2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Rankings – Week 8 (Pre-Championships)
NEW ORLEANS – The hay is in the barn and the entries are in for the 2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, set to take place this weekend in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
We combed through the numbers and based on our calculations, big things could be in store for the Wiley (Texas) men and the British Columbia women. Both of those programs are predicted to win their first outdoor team title in program history.
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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 |
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WHEN: May 24-26 | Schedule MEN’S ENTRIES WOMEN’S ENTRIES |
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Remember: These rankings only take into account accepted entries into the 2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Men’s Story
Wiley (Texas) jumped to the No. 1 spot based on its absurd amount of national top-10 marks. The Wildcats hold 11 entries that are ranked in the top-10 nationally, including six top-ranked entries: Oraine Palmer in the 100 and 200, Marbeq Edgar in the 800, Lafranz Campbell in the 110 hurdles and the 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams.
Indiana Tech sits No. 2 in the Pre-Championships Rankings and will look to rain on Wiley (Texas)’s parade. The Warriors have won three national team titles with the last one coming in 2016. Indiana Tech hopes to make the most out of 11 entries that are ranked in the top-10 nationally, including seven that are ranked in the top-5.
Don’t rule out defending champion British Columbia, which sits third. The Thunderbirds will rely on their strong distance corps to get the job done once again. John Gay enters the meet ranked No. 1 nationally in the both the steeplechase and 5000, while he’ll be joined by three other athletes that hold top-3 Billings this late in the season.
Doane (Neb.) and Tennessee Wesleyan are ranked No. 4 and No. 5 in the final index of the season and appear to be strong candidates to make the podium.
Women’s Story
British Columbia lurked in the shadows all season long and jumped into the forefront when it mattered most. The Thunderbirds own 12 entries that are ranked in the top-5 nationally, including two by Natalia Hawthorn, who is No. 2 in the 1500 and No. 4 in the 800, and two by Enid Au, who is ranked third and fourth in the 5000 and 10,000, respectively.
Defending champion Wayland Baptist sits second in the Pre-Championships Rankings with 11 entries ranked in the top-5 nationally. The Pioneers, who have won a staggering 40 individual championships in meet history, could definitely add to that total with three women ranked atop their respective events: Devin Johnson in the 200, Karis Parker in the 100 hurdles and Tiona Owens in the triple jump.
Indiana Tech doesn’t have any top-ranked entries, but has 16 listed in the top-10 nationally. The Warriors went back to back in 2013 and 2014, then finished runner-up in 2016 and 2017, so you better believe they’re hungry to get back atop the podium.
Hastings (Neb.) and Southern-New Orleans (La.) round out the top-5 of the rankings and should be well-positioned to contend into the final day.
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #8 — May 22 (pre-championships) |
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| next ranking: none, NAIA Championships, May 24-26 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Wiley (Texas) | 383.12 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (3rd) | 2 |
| 2 | Indiana Tech | 382.48 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 1 |
| 3 | British Columbia | 363.78 | A.I.I. | Laurier Primeau (3rd) | NR |
| 4 | Doane (Neb.) | 261.21 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 3 |
| 5 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 224.54 | Appalachian | Sam Roberts (1st) | 5 |
| 6 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 214.90 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 4 |
| 7 | Hastings (Neb.) | 203.87 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 6 |
| 8 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 182.38 | Kansas Collegiate | Alstin Benton (2nd) | 7 |
| 9 | Central Christian (Kan.) | 166.87 | A.I.I. | Mike Anderson (2nd) | 8 |
| 10 | Keiser (Fla.) | 165.63 | Sun Conference | Marc Small (2nd) | 9 |
| 11 | Oregon Tech | 151.71 | Cascade | Jack Kegg (5th) | 12 |
| 12 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 144.43 | Mid-South | Jamaine Gordon (5th) | 29 |
| 13 | William Carey (Miss.) | 136.06 | Southern States | Blake Hegstrom (5th) | 14 |
| 14 | Indiana Wesleyan | 133.77 | Crossroads | Caleb Snyder (2nd) | 13 |
