2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Rankings – Week 5
NEW ORLEANS – Welcome to the final month of the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field season.
That means it is crunch time and the most recent National Team Rankings, released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) certainly reflect that.
Out of the 50 combined teams in the men’s and women’s rankings, only seven remained in place from Week 4 to Week 5.
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REGIONAL PDFs Top 15 | By Team | By Event #EventSquad Rankings Top-16 Summary |
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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 and Wiley (Texas) continue to hold down the top-2 spots on the men’s side. In fact, the Warriors and the Wildcats are the only two teams with more than 300 ranking points.
Doane (Neb.) jumped three spots to No. 3 following a strong weekend by its jumpers and throwers. Shingai Kusena (triple jump), Zach Brittain (shot put) and Ben Berreckman (shot put and discus) all notched national top-10 marks for the Tigers in their respective events. This is the first time Doane (Neb.) has been ranked in the top-3 since Week 7 of 2016.
Wayland Baptist (Texas) vaulted into the top-5 for the first time this season. The Pioneers climbed nine spots between Week 4 and Week 5 after Keiontae Williamson moved into the top-12 nationally in the 800 with his time of 1:53.47.
Central Christian (Kan.) rounded out the top-5 this week after it fell two spots.
Women’s Story
Welcome to the No. 1 spot, Wayland Baptist (Texas)!
The Pioneers supplanted Indiana Tech thanks to the efforts of Tiona Owens, who is now ranked ninth nationally in the long jump at 5.85m (19-2½). That is 13 top-10 marks for WBU, which has been ranked No. 1 12 times in program history.
There weren’t any other changes to the top-5 outside of that swap.
Southern-New Orleans (La.) held its ground at No. 3 and is followed by Hastings (Neb.) at No. 4 and Friends (Kan.) at No. 5.
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #5 — May 2 |
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| next ranking: May 9 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 435.74 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 1 |
| 2 | Wiley (Texas) | 365.28 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (3rd) | 2 |
| 3 | Doane (Neb.) | 254.86 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 6 |
| 4 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 194.21 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 13 |
| 5 | Central Christian (Kan.) | 188.58 | A.I.I. (NAIA Independents) | Mike Anderson (2nd) | 3 |
| 6 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 181.10 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (6th) | 15 |
| 7 | Keiser (Fla.) | 180.10 | Sun Conference | Marc Small (2nd) | 4 |
| 8 | Hastings (Neb.) | 179.94 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 5 |
| 9 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 179.21 | Appalachian | Sam Roberts (1st) | 8 |
| 10 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 163.50 | Kansas Collegiate | Alstin Benton (2nd) | 12 |
| 11 | Oregon Tech | 157.57 | Cascade | Jack Kegg (5th) | 7 |
| 12 | Westmont (Calif.) | 154.88 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 10 |
| 13 | Indiana Wesleyan | 144.61 | Crossroads | Caleb Snyder (2nd) | 9 |
| 14 | William Carey (Miss.) | 143.84 | Southern States | Blake Hegstrom (5th) | 11 |
| 15 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 126.55 | Mid-South | Jamaine Gordon (5th) | 27 |
| 16 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 124.97 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 14 |
| 17 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 120.75 | Mid-South | Randy Greer (3rd) | 17 |
| 18 | West Virginia Tech | 116.84 | River States | Bruce Cox (11th) | 16 |
| 19 | Grand View (Iowa) | 115.76 | Heart of America | Jerry Monner (12th) | 20 |
| 20 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 113.76 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (22nd) | 28 |
| 21 | Southern Oregon | 110.77 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (7th) | 18 |
| 22 | Taylor (Ind.) | 108.19 | Crossroads | Ted Bowers (12th) | 19 |
| 23 | Concordia (Neb.) | 107.91 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (2nd) | 33 |
| 24 | Bethel (Ind.) | 95.85 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (20th) | 22 |
| 25 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 95.61 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (6th) | 29 |
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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 | 1092.56 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 1049.47 | 1 |
| South | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 591.55 | 2 |
| South Central | Wiley (Texas) | 595.75 | 1 |
| West | Westmont (Calif.) | 733.12 | 3 |
