2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Rankings – Week 7
NEW ORLEANS – Time is of the essence in NAIA Outdoor Track & Field.
With less than two weeks remaining until the 2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, teams are jockeying for every last bit of position in the most recent National Team Rankings that were released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
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NATIONAL PDFs: Top 25 | By Team | By Event Top TFRRS Qualifiers # of Top-10 Athletes by Team Rankings History: This Season By Rank | All-Time |
REGIONAL PDFs Top 10 | 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.
NOTE: These are the final rankings that will use regular season marks. Our Pre-Championships Rankings that come out Tuesday will only use those qualified for the national meet.
Men’s Story
Nothing changed in the top-5 of the men’s rankings: Indiana Tech remained No. 1, followed by Wiley (Texas), Doane (Neb.), Wayland Baptist (Texas) and Tennessee Wesleyan.
This is the fifth year in a row that the Warriors have been ranked No. 1 this late in the season. Indiana Tech has held down the top spot in the rankings 31 times since 2014.
Outside of the top-5, Hastings (Neb.) and Central Christian (Kan.) both moved up two spots from Week 6. The Broncos went from No. 8 to No. 6, while the Saints ascended to No. 8.
There were two new additions to the top-25: Cornerstone (Mich.) at No. 22 and Southern Oregon at No. 25.
Women’s Story
Wayland Baptist (Texas) sits No. 1 for yet another week and the ninth time in the past two years.
Indiana Tech sits right behind the Pioneers, while Southern-New Orleans (La.) and Hastings (Neb.) come in at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.
Doane (Neb.) climbed two spots from No. 7 to No. 5 after a strong weekend. The Tigers watched Kate Grint hit a nation-leading mark in the shot put of 14.95m (49-0¾). Grint also sits fourth on the Descending Order List in the discus and 23rd in the hammer.
There were two new additions to the top-25: Rio Grande (Ohio) at No. 23 and Eastern Oregon at No. 24.
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #7 — May 16 |
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| next ranking: May 22 (pre-championships) | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 406.04 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 1 |
| 2 | Wiley (Texas) | 373.81 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (3rd) | 2 |
| 3 | Doane (Neb.) | 282.06 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 3 |
| 4 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 214.03 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 4 |
| 5 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 184.32 | Appalachian | Sam Roberts (1st) | 5 |
| 6 | Hastings (Neb.) | 178.00 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 8 |
| 7 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 172.04 | Kansas Collegiate | Alstin Benton (2nd) | 6 |
| 8 | Central Christian (Kan.) | 166.49 | A.I.I. (NAIA Independents) | Mike Anderson (2nd) | 10 |
| 9 | Keiser (Fla.) | 163.93 | Sun Conference | Marc Small (2nd) | 9 |
| 10 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 162.41 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (6th) | 7 |
| 11 | Westmont (Calif.) | 154.81 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 12 |
| 12 | Oregon Tech | 151.65 | Cascade | Jack Kegg (5th) | 14 |
| 13 | Indiana Wesleyan | 140.22 | Crossroads | Caleb Snyder (2nd) | 11 |
| 14 | William Carey (Miss.) | 136.57 | Southern States | Blake Hegstrom (5th) | 13 |
| 15 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 127.72 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 17 |
| 16 | Taylor (Ind.) | 118.02 | Crossroads | Ted Bowers (12th) | 20 |
| 17 | Bethel (Ind.) | 116.17 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (20th) | 15 |
| 18 | Grand View (Iowa) | 113.29 | Heart of America | Jerry Monner (12th) | 22 |
| 19 | West Virginia Tech | 112.39 | River States | (0th) | 19 |
| 20 | Friends (Kan.) | 112.13 | Kansas Collegiate | Damian Smithhisler (6th) | 16 |
| 21 | Marian (Ind.) | 108.21 | Crossroads | Mike Holman (6th) | 18 |
| 22 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 108.07 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (20th) | 27 |
| 23 | Oklahoma City | 107.18 | Sooner Athletic | Matt Aguero (2nd) | 21 |
| 24 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 103.11 | Mid-South | Randy Greer (3rd) | 23 |
| 25 | Southern Oregon | 102.88 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (7th) | 28 |
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| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 1025.71 | 3 |
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 749.46 | 2 |
| 3 | Crossroads | 584.25 | 4 |
| 4 | Cascade | 486.65 | 2 |
| 5 | Red River | 431.23 | 1 |
| 6 | Kansas Collegiate | 411.03 | 2 |
| 7 | Heart of America | 390.07 | 1 |
| 8 | Appalachian | 350.62 | 1 |
| 9 | Sooner Athletic | 345.50 | 2 |
| 10 | Sun Conference | 284.72 | 1 |
| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 1117.82 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 1070.95 | 1 |
