2019 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 8

NEW ORLEANS – The top teams in the nation on the men’s and women’s side might have remained the same for the sixth straight week but that doesn’t mean the rest of the charts didn’t experience quite the shake up in the latest NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Rating Index released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday.

Based on the charts, especially on the men’s side, it looks like the championship will run through Texas this year.

No, literally: The 2019 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships is just weeks away, set for May 23-25 in Kingsville, Texas.

Remember that fans can follow along with all of the action from the various conference championships taking place this week RIGHT HERE at Conference Championships Central.

NCAA Division II — Men's Outdoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five
Angelo State
Texas A&M-Kingsville
East Texas A&M
Lincoln (Mo.)
West Texas A&M
1
Angelo State
2
Texas A&M-Kingsville
3
East Texas A&M
4
Lincoln (Mo.)
5
West Texas A&M
All TFRI Reports

Angelo State is the No. 1 team for a now program-record seven consecutive weeks in the Men’s National Rating Index. The Rams are fresh off winning its second team title in a row at the Lone Star Outdoor Championships after the program recorded 239.5 points, more than 95 points better than the next closest team at the meet.

With the strong performance, the team continued to better individual marks in the TFRI, with the best showings of the weekend going to Z’Antyler Foster-Hooks (now third in the nation in both the 100 and 200), Nils Fischer (second in the javelin), Dragan Pesic (fifth in the decathlon) and Matthew Walsh (seventh in the triple jump).

Coming up next in the No. 2 spot is Texas A&M-Kingsville after a fourth-place finish at the Lone Star Outdoor Championships.

The Javelinas also added numerous individual marks to the index with the best of the weekend going to national leaders Ayman Zahafi (800) and Dyshon Vaughn (long jump), along with throwers Richard Cervantes (second in the discus and third in the shot), Jorge Rios (third in the discus) and Vitaly Zhgun (fourth in the javelin). William Watson (fourth in the 110H) and Jonathan Harper (fourth in the decathlon) are both ranked highly as well in their respective events.

Advancing two spots to No. 3 was Texas A&M-Commerce after a second-place finish at the Lone Star Championships.

The best of the weekend went to Rashard Clark (now third in the 400), Dorian Andrews (now third in the 110H), Josh Boateng (now fourth in the shot) and the now top-ranked 4×100 unit.

Climbing up three spots to No. 4 was Lincoln (Mo.) after a fourth-place finish at the MIAA Championships.

Like the previous teams listed, the Blue Tigers also added multiple individual marks to the index with the best of the bunch going to long jumpers Ryan Brown and Kizan David (second and sixth overall, respectively) and sprinters Javan Gray and Raymone Campbell (sixth and eighth, respectively, in the 100).

Dropping a single spot to No. 5 was West Texas A&M which came in third at the Lone Star Championships.

The Buffs might have added “only” five individual marks to the index, but made them count. Their best from the weekend included Abraham Seaneke (tops the nation in the triple jump), Nicolai Hartling (second in the 400H), Lorenzo Johnson (fifth in the 110H) and Quinton Sansing (fifth in the 200 and seventh in the 400).

The rest of the top-10 was completed by Ashland, Grand Valley State, Colorado School of Mines, Adams State and Central Missouri, in that order.

In total, 18 of the top-25 teams experienced some kind of movement from the previous edition of the index. The biggest movers out of this group were No. 14 Minnesota State (up six spots) and No. 21 Findlay (up five). It was the best rank for Minnesota State since the program earned the No. 12 spot early in 2017.

The largest improvement overall was seen by Lindenwood after making a 47-spot jump to No. 56. Other big gains were taken by No. 53 Walsh (up 36 spots) and No. 40 UPR Mayaguez and No. 77 Lewis (both up 33).

Four previously unranked teams joined the rankings this week, led by No. 101 UPR Rio Piedras.

NCAA Division II — Women's Outdoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five
Grand Valley State
Lincoln (Mo.)
Adams State
Missouri Southern
Angelo State
1
Grand Valley State
2
Lincoln (Mo.)
3
Adams State
4
Missouri Southern
5
Angelo State
All TFRI Reports

Grand Valley State is here to stay, as the team has been No. 1 for sixth straight weeks in the Women’s National Rating Index.

