2019 NCAA DIII Indoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 1

NEW ORLEANS – It has been a little more than seven weeks since the 2019 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field season got underway on December 1.

Athletes are beginning to settle into their groove – and with that known, it’s time to check out the National Track & Field Rating Index (TFRI) to see how things are shaking out around the nation.

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

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

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 UW-La Crosse

Be sure to set aside time on March 9-10, because that’s when the 2019 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held in Boston at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center.

Men’s Story

It continues to be a two-horse race on the men’s side, but the order of those competitors switched between the preseason and Week 1. North Central (Ill.) surged ahead of UW-Oshkosh and is now the top-ranked team in the nation.

The Cardinals, who have now been ranked No. 1 nine times since 2017, received strong performances from Dylan Kuipers and Nolan McKenna to push them forward. Kuipers cleared 5.01m (16-5¼) in the pole vault at the Cardinal Classic to move up to third in the TFRI Individual Rankings, while McKenna clocked a time of 14:19.31 in the 5000 at the same meet to improve his spot in the TFRI Individual Rankings to third as well.

UW-Whitewater jumped back into the top-5 for the first time since 2017 after starting the season ranked ninth. The Warhawks are looking for big things in 2019 from junior Robert Starnes, who is ranked No. 1 in the TFRI Individual Rankings in the high jump and fourth in the long jump. Don’t forget about Zach Jasinski or Alex Duff either, as the former is a top threat in the pole vault and the latter is a do-it-all heptathlete who could also score in the 60 hurdles and long jump.

Haverford is another team that improved a few spots from the preseason. The Fords are ranked sixth, which is their best ranking since the 2014 season. Haverford’s strength relies in the mile, 3000 and 5000 as Dylan Gearinger, Greg Morgan and Graham Peet are all expected to finish in the top-8 in at least one of those events at NCAAs.

The biggest gainer in the men’s rankings this week is Wabash. The Little Giants soared 64 spots from No. 110 to No. 46 between the preseason and Week 1.

Women’s Story

Top-ranked Williams put a little bit of distance between itself and the rest of the nation.

The Ephs, who had 139.91 points in the preseason, pushed that total to 146.65 in Week 1. Anna Passannante gave Williams the biggest boost after she clocked a time of 4:55.31 in the mile at a tri-meet between her squad, Amherst and Wesleyan and is ranked sixth in the TFRI Individual Rankings at this point of the season.

Washington (Mo.) and Johns Hopkins are separated by less than one point at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, which is a virtual tie according to the TFRI. The Blue Jays made up some ground on the Bears after Maya Hammonds uncorked a mark of 5.80m (19-0½) in the long jump at the Great Dane Classic and moved into the No. 2 spot in the TFRI Individual Rankings in that event.

Nebraska Wesleyan worked its way into the top-10 for the first time this season following Dayton Dolincheck’s effort at the Polardog Indoor Invitational. Dolincheck heaved the shot 14.29m (46-10¾) and is now ranked third in the TFRI Individual Rankings.

The biggest gainer in the women’s rankings this week is Springfield (Mass.). The Pride went from No. 146 to No. 82, which is a 64-spot improvement since the preseason.

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USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2019 Checkpoint #1 - January 22nd

Top 25 Teams
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National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegion2018
FINAL
1north-central-illNORTH CENTRAL (ILL.)177.62CCIW (1)Midwest2
2uw-oshkoshUW-OSHKOSH156.01WIACMidwest1
3mount-unionMOUNT UNION95.23OAC (1)Great Lakes3
4uw-whitewaterUW-WHITEWATER94.12WIACMidwest9
5mitMIT89.85IndependentNew England4
6haverfordHAVERFORD79.05CentennialMideast10
7uw-la-crosseUW-LA CROSSE78.19WIAC (1)Midwest7
8uw-stevens-pointUW-STEVENS POINT65.77WIACMidwest8
9dubuqueDUBUQUE62.08American RiversCentral6
10southern-maineSOUTHERN MAINE54.13Little East (1)New England18
11baldwin-wallaceBALDWIN WALLACE53.39OACGreat Lakes15
12uw-eau-claireUW-EAU CLAIRE49.59WIACMidwest13
13central-iowaCENTRAL (IOWA)48.02American RiversCentral14
14st-john-fisherST. JOHN FISHER43.26Empire 8Atlantic12
15amherstAMHERST41.54NESCACNew England16
16uw-plattevilleUW-PLATTEVILLE41.43WIACMidwest21
17williamsWILLIAMS40.50NESCACNew England11
18st-thomas-minnST. THOMAS (MINN.)35.14MIAC (1)Central36
19plymouth-statePLYMOUTH STATE34.42Little EastNew England27
20hamlineHAMLINE34.01MIACCentral19
21wartburgWARTBURG33.27American Rivers (1)Central24
22tuftsTUFTS32.59NESCACNew England17
23nebraska-wesleyanNEBRASKA WESLEYAN32.08American RiversCentral20
24montclair-stateMONTCLAIR STATE31.56NJACAtlantic25
25lorasLORAS31.28American RiversCentral26
NCAA Division III
Women's Indoor Track & Field
USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2019 Checkpoint #1 - January 22nd

Top 25 Teams
VIEW ALL TEAMS
National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegion2018
FINAL
1williamsWILLIAMS146.65NESCACNew England1
2washington-moWASHINGTON (MO.)128.62UAA (1)Midwest2
3johns-hopkinsJOHNS HOPKINS128.14Centennial (1)Mideast3
4mitMIT111.94IndependentNew England4
5uw-la-crosseUW-LA CROSSE80.47WIACMidwest6
6lorasLORAS79.43American RiversCentral5
7suny-geneseoSUNY GENESEO73.31SUNYAC (1)Atlantic7
8george-foxGEORGE FOX70.01IndependentWest8
9uw-oshkoshUW-OSHKOSH67.73WIACMidwest10
10nebraska-wesleyanNEBRASKA WESLEYAN62.76American Rivers (1)Central13
11stevensSTEVENS54.65Empire 8 (1)Atlantic11
12brandeisBRANDEIS53.05UAANew England12
13oberlinOBERLIN48.89NCAC (1)Great Lakes9
14carthageCARTHAGE43.25CCIWMidwest14
15uw-stevens-pointUW-STEVENS POINT39.67WIACMidwest16
16wpiWPI39.18IndependentNew England17
17chicagoCHICAGO38.01UAAMidwest18
18augustana-illAUGUSTANA (ILL.)37.20CCIWMidwest19
19uw-whitewaterUW-WHITEWATER36.80WIACMidwest39
20rowanROWAN36.30NJACAtlantic20
21roanokeROANOKE33.95ODACSouth/Southeast21
22misericordiaMISERICORDIA32.93Middle Atlantic (1)Mideast15
23ohio-wesleyanOHIO WESLEYAN31.83NCACGreat Lakes22
24rochester-n-yROCHESTER (N.Y.)31.33Liberty LeagueAtlantic23
25albionALBION28.83Michigan IntercollegiateGreat Lakes33


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
Elizabethtown148
Lynchburg148
Manchester148
Houghton148
Muhlenberg148
Rhodes148
Illinois College148
Gettysburg148

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