2019 NCAA DIII Indoor Track & Field Rating Index – Preseason

NEW ORLEANS – It appears to be a two-horse race out of the gate for the team titles in NCAA Division III Men’s Indoor Track & Field and NCAA Division III Women’s Indoor Track & Field.

If the Preseason Edition of the National Rating Index has its say, UW-Oshkosh will try to hold off a strong effort from North Central (Ill.) for the men’s title, while Williams will have its hands full trying to fend off Washington (Mo.) for the women’s crown.

NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Rating Index Top 5 – Men

1)Syracuse) 2)Syracuse) 3)Syracuse) 4)Syracuse) 5)Syracuse)
UW-Oshkosh North Central (Ill.) Mount Union MIT Christopher Newport

NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Rating Index Top 5 – Women

1)Syracuse) 2)Syracuse) 3)Syracuse) 4)Syracuse) 5)Syracuse)
Williams Washington (Mo.) Johns Hopkins MIT Loras

A No. 1 ranking is nothing new for one of those teams, as the Ephs were the top-ranked squad five times in 2018. The Titans are in fairly new territory as they haven’t been the national No. 1 since Week 3 of the 2013 season.

The 2019 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held March 9-10 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Men’s Story

UW-Oshkosh is looking for its first national title since 2009 and wants that trophy to be theirs alone. Back in 2009, the Titans shared the team title with UW-La Crosse after both teams finished with 32 points at the NCAA meet. UW-Oshkosh is hoping that a team effort can get it to that point as seven different athletes are expected to score big points for them at the NCAA meet in 2019: Justin Skinkis (800), Ryan Powers (200/400), Roman Hill (long jump), Erik Schwandt (60), Jonathan Wilburn (triple jump), Johnny Auer (long jump) and Joe Vils (pole vault).

North Central (Ill.) is expected to spread the wealth around a little bit between disciplines. The Cardinals return Luke Winder for one season, as he was granted a hardship waiver to compete during the indoor campaign only. Winder is the NCAA DIII record holder in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault. You can’t forget about North Central (Ill.)’s distance corps either, as Dhruvil Patel, Matthew Norvell and Nolan McKenna are likely to be in the running for individual titles come March. The Cardinals will also have Peyton Piron as an individual title threat in the 400.

Defending national champion Mount Union is slotted at No. 3 to begin the season. The Purple Raiders return a plethora of talent from last year’s team, including Louis Berry and Mason Plant, who won NCAA individual titles in the 60 and 60 hurdles, respectively. Don’t overlook what Matt Keim can do in the pole vault or what A.J. Digby is capable of in the 400, either.

MIT is the last podium threat on the men’s side according to the computers. The Engineers, who have only been ranked in the preseason top-5 twice since 2010, own top-ranked athletes in both the triple jump (Yorai Shaoul) and the 3000 (Dennis Maloney).

Women’s Story

Williams finished runner-up last year and is hungry to win its first indoor national title since 2007. The Ephs will combine a strong presence in the field with a blossoming mid-distance group. Emma Egan and Summer-Solstice Thomas are ranked No.1 and No. 3 in the high jump, respectively, while Izabelle Ith and the aforementioned Thomas come at No. 5 in the long jump and pentathlon, respectively. Anna Passannante is a top-3 threat in the 800 and Audrey Rustad is seeking big points in the mile.

Washington (Mo.) is only 5.55 points off the lead thanks to high expectations of Eka Jose, Paige Lawler, Heidi Nassos and J’Laan Pittman. Jose is ranked No. 1 in the triple jump according to the TFRI with her leap of 12.29m (40-4) earlier this season. She is also among the leaders in the long jump. Lawler is ranked No. 1 in the 5000, while Nassos sits No. 2 in the pole vault. Pittman opened the season with a mark of 8.80 in the 60 hurdles, which has her third nationally.