The Lakers are fresh off winning the team title at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships with a 142-point margin of victory over the next closest program.

GVSU were led by Bobbie Goodwin (now fourth in the country in the hammer) and the group’s 4×400 unit which is now ranked fifth overall. To put their already strong season in perspective, this group only added nine individual performances from the championship meet to the index rating due to the strengths of the marks their athletes have already posted this season.

Moving up one spot to No. 2 was Lincoln (Mo.) after a third-place finish at the MIAA Championships.

The Blue Tigers were paced by national-leading 400 runner Kissi-Ann Brown who also posted the third-best performance this season in the 400H. Christine Moss also ran the fifth-best mark in the 200 so far this season.

Also jumping up a single spot was No. 3 Adams State which had athletes at both the Payton Jordan Invitational and Texas Tech Masked Rider Open.

Big marks for the Grizzlies came from Dianna Johnson (second in the 100 and fourth in the 200), Eilish Flanagan (second in the steeple), Stephanie Cotter (third in the 1500) and Oweneika Watson (sixth in the 100H).

Dropping two spots to No. 4 Missouri Southern after a second-place finish by .02 points (!!) at the MIAA Championships. It was the closest finish at the championship meet in conference history.

The Lions were 1.2 points behind eventual champion Pittsburg State heading into the final race of the meet, the 4×400 relay. Despite a strong showing to take sixth in the race, Pittsburg State was able to claw their way to a seventh-place finish. The Lion’s three points earned weren’t enough to climb over the Gorillas as their two points in the race gave them the conference title by the slimmest of margins.

Missouri Southern added or bested 10 individual performances in the index with the best belonging to Morgan Smith (eighth in the 100H) and Payton Roberts (12th in the discus).

Completing the rest of the top-five was No. 5 Angelo State which is the same spot they held just the week before.

The Rams won the Lone Star Outdoor Championships for the second consecutive year behind strong performances from Faith Roberson (fourth in the 400H) and the group’s 4×100 relay squad (now eighth in the nation). One of the most interesting facts in DII this week belonged to Daisy Osakue who entering the meet was ranked first in the discus and sixth in the shot, and then went on to finish second overall at the conference meet in the high jump with a mark that has her ranked 12th in the country.

The rest of the top-10 was rounded out in the following order; SF State, West Texas A&M, Pittsburg State, Texas A&M-Commerce and Alaska Anchorage.

In review, 21 of the top-25 ranked programs moved around from the last edition of the index, although three of the top-10 (Grand Valley State, Angelo State and West Texas A&M) remained locked in their previous position. The biggest improvement that came out of this group was a 12-spot jump by No. 23 Texas A&M-Kingsville. Texas A&M-Commerce and No. 25 Southwest Baptist each shot up nine spots while No. 17 Western Colorado and No. 20 Central Washington both advanced seven.

It is Texas A&M-Kingsville first time appearing in the top-25 this season and its best mark since 2017.

The largest leap overall was seen by No. 68 Black Hills State after a 68-spot increase. Other big improvements were seen from No. 67 Queens (up 50 spots), No. 91 Missouri S&T (up 49) and No. 92 Stonehill (up 43).

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NCAA Division II
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2019 Checkpoint #8 - May 7th