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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 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 47.56 | 3:10.24 | |||
| 800 Meters | Aquinas (Mich.) | 1:54.28 | 7:37.10 | |||
| 1500 Meters | British Columbia | 3:52.66 | 15:30.62 | |||
| Steeplechase | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 9:48.16 | 39:12.63 | |||
| 5000 Meters | British Columbia | 14:17.65 | 57:10.60 | |||
| 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 | 22:31.02 | 1:30:04.08 | |||
| High Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 2.00m | 6-6¾ | 8.01m | 26-3¼ | |
| Pole Vault | Concordia (Neb.) | 4.63m | 15-2¼ | 18.51m | 60-8¾ | |
| Long Jump | Bethel (Ind.) | 6.97m | 22-10½ | 27.87m | 91-5¼ | |
| Triple Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 14.63m | 48-¼ | 58.53m | 192-0 | |
| Shot Put | Doane (Neb.) | 16.29m | 53-5½ | 65.17m | 213-9 | |
| Discus | Grand View (Iowa) | 51.07m | 167-6 | 204.27m | 670-2 | |
| 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 Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #5 — May 2 |
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| next ranking: May 9 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 403.68 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 2 |
| 2 | Indiana Tech | 372.19 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 1 |
| 3 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 340.55 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (5th) | 3 |
| 4 | Hastings (Neb.) | 313.50 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 4 |
| 5 | Friends (Kan.) | 280.84 | Kansas Collegiate | Cole Davis (7th) | 5 |
| 6 | Doane (Neb.) | 257.04 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 7 |
| 7 | Concordia (Neb.) | 256.56 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (2nd) | 10 |
| 8 | Wiley (Texas) | 232.38 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (3rd) | 6 |
| 9 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 206.05 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (6th) | 8 |
| 10 | Southern Oregon | 180.61 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (7th) | 9 |
| 11 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 156.38 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (22nd) | 15 |
| 12 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 156.36 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 12 |
| 13 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 154.23 | Heart of America | Nate Wiens (3rd) | 11 |
| 14 | Westmont (Calif.) | 133.20 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 17 |
| 15 | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 129.10 | Sun Conference | Bernard Gather (2nd) | 13 |
| 16 | Oklahoma City | 124.56 | Sooner Athletic | Matt Aguero (2nd) | 14 |
| 17 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 119.96 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (20th) | 18 |
| 18 | Taylor (Ind.) | 108.22 | Crossroads | Ted Bowers (12th) | 19 |
| 19 | College of Idaho | 104.12 | Cascade | Austin Basterrechea (2nd) | 27 |
| 20 | William Carey (Miss.) | 99.62 | Southern States | Blake Hegstrom (5th) | 16 |
| 21 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 95.17 | Mid-South | Jamaine Gordon (5th) | 42 |
| 22 | Morningside (Iowa) | 94.58 | Great Plains | Dave Nash (15th) | 24 |
| 23 | Grand View (Iowa) | 91.21 | Heart of America | Jerry Monner (12th) | 20 |
| 24 | Carroll (Mont.) | 89.51 | Frontier | Harry Clark (5th) | 21 |
| 25 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 86.78 | Mid-South | Eric Putnam (12th) | 30 |
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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 | 1154.93 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 919.17 | 1 |
| South | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 769.52 | 1 |
| South Central | Friends (Kan.) | 997.08 | 1 |
| West | Southern Oregon | 790.18 | 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 | British Columbia | 2:12.03 | 8:48.13 | |||
| 1500 Meters | British Columbia | 4:27.08 | 17:48.32 | |||
| Steeplechase | Taylor (Ind.) | 11:41.74 | 46:46.95 | |||
| 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.) | 1:04.70 | 4:18.79 | |||
| 5000m Race Walk | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 41:32.43 | 2:46:09.71 | |||
| High Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 1.70m | 5-7 | 6.81m | 22-4 | |
| Pole Vault | Doane (Neb.) | 3.53m | 11-7 | 14.13m | 46-4¼ | |
| 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.) | 13.96m | 45-9½ | 55.82m | 183-1 | |
| Discus | Concordia (Neb.) | 45.44m | 149-1 | 181.76m | 596-4 | |
| Hammer | Hastings (Neb.) | 52.98m | 173-9 | 211.91m | 695-3 | |
| Javelin | Corban (Ore.) | 40.54m | 133-0 | 162.16m | 532-0 | |
| Heptathlon | Concordia (Neb.) | 3,804 | 15,214 | |||
| Half-Marathon | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 1:25:31.00 | 5:42:04.00 | |||
