark Mandi (9th) | 24 |
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 953.87 | 4 |
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 896.88 | 4 |
| 3 | Heart of America | 556.57 | 3 |
| 4 | Cascade | 516.18 | 2 |
| 5 | Sooner Athletic | 515.07 | 2 |
| 6 | Gulf Coast | 417.51 | 1 |
| 7 | Kansas Collegiate | 412.98 | 1 |
| 8 | Sun Conference | 316.25 | 1 |
| 9 | Red River | 270.98 | 1 |
| 10 | Crossroads | 267.40 | 1 |
| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 1225.63 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 842.52 | 1 |
| South | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 803.44 | 1 |
| South Central | Friends (Kan.) | 968.19 | 1 |
| West | Southern Oregon | 824.02 | 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 | Friends (Kan.) | 11:42.33 | 46:49.31 | |||
| 5000 Meters | Oklahoma City | 17:44.13 | 1:10:56.51 | |||
| 10,000 Meters | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 38:43.31 | 2:34:53.24 | |||
| 100 Meter Hurdles | Indiana Tech | 14.49 | 57.97 | |||
| 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 | Wiley (Texas) | 5.79m | 19-0 | 23.15m | 75-11½ | |
| 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.) | 44.62m | 146-4 | 178.49m | 585-7 | |
| Hammer | Hastings (Neb.) | 52.88m | 173-5 | 211.51m | 693-11 | |
| Javelin | Corban (Ore.) | 40.54m | 133-0 | 162.16m | 532-0 | |
| Heptathlon | Carroll (Mont.) | 3,630 | 14,520 | |||
| Half-Marathon | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 1:25:31.00 | 5:42:04.00 | |||
