2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Rankings – Week 6
NEW ORLEANS – Don’t think that just because the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships are right around the corner that top-ranked teams are resting on their laurels.
There were a few changes to the top-25s of the NAIA Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Rankings released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
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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
The top-4 remained the same as Indiana Tech, Wiley (Texas), Doane (Neb.) and Wayland Baptist (Texas) all sit in order. Throughout the season so far, only the Warriors and Wildcats topped the 300-point barrier, but now the Tigers join the fray with 300.01.
Tennessee Wesleyan joined the top-5 for the first time this season. The Bulldogs jumped from No. 9 to No. 5 thanks to the efforts of their sprinters. Dillan Elkins is now ranked third in the nation in the 400, while Josh Parson sits fourth on the chart for the 100. Both of those athletes had a hand in the second-ranked 4×100 relay to date as well.
New additions to the men’s top-25 included Friends (Kan.), Marian (Ind.) and Oklahoma City.
Women’s Story
Nothing changed in the top-4 of the women’s rankings as Wayland Baptist sits No. 1 and is followed by Indiana Tech, Southern-New Orleans (La.) and Hastings (Neb.).
The biggest change in the top-10 came in at No. 5, where Concordia (Neb.) improved its billing two spots from Week 5 to Week 6. The Bulldogs barked up the rankings thanks to a pair of huge throws by Johanna Ragland this past weekend. Ragland is now ranked in the top-10 of both the shot put and hammer, which gives Concordia (Neb.) nine top-10 throwing marks this season, including four in the top-5.
New additions to the women’s top-25 included Dordt (Iowa), Point Park (Pa.) and SCAD Atlanta (Ga.).
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #6 — May 9 |
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| next ranking: May 16 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 414.36 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 1 |
| 2 | Wiley (Texas) | 386.56 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (3rd) | 2 |
| 3 | Doane (Neb.) | 300.01 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 3 |
| 4 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 211.85 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 4 |
| 5 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 192.06 | Appalachian | Sam Roberts (1st) | 9 |
| 6 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 179.81 | Kansas Collegiate | Alstin Benton (2nd) | 10 |
| 7 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 176.01 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (6th) | 6 |
| 8 | Hastings (Neb.) | 174.72 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 8 |
| 9 | Keiser (Fla.) | 168.92 | Sun Conference | Marc Small (2nd) | 7 |
| 10 | Central Christian (Kan.) | 167.41 | A.I.I. (NAIA Independents) | Mike Anderson (2nd) | 5 |
| 11 | Indiana Wesleyan | 146.59 | Crossroads | Caleb Snyder (2nd) | 13 |
| 12 | Westmont (Calif.) | 139.75 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 12 |
| 13 | William Carey (Miss.) | 134.71 | Southern States | Blake Hegstrom (5th) | 14 |
| 14 | Oregon Tech | 133.45 | Cascade | Jack Kegg (5th) | 11 |
| 15 | Bethel (Ind.) | 118.08 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (20th) | 24 |
| 16 | Friends (Kan.) | 116.78 | Kansas Collegiate | Damian Smithhisler (6th) | 26 |
| 17 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 115.99 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 16 |
| 18 | Marian (Ind.) | 115.76 | Crossroads | Mike Holman (6th) | 31 |
| 19 | West Virginia Tech | 112.49 | River States | Bruce Cox (11th) | 18 |
| 20 | Taylor (Ind.) | 111.70 | Crossroads | Ted Bowers (12th) | 22 |
| 21 | Oklahoma City | 111.70 | Sooner Athletic | Matt Aguero (2nd) | 29 |
| 22 | Grand View (Iowa) | 111.61 | Heart of America | Jerry Monner (12th) | 19 |
| 23 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 108.71 | Mid-South | Randy Greer (3rd) | 17 |
| 24 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 105.03 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (22nd) | 20 |
| 25 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 102.44 | Mid-South | Jamaine Gordon (5th) | 15 |
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| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 1024.78 | 3 |
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 762.92 | 2 |
| 3 | Crossroads | 601.96 | 4 |
| 4 | Kansas Collegiate | 458.47 | 2 |
| 5 | Red River | 451.07 | 1 |
| 6 | Cascade | 446.10 | 1 |
| 7 | Appalachian | 369.49 | 1 |
| 8 | Heart of America | 369.02 | 1 |
| 9 | Sooner Athletic | 328.15 | 2 |
| 10 | Chicagoland | 279.54 | 1 |
| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 1091.40 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 1083.85 | 1 |
| South | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 594.07 | 1 |
| South Central | Wiley (Texas) | 611.13 | 1 |
| West | Westmont (Calif.) | 711.39 | 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.) | 10.48 | 41.90 | |||
| 200 Meters | Wiley (Texas) | 21.05 | 1:24.18 | |||
