2022 NJCAA Men’s Indoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 3
NEW ORLEANS – The top two positions remained the same for the third week in a row, as the Week 3 NJCAA Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Track & Field Ratings Index (TFRI) was released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The TFRI serves as an objective means to compare programs solely of current marks from the 2022 indoor track & field season.
NJCAA — Men's Indoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five
1
South Plains (Texas)
South Plains (Texas)
2
Iowa Western CC
Iowa Western CC
3
Indian Hills (Iowa) CC
Indian Hills (Iowa) CC
4
Iowa Central CC
Iowa Central CC
5
Butler (Kan.) CC
Butler (Kan.) CC
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South Plains (Texas) increased its lead in the ratings by some 31 points. The Texans have 25 marks in the top-10, which leads the nation – as does their total of top-5 marks (15) and event leaders (5). Most recent on the team to take national leads are high jumper Kudakwashe Chadenga (2.20m/7-2½) and the distance medley relay team (9:51.67). Maintaining national-leading marks are Kimar Farquharson in the 600 meters (1:17.65), Thomas Nieto in the pole vault (5.04m/16-6½) and the 4×400 relay team (3:08.88), although Nieto actually increased his best for the second-straight meet. Farquharson, who anchors the 4×400 team and runs the 800 leg on the DMR, is one of a pair of SPC athletes with top-5 marks as he’s also No. 2 in the 800 at 1:51.33. Chris Robinson, who leads off the 4×400 team, also has two top-5 efforts, rating No. 2 in the 400 (47.22) and 600 (1:18.47). Two more Texans are No. 2 – Justin Guy in the 60 hurdles (7.91) and Nelvin Appiah-Konadu in the heptathlon (4717). Davyon Williams completes a 1-3 SPC combination in the high jump at 2.07m/6-9½.
Iowa Western CC remains at No. 2 after increasing its tally of top-10 marks by three to 20. The Reivers also own eight top-5 efforts, led by Yonas Mogos with the national lead in the 1000 (2:25.60). Mogos is also No. 3 in the mile (4:10.03) and anchors the country’s No. 2 distance medley foursome (9:59.41).
Indian Hills (Iowa) CC is back at No. 3, where it began the year. The Warriors increased its total of top-10 marks to 17 and own the second-most top-5 positions with nine. Rivaldo Marshall leads Indian Hills with three top-3 marks – No. 2 in the 1000 at 2:27.92 and twice No. 3 (600 at 1:18.56 and 800 at 1:51.53). Marshall is also part of the nation’s top-rated 4×800 relay team (7:40.51).
Iowa Central CC drops down a spot to No. 4. The Tritons have 10 top-10 marks and lead the nation in two events – triple jump with current National Athlete of the Week Martin Lamou (16.33m/53-7) and heptathlon with Aries Scott (4855). Iowa Central also adds the No. 3 triple jumper in Roman Kuleshov (15.41m/50-6 ¾) and the No. 2-rated 4×800 team (7:45.14).
Holding steady at No. 5 is Butler (Kan.) CC with eight top-5 marks. Caleb Jackson leads the nation in the 60 at 6.58, while two Grizzlies in that event’s top-5 are also ranked high elsewhere – Morgan Jamison (No. 4 in the 60 at 6.67, No. 3 in the 400 at 47.50) and Jerod Elcock (No. 5 in the 60 at 6.71, No. 5 in the 400 at 47.95). Butler also has the nation’s No. 2 4×400 team at 3:13.71.
Finishing the top-10 teams in the national TFRI are No. 6 Barton (Kan.) CC, No. 7 New Mexico JC, No. 8 Cloud County (Kan.) CC, No. 9 Coffeyville (Kan.) CC and No. 10 Northwest Kansas Tech.
Just three weeks away is the NJCAA Indoor Championships, scheduled for March 4-5 at Pittsburg State’s Robert W. Plaster Center in Pittsburg, Kansas.