It’s a neck-and-neck race for third place in the preseason as Johns Hopkins and MIT are only separated by 0.20 points. The third-ranked Blue Jays own the edge thanks to high projections for Felicia Koerner in both the 3000 and 5000, Maya Hammonds in the long jump and Therese Olshanski in the mile. The fourth-ranked Engineers counter with the No. 1 and No. 2 pole vaulters in the nation (Jacqueline Ahrens and Kari Stromhaug), as well as the No. 2 runner at 800 (Bailey Tregoning) and the No. 3 miler (Marissa McPhillips).

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NCAA Division III
Men's Indoor Track & Field
USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2019 Preseason - January 10th

Top 25 Teams
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National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegion2018
FINAL
1uw-oshkoshUW-OSHKOSH163.22WIACMidwest28
2north-central-illNORTH CENTRAL (ILL.)159.48CCIW (1)Midwest2
3mount-unionMOUNT UNION115.63OAC (1)Great Lakes1
4mitMIT110.51IndependentNew England18
5christopher-newportCHRISTOPHER NEWPORT90.03CACSouth/Southeast8
6dubuqueDUBUQUE81.17American RiversCentral19
7uw-la-crosseUW-LA CROSSE76.91WIAC (1)Midwest5
8uw-stevens-pointUW-STEVENS POINT60.95WIACMidwest16
9uw-whitewaterUW-WHITEWATER60.89WIACMidwest16
10haverfordHAVERFORD59.23CentennialMideast13
11williamsWILLIAMS51.72NESCACNew England34
12st-john-fisherST. JOHN FISHER49.55Empire 8Atlantic9
13uw-eau-claireUW-EAU CLAIRE49.06WIACMidwest4
14central-iowaCENTRAL (IOWA)49.00American RiversCentral9
15baldwin-wallaceBALDWIN WALLACE48.87OACGreat Lakes67
16amherstAMHERST37.20NESCACNew England55
17tuftsTUFTS36.99NESCACNew England13
18southern-maineSOUTHERN MAINE35.86Little East (1)New England---
19hamlineHAMLINE34.80MIACCentral43
20nebraska-wesleyanNEBRASKA WESLEYAN33.69American RiversCentral55
21uw-plattevilleUW-PLATTEVILLE33.00WIACMidwest67
22augsburgAUGSBURG32.40MIACCentral60
23rowanROWAN32.24NJAC (1)Atlantic3
24wartburgWARTBURG32.10American Rivers (1)Central34
25montclair-stateMONTCLAIR STATE31.78NJACAtlantic67
NCAA Division III
Women's Indoor Track & Field
USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2019 Preseason - January 10th

Top 25 Teams
VIEW ALL TEAMS
National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegion2018
FINAL
1williamsWILLIAMS139.91NESCACNew England2
2washington-moWASHINGTON (MO.)134.36UAA (1)Midwest4
3johns-hopkinsJOHNS HOPKINS114.94Centennial (1)Mideast56
4mitMIT113.14IndependentNew England11
5lorasLORAS80.28American RiversCentral50
6uw-la-crosseUW-LA CROSSE80.27WIACMidwest26
7suny-geneseoSUNY GENESEO75.47SUNYAC (1)Atlantic14
8george-foxGEORGE FOX69.43IndependentWest11
9oberlinOBERLIN58.85NCAC (1)Great Lakes16
10uw-oshkoshUW-OSHKOSH58.36WIACMidwest50
11stevensSTEVENS57.40Empire 8 (1)Atlantic20
12brandeisBRANDEIS53.15UAANew England14
13nebraska-wesleyanNEBRASKA WESLEYAN51.72American Rivers (1)Central4
14carthageCARTHAGE47.21CCIWMidwest20
15misericordiaMISERICORDIA45.27Middle Atlantic (1)Mideast35
16uw-stevens-pointUW-STEVENS POINT41.44WIACMidwest67
17wpiWPI39.40IndependentNew England35
18chicagoCHICAGO39.38UAAMidwest31
19augustana-illAUGUSTANA (ILL.)37.83CCIWMidwest56
20rowanROWAN36.93NJACAtlantic27
21roanokeROANOKE34.43ODACSouth/Southeast27
22ohio-wesleyanOHIO WESLEYAN33.29NCACGreat Lakes20
23rochester-n-yROCHESTER (N.Y.)32.54Liberty LeagueAtlantic41
24tcnjTCNJ31.68NJAC (1)Atlantic56
25case-western-reserveCASE WESTERN RESERVE29.74UAAGreat Lakes---


