2018 NJCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field National Rankings – Week 2
NEW ORLEANS – The top-10 women’s NJCAA Division I teams, as well as the top-nine women’s teams, remained in place in the newest round of NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field National Team Rankings, announced the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Wednesday.
There was a fair share of action this past weekend, but it truly did not greatly affect the rankings. Only the men’s program from Meridian (Miss.) CC made any kind of movement in the top-10, as it jumped one spot to 10th after Joshua St. Clair posted a 20.91 in the 200 at the Crimson Tide Invitational over the weekend.
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The NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field National Championships will be held on May 17-19 in El Dorado, Kansas.
Men’s Story
South Plains (Texas) had a solid weekend at the Angelo State David Noble Relays, where it notched 10 top-10 NJCAA Division I Descending Order List marks to keep itself in first place in the rankings. The Texans were led by Danylo Molchanov, who recorded the second-best triple jump in NJCAA Division I this season at 15.50m (50-10¼).
Behind the Texans once again was Barton (Kan.) CC, which competed at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open and the WT Classic & Multi last weekend. The Cougars’ Enrique Martinez posted the top hammer throw mark in NJCAA Division I at the WT Classic & Multi with a throw of 61.13m (200-7). All in all, the Cougars posted a total of 10 top-10 NJCAA Division I Descending Order List marks across the two meets.
Once again, spots three through fifth belonged to Iowa Central CC, Cloud County (Kan.) CC and Central Arizona.
Women’s Story
New Mexico JC only posted three top-10 NJCAA Division I Descending Order List marks this past weekend, but it was enough to keep the Thunderbirds in first place in the rankings. Esther Gitahi paced the squad with a 17:49.88 (converted to 17:32.38 for altitude) in the 5000 at the WT Classic & Multi. The sophomore’s mark sits third on the Descending Order List.
Central Arizona held down second place in the rankings on the heels of its performance at the 39th Sun Angel Classic. The Vaqueros hit six top-10 NJCAA Division I Descending Order List marks at the meet, including two second-place marks by Nicolee Foster (400 hurdles) and Devia Brown (discus).
Rounding out the top-five for the second-consecutive week was South Plains (Texas), Iowa Central CC and Barton (Kan.) CC.
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2018 Week #2 – April 11 |
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| next ranking: April 18 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Region | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | South Plains (Texas) | 860.79 | West | Erik Vance (2nd) | 1 |
| 2 | Barton (Kan.) CC | 709.93 | Central | David Schenek (9th) | 2 |
| 3 | Iowa Central CC | 449.67 | Midwest | Denny Myers (9th) | 3 |
| 4 | Cloud County (Kan.) CC | 449.61 | Central | Harry Kitchener (41st) | 4 |
| 5 | Central Arizona | 333.04 | West | Tony Dougherty (18th) | 5 |