Top 25 Teams
VIEW ALL TEAMS
National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegionCHANGE
1angelo-stateANGELO STATE211.58Lone Star (1)South Central◀▶
(LW: 1)
2texas-am-kingsvilleTEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE181.86Lone Star (4)South Central▲4
(LW: 6)
3east-texas-amEAST TEXAS A&M166.74Lone Star (2)South Central▲2
(LW: 5)
4lincoln-moLINCOLN (MO.)159.51MIAACentral▲3
(LW: 7)
5west-texas-amWEST TEXAS A&M146.55Lone Star (3)South Central▼1
(LW: 4)
6ashlandASHLAND138.17GLIAC (2)Midwest▲2
(LW: 8)
7grand-valley-stateGRAND VALLEY STATE134.35GLIAC (1)Midwest▼4
(LW: 3)
8colo-school-of-minesCOLO. SCHOOL OF MINES133.57RMAC (1)South Central▼6
(LW: 2)
9adams-stateADAMS STATE125.73RMACSouth Central▲2
(LW: 11)
10central-missouriCENTRAL MISSOURI116.08MIAA (1)Central◀▶
(LW: 10)
11saint-augustinesSAINT AUGUSTINE'S111.20CIAA (1)Atlantic▼2
(LW: 9)
12tiffinTIFFIN89.43G-MAC (1)Midwest▲1
(LW: 13)
13queens-n-cQUEENS (N.C.)82.17SAC (1)Southeast▼1
(LW: 12)
14minnesota-stateMINNESOTA STATE79.39NSIC (1)Central▲6
(LW: 20)
15northwest-missouriNORTHWEST MISSOURI71.66MIAACentral▼1
(LW: 14)
16pittsburg-statePITTSBURG STATE68.55MIAA (2)Central▼1
(LW: 15)
17missouri-southernMISSOURI SOUTHERN68.52MIAA (3)Central◀▶
(LW: 17)
18csu-puebloCSU PUEBLO65.36RMACSouth Central◀▶
(LW: 18)
19chico-stateCHICO STATE57.15CCAA (1)West◀▶
(LW: 19)
20north-greenvilleNORTH GREENVILLE55.47Conf. CarolinasSoutheast▼4
(LW: 16)
21findlayFINDLAY51.78G-MACMidwest▲5
(LW: 26)
22mount-oliveMOUNT OLIVE51.28Conf. Carolinas (1)Southeast◀▶
(LW: 22)
23academy-of-artACADEMY OF ART44.76PacWestWest▼2
(LW: 21)
24american-internationalAMERICAN INTERNATIONAL43.97Northeast-10East◀▶
(LW: 24)
25cal-poly-pomonaCAL POLY POMONA41.01CCAAWest▲2
(LW: 27)
NCAA Division II
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2019 Checkpoint #8 - May 7th

Top 25 Teams
VIEW ALL TEAMS
National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegionCHANGE
1grand-valley-stateGRAND VALLEY STATE245.86GLIAC (1)Midwest◀▶
(LW: 1)
2lincoln-moLINCOLN (MO.)204.68MIAA (3)Central▲1
(LW: 3)
3adams-stateADAMS STATE180.89RMACSouth Central▲1
(LW: 4)
4missouri-southernMISSOURI SOUTHERN171.76MIAA (2)Central▼2
(LW: 2)
5angelo-stateANGELO STATE143.17Lone Star (1)South Central◀▶
(LW: 5)
6sf-stateSF STATE142.50CCAA (1)West▲6
(LW: 12)
7west-texas-amWEST TEXAS A&M112.98Lone Star (2)South Central◀▶
(LW: 7)
8pittsburg-statePITTSBURG STATE108.29MIAA (1)Central▼2
(LW: 6)
9east-texas-amEAST TEXAS A&M94.20Lone Star (3)South Central▲9
(LW: 18)
10alaska-anchorageALASKA ANCHORAGE93.04GNAC (3)West▼1
(LW: 9)
11saint-augustinesSAINT AUGUSTINE'S87.04CIAAAtlantic▼3
(LW: 8)
12ashlandASHLAND85.11GLIAC (2)Midwest▼2
(LW: 10)
13simon-fraserSIMON FRASER78.20GNAC (4)West▼2
(LW: 11)
14u-maryU-MARY73.49NSIC (1)Central◀▶
(LW: 14)
15azusa-pacificAZUSA PACIFIC59.49PacWest (1)West▼2
(LW: 13)
16franklin-pierceFRANKLIN PIERCE57.52Northeast-10East▲3
(LW: 19)
17western-coloradoWESTERN COLORADO57.03RMACSouth Central▲7
(LW: 24)
18uc-colorado-springsUC-COLORADO SPRINGS54.19RMAC (1)South Central▼3
(LW: 15)
19lindenwoodLINDENWOOD53.15MIAACentral▼2
(LW: 17)
20central-washingtonCENTRAL WASHINGTON52.46GNAC (2)West▲7
(LW: 27)
21new-mexico-highlandsNEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS51.56RMACSouth Central▼1
(LW: 20)
22mount-oliveMOUNT OLIVE48.04Conf. Carolinas (1)Southeast▼1
(LW: 21)
23texas-am-kingsvilleTEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE46.57Lone StarSouth Central▲12
(LW: 35)
24millersvilleMILLERSVILLE44.76PSAC (2)Atlantic▲4
(LW: 28)
25southwest-baptistSOUTHWEST BAPTIST43.72MIAACentral▲9
(LW: 34)


