2022 NJCAA DIII Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 3
NEW ORLEANS – College of DuPage (Ill.) has taken over the No. 1 position as the Week 3 edition of the 2022 NJCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Track & Field Rating Index were released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
No marks from previous seasons have been used, which means this objective list is compiled solely of current marks from the 2022 indoor and outdoor track & field seasons.
NJCAA Division III — Men's Outdoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five
1
DuPage (Ill.)
DuPage (Ill.)
2
Mineral Area (Mo.)
Mineral Area (Mo.)
3
Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC
Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC
4
Finger Lakes (N.Y.) CC
Finger Lakes (N.Y.) CC
5
RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
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College of DuPage (Ill.) – defending team champion – continues its season-long rise and now leads the ratings for the first time since last year. The Chaps improved their number of top-5 marks to 15, with four of them being national leaders. Josh Rivers has two of the nation’s best (1.90m/6-2¾ in the high jump and 6.90m/22-7¾ in the long jump) while Anthony Eddy leads the 800 (1:58.80) and Ryan Rinella tops the pole vault (3.95m/12-11½).
Mineral Area (Mo.) drops to No. 2, just some 18 points out of No. 1. The Cardinals still own the most top-10 marks with 17 and match DuPage with four national leaders – Hunter Cary in both the 110 hurdles (15.51) and decathlon (5591), Jacob Arnold in the 5000 (15:43.09) and Kyle Vinyard in the 10,000 (32:05.56).
Moving up two spots to No. 3 is Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC. The Vikings own six top-5 marks and a pair of national leaders courtesy of sprinter Charles Benichoux (100 at 10.75 and 200 at 22.08).
Dropping to No. 4 is Finger Lakes (N.Y.) CC, up 11 to No. 3. The Lakers have four top-5 marks topped by national steeplechase leader John Zimmerman (10:44.45).
Rowan-Gloucester (N.J.) CC drops a spot to No. 5. The Roadrunners have seven top-5 marks, led by Giorgio Bruno, who paces the 400 hurdles at 60.05.
Rounding out the top-10 teams in the national TFRI are No. 6 Thaddeus Stevens (Pa.), No. 7 Howard (Md.) CC, No. 8 St. Charles (Mo.) CC, No. 9 Monroe-Bronx (N.Y.) and No. 10 Harper (Ill.).
Just four weeks away are the 2022 NJCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, scheduled for May 12-14 at Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC’s Outdoor Athletic Complex in Troy, New York.
