2023 NJCAA DIII Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 1
NEW ORLEANS – Here is the first edition of the 2023 NJCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Track & Field Rating Index, which was 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 2023 indoor and outdoor track & field seasons.
NJCAA Division III — Men's Outdoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five
1
Mineral Area (Mo.)
Mineral Area (Mo.)
2
Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC
Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC
3
Howard (Md.) CC
Howard (Md.) CC
4
Queensborough (N.Y.) CC
Queensborough (N.Y.) CC
5
Harper (Ill.)
Harper (Ill.)
All TFRI Reports
No. 1 Mineral Area (Mo.)
- National leaders: Bradley Ahrens, 800 meters (1:56.00) and 1500 (3:58.75); Elijah Myers, 5000 (16:11.43); Trenton Braswell, javelin (46.06m/151-2)
- National top-5 marks: 21
- National top-10 marks: 34
No. 2 Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC
- National leaders: Charles Benichoux, 100 (11.03); Demetrius Williams, 110 hurdles (16.67); Brooks Robson, triple jump (13.45m/44-1½)
- National top-5 marks: 12
- National top-10 marks: 20
No. 3 Howard (Md.) CC
- National leaders: Dominic Veri, steeplechase (14:14.52); 4×100 relay (44.52)
- National top-5 marks: 7
- National top-10 marks: 16
No. 4 Queensborough (N.Y.) CC
- National leaders: 0
- National top-5 marks: 9
- National top-10 marks: 15
No. 5 Harper (Ill.)
- National leaders: 0
- National top-5 marks: 8
- National top-10 marks: 12
The remainder of the top-10 teams in the national TFRI: No. 6 RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.), No. 7 Thaddeus Stevens (Pa.), No. 8 Middlesex County (N.J.), No. 9 Joliet (Ill.) JC and No. 10 Mohawk Valley (N.Y.) CC. Middlesex County has three national-leading marks, while RCSJ Gloucester and Joliet both have two and Thaddeus Stevens and Mohawk Valley each have one.
The season culminates on May 11-13, when the 2023 NJCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships are scheduled at Mohawk Valley (N.Y.) CC in Utica, New York.