| 6 | Coffeyville (Kan.) CC | 299.87 | Central | Craig Perry (11th) | 6 |
| 7 | Mesa (Ariz.) CC | 296.20 | West | Steve Jacobs (30th) | 7 |
| 8 | Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC | 295.91 | West | Dave Barney (22nd) | 8 |
| 9 | Hutchinson (Kan.) CC | 271.68 | Central | Pat Becher (33rd) | 9 |
| 10 | Meridian (Miss.) CC | 244.86 | Central | Chip Gayden (5th) | 11 |
| 11 | Butler (Kan.) CC | 225.46 | Central | Dustin Mettler (1st) | 10 |
| 12 | Western Texas | 212.42 | West | James Williams (6th) | 13 |
| 13 | Hinds (Miss.) CC | 180.91 | Central | Reginald Dillon (17th) | 15 |
| 14 | Iowa Western CC | 173.59 | Midwest | Emmett Statzer (11th) | 12 |
| 15 | Cowley (Kan.) | 163.48 | Central | Mark Phillips (14th) | 16 |
| 16 | Vincennes (Ind.) | 151.41 | Atlantic | Blake Albrecht (1st) | 14 |
| 17 | Pima (Ariz.) CC | 134.44 | West | Greg Wenneborg (13th) | 17 |
| 18 | Monroe (N.Y.) | 120.17 | Atlantic | Lesleigh Hogg (4th) | 18 |
| 19 | Trinidad State (Colo.) JC | 113.56 | West | Lauren Martin (2nd) | 20 |
| 20 | Louisburg (N.C.) | 113.24 | Atlantic | Jay Koloseus (1st) | 31 |
| 21 | Gillette (Wyo.) | 98.22 | Midwest | Sean Smith (1st) | 19 |
| 22 | Indian Hills (Iowa) CC | 74.06 | Midwest | Scott Barnes (4th) | 24 |
| 23 | Arkansas Baptist | 73.43 | Central | Cedric Vaughn (9th) | 21 |
| 24 | Allen (Kan.) CC | 65.85 | Central | Vince DeGrado (7th) | 22 |
| 25 | Garden City (Kan.) CC | 64.78 | Central | Douglas Marshall (4th) | 23 |
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| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Atlantic | Vincennes (Ind.) | 1078.76 | 1 |
| Central | Cloud County (Kan.) CC | 975.89 | 1 |
| Midwest | Iowa Central CC | 1433.90 | 1 |
| West | South Plains (Texas) | 1435.76 | 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 | Barton (Kan.) CC | 10.33 | 41.31 | |||
| 200 Meters | Barton (Kan.) CC | 21.20 | 1:24.79 | |||
| 400 Meters | Meridian (Miss.) CC | 47.24 | 3:08.96 | |||
| 800 Meters | Cloud County (Kan.) CC | 1:54.95 | 7:39.80 | |||
| 1500 Meters | Iowa Central CC | 4:00.16 | 16:00.65 | |||
| Steeplechase | Hagerstown (Md.) CC | 11:34.29 | 46:17.15 | |||
| 5000 Meters | South Plains (Texas) | 15:02.67 | 1:0:10.67 | |||
| 110 Meter Hurdles | South Plains (Texas) | 14.39 | 57.57 | |||
| 400 Meter Hurdles | Barton (Kan.) CC | 52.67 | 3:30.68 | |||
| High Jump | South Plains (Texas) | 2.06m | 6-9 | 8.23m | 27-0 | |
| Pole Vault | Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC | 4.69m | 15-4½ | 18.75m | 61-6¼ | |
| Long Jump | South Plains (Texas) | 7.57m | 24-10 | 30.28m | 99-4¼ | |
| Triple Jump | Coffeyville (Kan.) CC | 14.70m | 48-3 | 58.81m | 192-11 | |
| Shot Put | Cowley (Kan.) | 15.11m | 49-6¾ | 60.43m | 198-3 | |
| Discus | Barton (Kan.) CC | 45.41m | 149-0 | 181.65m | 595-11 | |
| Hammer | Barton (Kan.) CC | 49.69m | 163-0 | 198.75m | 652-1 | |
| Javelin | South Plains (Texas) | 50.69m | 166-3 | 202.74m | 665-2 | |
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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2018 Week #2 – April 11 |
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| next ranking: April 18 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Region | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | New Mexico JC | 614.07 | West | Keith Blackwill (13th) | 1 |