Week-by-Week Ranking

Only showing those with a season-best ranking in the top 25.
TeamWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7Week #8Week #9Week #10FINAL
Ashland122179886661
Angelo State21111111112
Saint Augustine's94267791111123
Grand Valley State552237784
Tiffin281791311131212135
Texas A&M-Kingsville111685562326
Lincoln (Mo.)29337536674447
Adams State151415142314119977
Academy of Art754101821212330349
West Texas A&M9073234455510
CSU Pueblo3849121315181818151410
Minnesota State101884253192014141510
Pittsburg State13141114171516181713
East Texas A&M974810532314
Queens (N.C.)2225111611151213131114
Findlay41102026282621191816
Lee (Tenn.)53132432303832242316
Carson-Newman4159182719243029292718
Western Colorado3015342841233134212119
Fort Hays State69923540383635404019
Albany State (Ga.)1117243121252928313021
Shippensburg91312122312530161622
American International23443850412424263222
Missouri Southern53301212131717202024
North Greenville7739455116201620222224
Mount Olive1340282627262222252524
Alaska Anchorage96394146556569373727
Colo. School of Mines1235191543288928
Colorado Mesa31363443534950454828
Cedarville464456605947545228
Central Missouri3722181091010101031
Northwest Missouri19252525121415171932
Chico State1691924161919232432
Claflin6960333638485872272632
Chadron State137494545474452524732
Black Hills State100546683704748495032
Rogers State98798192687185595832
UPR Mayaguez8326415055677340474638
Kutztown4873808966716170505138
Malone134656382848484787038
Central State3530513944656678797338
Neb.-Kearney68909454444833353842
Indianapolis29292827322943
Shorter3652607177793736383643
Merrimack65959984515438434343
Cal State LA2538326986525149555443
Embry-Riddle (Fla.)3262230394251575643
Emporia State103119134138434537516743
Concordia-St. Paul1481131221207774696843
Montevallo101102127146111999743
Charleston (W.Va.)50665555706467646743
UC San Diego4881717222326282852
Northwood (Mich.)832331333339333152
Northwest Nazarene2124384937374043535352
Augustana (S.D.)8685941127059727652
Stanislaus State1021405469747883838352
Saginaw Valley State99423720363231343357
Cal Poly Pomona610293233272725363557
Concordia (Ore.)2346565747495546414157
Southern Connecticut234035465357666560
Central Washington638814642358086808060
Johnson C. Smith2818353034505258778160
Stonehill101114129128135938860
Saint Leo446781104971156361606164
U-Mary125119127546865636464
Indiana (Pa.)62727365838568828464
Michigan Tech676448869379848664
Hillsdale6444536539424644444268
Limestone70292029365934453939
Western Washington8165979493435414244
Dallas Baptist33434743626964664845
Tusculum10182283239424649
Saint Martin's34475252525857545654
Sioux Falls8711861745662606157
Walsh6258577589535859
Lenoir-Rhyne26512648614550626260
Mansfield629410596995756636562
UC-Colorado Springs18205759734041556463
Azusa Pacific14324867758960716866
Wayne State (Neb.)10410676888892757069
Lindenwood45831098791100103567171
Southern Arkansas465584971086243677472
UNC Pembroke37455046678190977673
Emmanuel (Ga.)47566683606675878675
Washburn1089862597374817577
Southwest Baptist9711812691100737378
Franklin Pierce92891081198286908179
St. Thomas Aquinas204263889699105989082
Notre Dame de Namur6178737585981021078785
Lewis141100106107110779187
Morehouse24344356718087969489
Wheeling10812511211688949290
Lock Haven32616168727772768591
MSU Moorhead9481888892
Oklahoma Baptist551077478586169808993
Edinboro5193116122939710410210094
Bowie State13113447687683899695
Alabama-Huntsville162785536472829510196
Lubbock Christian11460637879829898
Northern State10512280899396929599
Wingate667771901019099104103100
Slippery Rock4372931051111059110097101
Simon Fraser7380273351637691102102
Southern Indiana105103
Eastern New Mexico7076929599109104
New Haven129109120106109113111105
UPR Rio Piedras76123145101113106
California (Pa.)124135911048598110114107
Ferris State102113120119118108