| 400 Meters | Wiley (Texas) | 47.48 | 3:09.91 | |||
| 800 Meters | Aquinas (Mich.) | 1:54.28 | 7:37.10 | |||
| 1500 Meters | British Columbia | 3:52.66 | 15:30.62 | |||
| Steeplechase | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 9:45.89 | 39:03.55 | |||
| 5000 Meters | British Columbia | 14:17.65 | 57:10.60 | |||
| 10,000 Meters | St. Francis (Ill.) | 31:47.81 | 2:7:11.23 | |||
| 110 Meter Hurdles | Indiana Tech | 15.13 | 1:00.52 | |||
| 400 Meter Hurdles | Doane (Neb.) | 54.62 | 3:38.46 | |||
| 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.) | 4.65m | 15-3 | 18.61m | 61-¾ | |
| Long Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 7.06m | 23-2 | 28.23m | 92-7½ | |
| Triple Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 14.63m | 48-¼ | 58.53m | 192-0 | |
| Shot Put | Doane (Neb.) | 16.39m | 53-9¼ | 65.56m | 215-1 | |
| Discus | Grand View (Iowa) | 51.07m | 167-6 | 204.27m | 670-2 | |
| Hammer | Grand View (Iowa) | 53.49m | 175-5 | 213.94m | 701-11 | |
| Javelin | Baker (Kan.) | 54.87m | 180-0 | 219.46m | 720-0 | |
| 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 #6 — May 9 |
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| next ranking: May 16 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 442.59 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 1 |
| 2 | Indiana Tech | 391.41 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 2 |
| 3 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 331.39 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (5th) | 3 |
| 4 | Hastings (Neb.) | 317.66 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 4 |
| 5 | Concordia (Neb.) | 268.48 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (2nd) | 7 |
| 6 | Friends (Kan.) | 265.28 | Kansas Collegiate | Cole Davis (7th) | 5 |
| 7 | Doane (Neb.) | 264.30 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 6 |
| 8 | Wiley (Texas) | 234.80 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (3rd) | 8 |
| 9 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 203.73 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (6th) | 9 |
| 10 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 182.82 | Heart of America | Nate Wiens (3rd) | 13 |
| 11 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 179.22 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (22nd) | 11 |
| 12 | Southern Oregon | 159.75 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (7th) | 10 |
| 13 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 154.14 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 12 |
| 14 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 132.69 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (20th) | 17 |
| 15 | Taylor (Ind.) | 130.48 | Crossroads | Ted Bowers (12th) | 18 |
| 16 | Oklahoma City | 119.45 | Sooner Athletic | Matt Aguero (2nd) | 16 |
| 17 | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 116.70 | Sun Conference | Bernard Gather (2nd) | 15 |
| 18 | Westmont (Calif.) | 113.98 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 14 |
| 19 | Morningside (Iowa) | 113.82 | Great Plains | Dave Nash (15th) | 22 |
| 20 | College of Idaho | 95.47 | Cascade | Austin Basterrechea (2nd) | 19 |
| 21 | Dordt (Iowa) | 93.58 | Great Plains | Craig Heynen (10th) | 30 |
| 22 | Carroll (Mont.) | 91.14 | Frontier | Harry Clark (5th) | 24 |
| 23 | William Carey (Miss.) | 85.72 | Southern States | Blake Hegstrom (5th) | 20 |
| 24 | Point Park (Pa.) | 83.53 | River States | Kelly Parsley (4th) | 29 |
| 25 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 83.25 | Appalachian | Mike Caldwell (3rd) | 27 |
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 1142.08 | 5 |
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 950.24 | 4 |
| 3 | Sooner Athletic | 563.66 | 2 |
| 4 | Heart of America | 526.77 | 1 |
| 5 | Cascade | 467.59 | 2 |
| 6 | Kansas Collegiate | 375.23 | 1 |
| 7 | Gulf Coast | 369.21 | 1 |
| 8 | Chicagoland | 351.99 | 1 |
| 9 | Crossroads | 286.48 | 1 |
| 10 | Sun Conference | 248.63 | 1 |
| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 1134.60 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 898.82 | 1 |
| South | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 767.60 | 1 |
| South Central | Friends (Kan.) | 1068.23 | 1 |
| West | Carroll (Mont.) | 752.89 | 2 |
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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) | 2:11.75 | 8:47.01 | |||
| 1500 Meters | British Columbia | 4:27.08 | 17:48.32 | |||
| Steeplechase | Taylor (Ind.) | 11:35.38 | 46:21.50 | |||
| 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 | 57.95 | |||
| 400 Meter Hurdles | Doane (Neb.) | 1:04.60 | 4:18.40 | |||
| 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.) | 3.55m | 11-7½ | 14.18m | 46-6¼ | |
| Long Jump | Indiana Tech | 5.89m | 19-4 | 23.57m | 77-4 | |
| Triple Jump | Friends (Kan.) | 11.41m | 37-5½ | 45.65m | 149-9 | |
| Shot Put | Hastings (Neb.) | 14.01m | 45-11¾ | 56.05m | 183-10 | |
| Discus | Concordia (Neb.) | 45.44m | 149-1 | 181.76m | 596-4 | |
| Hammer | Hastings (Neb.) | 53.53m | 175-7 | 214.10m | 702-5 | |
| Javelin | Corban (Ore.) | 40.54m | 133-0 | 162.16m | 532-0 | |
| Heptathlon | Jamestown (N.D.) | 3,939 | 15,757 | |||
| Half-Marathon | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 1:25:31.00 | 5:42:04.00 | |||