Week-by-Week Ranking

Only showing those with a season-best ranking in the top 25.
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
North Central (Ill.)211111121
UW-La Crosse775433212
Mount Union334344452
UW-Eau Claire1312121276674
UW-Platteville211616855545
Washington (Mo.)524948241871095
MIT45771215867
Loras26252316222121108
UW-Oshkosh122222339
Dubuque699101312151410
UW-Stevens Point88892122161610
St. Thomas (Minn.)361821212023171212
Amherst161514115254542513
Carroll (Wis.)6063717211428343513
UW-Whitewater94356891515
Utica494833375445313215
RPI575664583034272617
Middlebury372830193124202817
Montclair State252418221718231719
Southern Maine181010141013121919
Central (Iowa)141313131520192019
Wesley3929172581172319
John Carroll383639432626252419
Haverford106661616133819
Principia14811412110296757419
WPI41354228910141126
Adrian797173766239221326
St. John Fisher121415172525262226
SUNY Geneseo555963601930604626
SUNY Cortland343027201414181830
Johns Hopkins656236402727333330
Benedictine (Ill.)829192616317403630
Trine303132345052495130
Bethel (Minn.)878387865349375430
UMass Dartmouth929259622940456630
Monmouth (Ill.)625351354042323036
Texas Lutheran777552503231514036
UW-Stout433829322819282138
Williams111719232437242738
Carleton484344474747414538
Wheaton (Ill.)586061644243535538
Wartburg2421251811911842
Augustana (Ill.)678594654150574742
Aurora313334364859485042
Otterbein1099693938460745342
Birmingham-Southern444546485656555842
Rutgers-Camden595878596563788142
Plymouth State271922262332594848
Marietta324245515757586248
Nebraska Wesleyan2023263395106868748
LeTourneau845058273529302951
McMurry854346465251
Knox14867685151565751
NYU767274745562667051
SUNY Cobleskill636755554648657351
St. Olaf1011041101201161171209351
Hamline192020297370443457
Wabash1104647413741394157
Ohio Northern454040493438426157
Illinois Wesleyan1111211021003961616557
Medgar Evers6357
Coast Guard1197977817271363962
Bridgewater (Va.)474449526769504462
Ithaca403931466076526062
Methodist808179787958727762
Penn State Behrend1141001031167862
Carthage148101102778462
Carnegie Mellon941001009570782931
Westminster (Pa.)6469768480833837
Rutgers-Newark2826353875354342
SUNY Brockport7570818783776843
Mary Washington99109575744444749
Springfield (Mass.)4237434533366456
Stevens4647505468726259
Chicago5655626782877663
Tufts1722243164647964
Farmingdale State7461686945537367
Gustavus Adolphus2934374258557068
Emory1481451171306769
Baldwin Wallace1511111569666971
Rochester (N.Y.)14813712911372
George Fox5357606359657175
Heidelberg8888835336333576
Connecticut College7366727777798179
Webster96971061109912380
Concordia Moorhead1121111098782
Whitworth899310389898810083
Penn State Harrisburg7273757976748385
Olivet76828378858286
St. Lawrence7078889794988588
Greenville148128657371758889
Rowan2327283093869590
Calvin117118126109999411491
Case Western Reserve1131121191241191239892
Rose-Hulman8687101107106828494
Stevenson107102859266688995
SUNY Oneonta33323839979912396
RIT91949811181848097
Randolph7177869686929398
Cornell College13814915315215099
Lawrence858691949189108100
Worcester State5152536610410499101
Hamilton1221191251291359196102
Berea (Ky.)686982133114126103
Hanover105101127104
Luther90105
Eastern Mennonite12612012313010811397106
Widener696466719090102107
UW-Superior83113115124128132104108
Buffalo State66117128133146153109
