2021 NCAA DIII Men’s Indoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 1

NEW ORLEANS – There have been 27 different teams in NCAA Division III Men’s Indoor Track & Field that have recorded marks during the 2021 season thus far.

None of those teams have turned in a better combination of performances than Wartburg. That’s why the Knights are ranked No. 1 in the first installment of the NCAA Division III Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Rating Index, which was released on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

NCAA Division III — Men's Indoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five
Wartburg
Hope
John Carroll
Dubuque
Bethel (Minn.)
1
Wartburg
2
Hope
3
John Carroll
4
Dubuque
5
Bethel (Minn.)
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Wartburg athletes have registered 14 marks that rank among the national top-10 this season, including multiples in the 60 (x2), 3000 (x2), 5000 (x3), 60H (x2) and triple jump (x2). When you look closer, you’ll see that those two marks in the 60H actually lead the nation with Dallas Wright and Deyton Love sitting at 8.16 and 8.29, respectively. Alec Ille and Joe Freiburger lead the nation in the 3000 and 5000, respectively, as well.

Hope sits second to begin the season with a plethora of notable marks across the board. The Flying Dutch own multiple top-10 marks in several events, notably the 400 (x2), 800 (x2), mile (x2), 3000 (x2) and pole vault (x2). Nick Hoffman, who was just named National Athlete of the Week, is ranked first nationally in the mile and third nationally in the 3000.

Third-ranked John Carroll has six top-5 marks this season. The Blue Streaks lead the nation in the 200 (Deven Ward) and 400 (Garrett Clark) with runner-up efforts in the 60 (Ward) and 5000 (Alex Phillip) to boot. Phillip is just one of five JCU athletes listed among the nation’s top-20 in the 5000.

Dubuque opened the season in a big way this past weekend and is ranked No. 4. The Spartans have 15 national top-10 marks, including multiples in the 200 (x2), 3000 (x2), 60H (x2), long jump (x2) and shot put (x2).

Bethel (Minn.) rounds out the top-5 in Week 1. The Royals are led by Jacob Parent, who is ranked second nationally in the 200 and also ran a leg on the second-ranked 4×400 relay. Gabe Irons also had his hand in two national top-10 marks, one in the shot and another in the weight.

Here are the rest of the top-10 teams in Week 1: No. 6 Hardin-Simmons, No. 7 Ohio Northern, No. 8 Rose-Hulman, No. 9 Wilmington (Ohio), No. 10 Lynchburg.

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2021 Checkpoint #1 - January 26th

Top 25 Teams
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National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegion2020
FINAL
1wartburgWARTBURG266.75American Rivers (1)Central---
2hopeHOPE216.93MIAAGreat Lakes---
3john-carrollJOHN CARROLL205.99OACGreat Lakes---
4dubuqueDUBUQUE202.54American RiversCentral---
5bethel-minnBETHEL (MINN.)158.58MIACCentral---
6hardin-simmonsHARDIN-SIMMONS157.10IndependentSouth/Southeast---
7ohio-northernOHIO NORTHERN125.60OACGreat Lakes---
8rose-hulmanROSE-HULMAN118.87HCACGreat Lakes---
9wilmington-ohioWILMINGTON (OHIO)81.85OACGreat Lakes---
10lynchburgLYNCHBURG76.44ODACSouth/Southeast---
11hamlineHAMLINE68.61MIACCentral---
12greenvilleGREENVILLE64.14SLIAC (1)Midwest---
13olivetOLIVET62.85MIAAGreat Lakes---
14capitalCAPITAL58.33OACGreat Lakes---
15manchesterMANCHESTER54.77HCACGreat Lakes---
16eastern-mennoniteEASTERN MENNONITE48.12ODACSouth/Southeast---
17blufftonBLUFFTON46.97HCACGreat Lakes---
18transylvaniaTRANSYLVANIA43.72HCACGreat Lakes---
19concordia-chicagoCONCORDIA CHICAGO36.69NACCMidwest---
20piedmontPIEDMONT30.44IndependentSouth/Southeast---
21franciscanFRANCISCAN27.93PACMideast---
22franklinFRANKLIN11.22HCACGreat Lakes---
23shenandoahSHENANDOAH6.75ODACSouth/Southeast---
24iowa-wesleyanIOWA WESLEYAN4.92SLIACMidwest---
25birmingham-southernBIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN0.97IndependentSouth/Southeast---


Week-by-Week Ranking

Only showing those with a season-best ranking in the top 25.
TeamWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7Week #8
Wartburg11111111
Loras2343552
UW-La Crosse456423
UW-Oshkosh222234
UW-Whitewater834345
UW-Stout1088776
UW-Eau Claire221214687
Central (Iowa)67911118
John Carroll33565969
Mount Union71078910
Bethel (Minn.)515142116141511
UW-Stevens Point201411101012
Nebraska Wesleyan4172013151313
Gustavus Adolphus11910131414
North Central (Ill.)91112121215
TrineRV2528161616
Knox17173717
Olivet1339423143241718
Concordia Moorhead263944454519
Capital1413181618181820
Luther493440202921
Wheaton (Ill.)242619212222
Centre20194123
Ithaca3124
St. John Fisher2125
Carroll (Wis.)10314041353926
Wilmington (Ohio)919402830303327
Coast Guard5154543428
Calvin33632933322029
WebsterRVRV2530
Simpson (Iowa)364246443631
Virginia Wesleyan12212324222632
Saint John's (Minn.)523039434633
Southern Maine3732333034
UW-Platteville394736292835
Adrian11283337232736
Millikin23374658261937
LeTourneauRV151315343538
Eastern Mennonite1620303527253239
Hope29252431314040
Hamline1122333635373841
Birmingham-Southern2526434856556042
Ohio Northern77191522392343
St. Thomas (Minn.)161725272444
Illinois Wesleyan17322738414245
Albion354447404346
Dubuque45131826384847
DePauw30576850424748
Bridgewater (Va.)28293229464949
Lynchburg106121923365250
Concordia Chicago1931516159565951
Transylvania1818232221285452
Augustana (Ill.)RVRV4345485053
Marietta29456066645154
Ripon745355
UW-River Falls685949514456
Wittenberg71765557
Greenville1216566251475758
Carthage14273834505859
Wabash4952525660
St. Scholastica53536661
Bluffton1741414548676562
Ohio Wesleyan5660616263
Rochester (N.Y.)626364
Roanoke32485862596465
Hardin-Simmons68345055607266
Shenandoah2321555463576667
Buena Vista465564586667
Concordia Wisconsin727473717069
Baldwin WallaceRV6265696170
Nazareth707171
Manchester1536445761637972
Piedmont2025505367656973
Rose-Hulman827596468717374
Aurora777675
Bethany Lutheran667073777676
Principia7278737577
Denison697677
Wooster7379
North Park386473827980
OtterbeinRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Belhaven (Miss.)RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Defiance (Ohio)RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Edgewood8081
St. Norbert81
Methodist38414249
Coe47525766
Franklin2244736568
McMurry2458676975
Franciscan213753667579
Heidelberg3454637281
Fontbonne35607176
Husson76
Eastern Connecticut StateRVRV
Ferrum6069
Geneva427174
Augsburg76
EarlhamRVRVRV
Iowa Wesleyan244724
Anderson (Ind.)4864
Elmhurst66
Mount St. Joseph264069
Hanover70
Westminster (Pa.)RVRV
Pfeiffer43
Muskingum45
Cornell College46

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