| 2 | Central Arizona | 569.69 | West | Tony Dougherty (18th) | 2 |
| 3 | South Plains (Texas) | 566.79 | West | Erik Vance (2nd) | 3 |
| 4 | Iowa Central CC | 488.63 | Midwest | Denny Myers (9th) | 4 |
| 5 | Barton (Kan.) CC | 423.25 | Central | David Schenek (9th) | 5 |
| 6 | Western Texas | 404.22 | West | James Williams (6th) | 6 |
| 7 | Cloud County (Kan.) CC | 347.08 | Central | Ted Schmitz (37th) | 7 |
| 8 | Cowley (Kan.) | 280.25 | Central | Mark Phillips (14th) | 8 |
| 9 | Butler (Kan.) CC | 275.95 | Central | Dustin Mettler (1st) | 9 |
| 10 | Coffeyville (Kan.) CC | 211.92 | Central | Craig Perry (11th) | 10 |
| 11 | Pima (Ariz.) CC | 186.87 | West | Greg Wenneborg (13th) | 14 |
| 12 | Monroe (N.Y.) | 163.34 | Atlantic | Lesleigh Hogg (4th) | 11 |
| 13 | Vincennes (Ind.) | 158.50 | Atlantic | Blake Albrecht (1st) | 12 |
| 14 | Hutchinson (Kan.) CC | 155.31 | Central | Pat Becher (33rd) | 13 |
| 15 | Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC | 116.97 | West | Brian Batliner (4th) | 15 |
| 16 | Cuyahoga (Ohio) CC | 110.38 | Atlantic | Don Cox (26th) | 17 |
| 17 | Mesa (Ariz.) CC | 108.92 | West | Steve Jacobs (30th) | 16 |
| 18 | Essex County (N.J.) | 107.68 | Atlantic | Deshaun Craig (3rd) | 22 |
| 19 | Iowa Western CC | 102.48 | Midwest | Emmett Statzer (11th) | 18 |
| 20 | Dodge City (Kan.) CC | 96.80 | Central | Cole Ballard (10th) | 19 |
| 21 | Meridian (Miss.) CC | 89.82 | Central | Chip Gayden (5th) | 20 |
| 22 | Highland (Kan.) CC | 80.24 | Central | Tom Bond (10th) | 21 |
| 23 | Arkansas Baptist | 59.56 | Central | Cedric Vaughn (9th) | 23 |
| 24 | Hinds (Miss.) CC | 52.37 | Central | Reginald Dillon (3rd) | 25 |
| 25 | Ranger (Texas) | 47.73 | West | Kathy Graham (3rd) | 27 |
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| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Atlantic | Cuyahoga (Ohio) CC | 903.76 | 1 |
| Central | Barton (Kan.) CC | 773.07 | 1 |
| Midwest | Iowa Central CC | 1247.30 | 1 |
| West | Central Arizona | 987.20 | 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 | New Mexico JC | 11.84 | 47.35 | |||
| 200 Meters | New Mexico JC | 24.00 | 1:35.99 | |||
| 400 Meters | Western Texas | 55.29 | 3:41.16 | |||
| 800 Meters | New Mexico JC | 2:18.72 | 9:14.87 | |||
| 1500 Meters | Iowa Central CC | 4:45.21 | 19:00.85 | |||
| Steeplechase | Iowa Central CC | 12:10.98 | 48:43.91 | |||
| 5000 Meters | Iowa Central CC | 17:27.93 | 1:9:51.73 | |||
| 400 Meter Hurdles | Central Arizona | 1:05.86 | 4:23.44 | |||
| High Jump | South Plains (Texas) | 1.61m | 5-3¼ | 6.42m | 21-¾ | |
| Pole Vault | Cowley (Kan.) | 3.31m | 10-10¼ | 13.25m | 43-5½ | |
| Long Jump | New Mexico JC | 5.54m | 18-2¼ | 22.16m | 72-8½ | |
| Triple Jump | New Mexico JC | 11.85m | 38-10¾ | 47.41m | 155-6 | |
| Shot Put | Iowa Central CC | 13.33m | 43-9 | 53.32m | 174-11 | |
| Discus | Barton (Kan.) CC | 40.51m | 132-11 | 162.04m | 531-7 | |
| Hammer | Cloud County (Kan.) CC | 42.35m | 138-11 | 169.41m | 555-9 | |
| Javelin | Cloud County (Kan.) CC | 36.63m | 120-2 | 146.50m | 480-7 | |
| Heptathlon | Central Arizona | 4,006 | 16,025 | |||