Redlands (Calif.)128116130110
Wesleyan (Conn.)148149147150107111
Capital1419187105109112
Franklin8489101113112110113
Saint John's (Minn.)127125130132889391114
Bates148124123108110111101114
Colby106909598747392
Christopher Newport5748080386794
Hope10589971036181103
Stockton9897105
Ramapo4980106
Albion35414144127141111
Swarthmore152147137112
Gwynedd Mercy115
Eastern (Pa.)78809088112118117
Dickinson9710599104107108118
Susquehanna98110118124103110119
Concordia Wisconsin120116117118125133121
Moravian90981051069295122
Fredonia145122124125
TCNJ103999699128
Fitchburg State121129
St. Scholastica132138121127109120131
McDaniel125126111117118125132
Trinity (Conn.)11611412012385115133
Saint Mary's (Minn.)121127134
Frostburg State124135134138122107135
La Verne150149115119135
Buena Vista9595107116128135137
Geneva148138137
Eastern Connecticut State130133137124128139
Westfield State139122129134134130140
Macalester128141140
Rhode Island College102122126130139141140
SUNY Delhi140
Husson141150151152153144
St. Norbert141140144145126145
SUNY Oswego96122
Virginia Wesleyan118115122128132134
Brandeis108106109119136135
Simpson (Iowa)112107116122139138
Bridgewater State54545656126140
SUNY Plattsburgh130135138141138144
Allegheny (Pa.)121131132135142145
Washington and Lee104103104102145145
Marywood141143147145
Pfeiffer143145146143148
Minnesota Morris143145146143148
Messiah130129135144120152
Keystone150153
Ohio Wesleyan128133140151152153
Berry141
Oberlin139150
Alfred State135134136140152
Southern Virginia156
Denison61657070
Bowdoin50515475
Salisbury81828490
UT Tyler100101108105
Puget Sound93111112113
Occidental114108113114
Millikin129127131135
Misericordia135138137141
Wooster132141144145
DePauw132131138149
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps135135141151
Shenandoah143145146
Piedmont141144149
Muskingum140148152
Gallaudet143
North Central (Minn.)146151
Augsburg22
Bethany (W.Va.)68
Washington & Jefferson115
Spalding123
Defiance (Ohio)147
Houghton148
Manchester148
Rhodes148
Illinois College148
Muhlenberg148
Gettysburg148
Elizabethtown148
Lynchburg148

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field

2019 Rankings Calendar
Weeks National TFRIRegional TFRIConference TFRI#EventSquad KEY DATES
PreseasonThu 1/10
Week 1Tue 1/22Wed 1/23
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Tue 1/29Tue 1/29
MEN | WOMEN
Thu 1/31
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Tue 2/5Tue 2/5
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/5
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/5
MEN | WOMEN
Feb. 8: Conference Championships Begin
Week 4Tue 2/12Tue 2/12
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/12
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/12
MEN | WOMEN
Week 5Tue 2/19Tue 2/19
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/19
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/19
MEN | WOMEN
Week 6Tue 2/26Tue 2/26
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/26
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/26
MEN | WOMEN
Mar. 2: Last Qualifying Date
Week 7Mon 3/4Sun 3/3
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 3/4
MEN | WOMEN
Sun 3/3
MEN | WOMEN
Mar. 9-10: NCAA DIII Championships, Boston, Mass.
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 3/9
MEN | WOMEN