| South | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 584.00 | 1 |
| South Central | Wiley (Texas) | 593.72 | 1 |
| West | Southern Oregon | 739.07 | 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.) | 10.48 | 41.90 | |||
| 200 Meters | Wiley (Texas) | 21.05 | 1:24.18 | |||
| 400 Meters | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 47.47 | 3:09.89 | |||
| 800 Meters | Aquinas (Mich.) | 1:54.28 | 7:37.10 | |||
| 1500 Meters | British Columbia | 3:51.29 | 15:25.15 | |||
| Steeplechase | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 9:37.93 | 38:31.73 | |||
| 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 | 1:00.50 | |||
| 400 Meter Hurdles | Doane (Neb.) | 54.48 | 3:37.91 | |||
| 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 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 4.67m | 15-3½ | 18.66m | 61-2½ | |
| Long Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 7.08m | 23-2¾ | 28.32m | 92-11 | |
| Triple Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 14.69m | 48-2½ | 58.76m | 192-9 | |
| Shot Put | Doane (Neb.) | 16.50m | 54-1½ | 65.99m | 216-6 | |
| Discus | Grand View (Iowa) | 51.54m | 169-1 | 206.17m | 676-5 | |
| Hammer | Grand View (Iowa) | 53.59m | 175-9 | 214.34m | 703-2 | |
| 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 #7 — May 16 |
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| next ranking: May 22 (pre-championships) | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 426.14 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 1 |
| 2 | Indiana Tech | 382.37 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 2 |
| 3 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 326.54 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (5th) | 3 |
| 4 | Hastings (Neb.) | 310.21 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 4 |
| 5 | Doane (Neb.) | 255.45 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 7 |
| 6 | Concordia (Neb.) | 252.61 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (2nd) | 5 |
| 7 | Friends (Kan.) | 249.40 | Kansas Collegiate | Cole Davis (7th) | 6 |
| 8 | Wiley (Texas) | 230.15 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (3rd) | 8 |
| 9 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 208.44 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (6th) | 9 |
| 10 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 198.73 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (22nd) | 11 |
| 11 | Southern Oregon | 177.46 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (7th) | 12 |
| 12 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 176.94 | Heart of America | Nate Wiens (3rd) | 10 |
| 13 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 159.99 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 13 |
| 14 | Taylor (Ind.) | 139.29 | Crossroads | Ted Bowers (12th) | 15 |
| 15 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 128.06 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (20th) | 14 |
| 16 | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 127.29 | Sun Conference | Bernard Gather (2nd) | 17 |
| 17 | Oklahoma City | 124.44 | Sooner Athletic | Matt Aguero (2nd) | 16 |
| 18 | College of Idaho | 119.16 | Cascade | Austin Basterrechea (2nd) | 20 |
| 19 | Westmont (Calif.) | 111.99 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 18 |
| 20 | Morningside (Iowa) | 109.99 | Great Plains | Dave Nash (15th) | 19 |
| 21 | William Carey (Miss.) | 95.35 | Southern States | Blake Hegstrom (5th) | 23 |
| 22 | Dordt (Iowa) | 88.98 | Great Plains | Craig Heynen (10th) | 21 |
| 23 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 86.77 | River States | Bob Willey (37th) | 26 |
| 24 | Eastern Oregon | 83.88 | Cascade | Ben Welch (14th) | 31 |
| 25 | Point Park (Pa.) | 83.12 | River States | Kelly Parsley (4th) | 24 |
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 1095.71 | 5 |
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 964.29 | 4 |
| 3 | Sooner Athletic | 551.58 | 2 |
| 4 | Cascade | 528.09 | 3 |
| 5 | Heart of America | 526.45 | 1 |
| 6 | Gulf Coast | 362.80 | 1 |
| 7 | Kansas Collegiate | 355.85 | 1 |
| 8 | Chicagoland | 349.06 | 1 |
| 9 | Crossroads | 298.01 | 1 |
| 10 | 0.00 | ||
| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 1123.80 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 877.03 | 1 |
| South | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 777.38 | 1 |
| South Central | Friends (Kan.) | 1063.25 | 1 |
| West | Southern Oregon | 739.96 | 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 | British Columbia | 2:11.29 | 8:45.15 | |||
| 1500 Meters | British Columbia | 4:26.83 | 17:47.32 | |||
| Steeplechase | Taylor (Ind.) | 11:30.97 | 46:03.87 | |||
| 5000 Meters | Oklahoma City | 17:36.17 | 1:10:24.67 | |||
| 10,000 Meters | College of Idaho | 38:32.73 | 2:34:10.90 | |||
| 100 Meter Hurdles | Indiana Tech | 14.46 | 57.85 | |||
| 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.) | 45.72m | 150-0 | 182.89m | 600-0 | |
| Hammer | Hastings (Neb.) | 53.57m | 175-9 | 214.29m | 703-0 | |
| Javelin | Corban (Ore.) | 40.98m | 134-5 | 163.91m | 537-9 | |
| Heptathlon | Jamestown (N.D.) | 3,939 | 15,757 | |||
| Half-Marathon | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 1:25:31.00 | 5:42:04.00 | |||