Missouri S&T52117110113114113114117109
Virginia State109588478879493104
Cal State San Marcos1957779398101101106106
Christian Brothers40506974819597103107
Nova Southeastern1722377279102107108108
Tarleton State5670769287104108105110
Coker95136121117119112112
Concord537182868096106109115
Seton Hill7911568103103124132139116
Davis and Elkins138140111115115119
Catawba5748647795110111116120
Montana St.-Billings8191106110108118118121
Tampa27367895100122116117122
Bloomfield107136123136143123
Molloy11712690103112120124
Benedict607596114116118117122125
Glenville State65106129129139109114121126
Paine102123122124127
Oklahoma Christian97112128142119123123128
West Chester64148146133136138140129
Mississippi College7258104111125136140126130
Missouri Western123127131131126127131
Western Oregon755470102107121124125132
Adelphi132138136146143128133
CUI5463124139143125121129134
Fresno Pacific31748798105125125131134
McKendree113131140134135131134
Roberts Wesleyan115134133133134
Minnesota Duluth140147149138
Barton868299121130139136133139
Kentucky Wesleyan7189102115117132138140139
Columbus State85119140147130136141
MSU Denver67111128112124133137137142
East Central (Okla.)10398131142133140148130143
West Liberty State5985111116118130134138143
Illinois-Springfield143143147143
Virginia Union140146
East Stroudsburg4995110123135140140145146
Clayton State6890120133146128131144148
Assumption88127133109127127140149
South Dakota Mines125130132137145147146
Drury148
Belmont Abbey143129149
Harding89114141140140
Post3976100120128143143
Colorado Christian86151117129148150
Augusta81120115124151
Georgian Court112121135143149
Biola (Calif.)849794107132
Davenport (Mich.)130140
Cal Poly Humboldt4284103137143
Florida Tech136143
Truman143
Pitt Johnstown136145
Seattle Pacific78110126
West Alabama74113139
Lincoln (Pa.)99137144
Bloomsburg147
Minot State128148
Cameron5879
Florida Southern87116
Anderson (S.C.)80118
Southern Wesleyan (S.C.)82121
Lake Superior State122
Tuskegee92126
Fort Lewis93130
Bentley132
West Virginia Wesleyan99133
Livingstone91135
Salem (W. Va.)94137
Cal State East Bay96

USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field

2019 Rankings Calendar
Weeks National TFRIRegional TFRIConference TFRI#EventSquad KEY DATES
Week 1Tue 3/19Tue 3/19
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Week 2Tue 3/26Tue 3/26
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Tue 3/26
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Week 3Tue 4/2Tue 4/2
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Tue 4/2
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Week 4Tue 4/9Tue 4/9
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Tue 4/9
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Week 5Tue 4/16Tue 4/16
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Tue 4/16
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Week 6Tue 4/23Tue 4/23
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Tue 4/23
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Tue 4/23
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Week 7Tue 4/30Tue 4/30
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Week 8Tue 5/7Tue 5/7
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Tue 5/7
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Tue 5/7
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Week 9Tue 5/14Mon 5/13
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Mon 5/13
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Mon 5/13
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Week 10Mon 5/20Mon 5/20
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Mon 5/20
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Mon 5/20
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FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 5/25
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