| 15 | Bethel (Ind.) | 123.53 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (20th) | 17 |
| 16 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 118.53 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 15 |
| 17 | Taylor (Ind.) | 113.73 | Crossroads | Ted Bowers (12th) | 16 |
| 18 | Grand View (Iowa) | 113.59 | Heart of America | Jerry Monner (12th) | 18 |
| 19 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 112.01 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (20th) | 22 |
| 20 | WVU Tech | 108.70 | River States | Bruce Cox (11th) | 19 |
| 21 | Friends (Kan.) | 107.44 | Kansas Collegiate | Damian Smithhisler (6th) | 20 |
| 22 | Westmont (Calif.) | 103.02 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 11 |
| 23 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 99.21 | Mid-South | Randy Greer (3rd) | 24 |
| 24 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 96.67 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (6th) | 10 |
| 25 | Dordt (Iowa) | 94.89 | Great Plains | Craig Heynen (10th) | 27 |
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| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 945.97 | 4 |
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 710.93 | 2 |
| 3 | Independent (NAIA) | 530.65 | 2 |
| 4 | Crossroads | 523.12 | 3 |
| 5 | Cascade | 442.84 | 1 |
| 6 | Red River | 439.40 | 1 |
| 7 | Kansas Collegiate | 400.94 | 2 |
| 8 | Appalachian | 382.01 | 1 |
| 9 | Heart of America | 377.61 | 1 |
| 10 | Sooner Athletic | 343.23 | 1 |
| Men’s Regional Index Leaders (FINAL) | |||
| 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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2017 Week #8 — May 22 (pre-championships) |
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| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | British Columbia | 451.70 | A.I.I. | Laurier Primeau (3rd) | NR |
| 2 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 424.25 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 1 |
| 3 | Indiana Tech | 378.31 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 2 |
| 4 | Hastings (Neb.) | 320.66 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 4 |
| 5 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 318.95 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (5th) | 3 |
| 6 | Friends (Kan.) | 279.86 | Kansas Collegiate | Cole Davis (7th) | 7 |
| 7 | Doane (Neb.) | 249.96 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 5 |
| 8 | Concordia (Neb.) | 241.03 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (2nd) | 6 |
| 9 | Wiley (Texas) | 233.80 | Red River | Marlon Baugh (3rd) | 8 |
| 10 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 224.29 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (6th) | 9 |
| 11 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 185.88 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (22nd) | 10 |
| 12 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 181.14 | Heart of America | Nate Wiens (3rd) | 12 |
| 13 | Southern Oregon | 168.89 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (7th) | 11 |
| 14 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 154.83 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 13 |
| 15 | Taylor (Ind.) | 153.63 | Crossroads | Ted Bowers (12th) | 14 |
| 16 | Oklahoma City | 140.10 | Sooner Athletic | Matt Aguero (2nd) | 17 |
| 17 | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 134.20 | Sun Conference | Bernard Gather (2nd) | 16 |
| 18 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 132.08 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (20th) | 15 |
| 19 | College of Idaho | 122.60 | Cascade | Austin Basterrechea (2nd) | 18 |
| 20 | Morningside (Iowa) | 114.60 | Great Plains | Dave Nash (15th) | 20 |
| 21 | Westmont (Calif.) | 104.41 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 19 |
| 22 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 88.57 | River States | Bob Willey (37th) | 23 |
| 23 | William Carey (Miss.) | 87.68 | Southern States | Blake Hegstrom (5th) | 21 |
| 24 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 81.29 | Mid-South | Jamaine Gordon (5th) | 30 |
| 25 | Carroll (Mont.) | 78.04 | Frontier | Harry Clark (5th) | 27 |
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 1063.99 | 4 |
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 972.35 | 4 |
| 3 | Sooner Athletic | 564.94 | 2 |
| 4 | Heart of America | 512.33 | 1 |
| 5 | Cascade | 502.72 | 2 |
| 6 | Independent (NAIA) | 466.99 | 1 |
| 7 | Kansas Collegiate | 372.26 | 1 |
| 8 | Gulf Coast | 362.11 | 1 |
| 9 | Chicagoland | 343.86 | 1 |
| 10 | Crossroads | 303.90 | 1 |
| Women’s Regional Index Leaders (FINAL) | |||
| 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 | |||
