2023 NCAA DII Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 7

NEW ORLEANS – Here is Week 7 of the NCAA Division II Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National TFRI, as released on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Only marks from the current season are being used, which gives an objective look at those teams who are looking to contend as we head into the beginning of this outdoor season.

NCAA Division II — Women's Outdoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five
West Texas A&M
Grand Valley State
Azusa Pacific
Minnesota State
Adams State
1
West Texas A&M
2
Grand Valley State
3
Azusa Pacific
4
Minnesota State
5
Adams State
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West Texas A&M jumps two spots into the No. 1 spot in the Week 7 TFRI. Brooke Urban retook her national lead in the high jump, unleashing a monster 1.81m (5-11¼), her first time over 1.80m collegiately and her first time over 1.75m since May of 2021. The Buffs add a national-leading 4×100 relay (44.46c), while Eleonora Curtabbi continues to be the national leader in the steeplechase (9:57.76) and 1500 meters (4:18.72). They add three additional top-5 efforts: Florance Uwajeneza, No. 3 in the 5000 (16:07.13) and No. 2 in the 10,000 (32:49.06), No. 2 Corrssia Perry in the 400 meter (52.82c), and No. 2 Taylor Nelloms in the triple jump (13.29mw/43-7¼).

Grand Valley State continues their hold on No. 2 in the Week 7 TFRI. The Lakers have a pair of throwers holding national-leading marks: Erika Beistle in discus (52.53m/172-4) and Judith Essemiah (63.57m/208-7) in hammer. They added seven additional top-5 performances, including two No. 2 efforts from Emma Richards – one in discus (51.74m/169-9), and one in shot put (15.67m/51-5). With her 4:21.13 1500-meter effort this past week, Natalie Graber adds her third top-10 performance, including a No. 3 spot in the steeplechase (10:13.14) and a No. 6 in the 5000 meters (16:08.27).

Azusa Pacific drops two spots in the Week 7 TFRI to come in at No. 3. They have just one national leader, Esther Conde-Turpin in the heptathlon (6007, a mark that ranks her No. 2 all-time in DII). Alayna Verner inched closer to the 53-second barrier this weekend, dropping her 400-meter best to 53.59, a mark that puts her 5th in DII this season. Nicole Warwick’s 6.37mw (20-10¾) long jump this past weekend was also good enough for a No. 2 position in the nation, to go with her No. 2 heptathlon effort. Molly Olson also showed out this weekend with a 47.13m (154-8) javelin effort good enough for a No. 5 position in the nation.

Minnesota State stays steady at No. 4 for the fourth week in a row. The Mavericks hold three nation leading performances, with Denisha Cartwright’s 13.04 100-meter hurdle mark, Makayla Jackson’s 6.62m (21-8¾) in long jump, and Lexie Hurst’s 15.88m (52-1 ) in shot put. Cartwright alone accounts for five top-10 marks for the Mavericks, including as a part of their No. 4 4×100 (44.91), and as an individual in the 200 meters (23.18w), 100 meter (11.39w), and 400 meter (53.63).

Adams State rounds out the top-5 from this week’s TFRI. They own six top-5 performances, including a No. 2 steeplechase performance from Ava O’Connor (10:07.96) and a No. 4 1500-meter performance for O’Connor (4:20.04). Other top-5 marks for the Grizzlies include a No. 3 performance in the 10,000 meters from Brianna Robles (33:11.64) and a No. 4 10,000-meter performance from Precious Robinson (33:54.15). Stephanie Cotter adds a No. 2 5000-meter performance from this weekend (15:15.62) as well as her 4:20.15 1500-meter that’s good enough for the No. 5 position.

Here are the rest of the top-10 teams in the Week 1 TFRI: No. 6 Pittsburg State, No 7. Lincoln (Mo.), No. 8 Angelo State, No. 9 Winona State, No. 10 Northwest Missouri.

Just over two weeks stands between us and May 25-27, when the 2023 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held at the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colorado.

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USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2023 Checkpoint #7 - May 9th

Top 25 Teams
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National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegionCHANGE
1west-texas-amWEST TEXAS A&M269.09Lone Star (1)South Central▲2
(LW: 3)
2grand-valley-stateGRAND VALLEY STATE258.70GLIAC (1)Midwest◀▶
(LW: 2)
3azusa-pacificAZUSA PACIFIC243.60PacWest (1)West▼2
(LW: 1)
4minnesota-stateMINNESOTA STATE230.36NSIC (1)Central◀▶
(LW: 4)
5adams-stateADAMS STATE185.37RMAC (10)South Central◀▶
(LW: 5)
6pittsburg-statePITTSBURG STATE121.25MIAA (2)Central◀▶
(LW: 6)
7lincoln-moLINCOLN (MO.)116.48MIAA (4)Central▲9
(LW: 16)
8angelo-stateANGELO STATE101.75Lone Star (2)South Central▼1
(LW: 7)
9winona-stateWINONA STATE98.83NSIC (3)Central▼1
(LW: 8)
10northwest-missouriNORTHWEST MISSOURI96.37MIAA (1)Central▼1
(LW: 9)
11missouri-southernMISSOURI SOUTHERN86.15MIAA (5)Central◀▶
(LW: 11)
12fort-hays-stateFORT HAYS STATE83.78MIAA (3)Central▲1
(LW: 13)
13colo-school-of-minesCOLO. SCHOOL OF MINES79.47RMAC (3)South Central▼3
(LW: 10)
14central-missouriCENTRAL MISSOURI72.51MIAA (6)Central▲3
(LW: 17)
15findlayFINDLAY66.79G-MAC (1)Midwest◀▶
(LW: 15)
16cal-poly-pomonaCAL POLY POMONA64.44CCAA (1)West▼2
(LW: 14)
17academy-of-artACADEMY OF ART63.82PacWest (4)West▼5
(LW: 12)
18saginaw-valley-stateSAGINAW VALLEY STATE62.51GLIAC (2)Midwest▲7
(LW: 25)
19csu-puebloCSU PUEBLO61.79RMAC (5)South Central▼1
(LW: 18)
20california-paCALIFORNIA (PA.)54.21PSAC (6)Atlantic▼1
(LW: 19)
21wayne-state-nebWAYNE STATE (NEB.)48.39NSIC (6)Central▲1
(LW: 22)
22lenoir-rhyneLENOIR-RHYNE45.76SAC (2)Southeast▼2
(LW: 20)
23hillsdaleHILLSDALE43.99G-MAC (2)Midwest▲5
(LW: 28)
24fresno-pacificFRESNO PACIFIC40.39PacWest (5)West▼1
(LW: 23)
25western-coloradoWESTERN COLORADO39.81RMAC (2)South Central▼4
(LW: 21)


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 #9FINAL
Azusa Pacific2343313221
Minnesota State233554444432
West Texas A&M3211131113
Winona State492591189994
Grand Valley State1122222345
Adams State361685555556
Pittsburg State185910666777
Lincoln (Mo.)3142131813167668
Western Colorado8330142429212526209
California (Pa.)32343716171920201910
Saginaw Valley State989929262518161211
Colo. School of Mines451071191013131411
Northwest Missouri16132668910101013
Missouri Southern59108101111111614
Angelo State47377788815
Cal Poly Pomona681115201416171816
Millersville292827273130343517
CSU Pueblo26121514161819192518
Lee (Tenn.)17553659283627213119
Findlay19111617121515181720
Academy of Art84612141217141321
Concordia-St. Paul1455226243738353422
Fort Hays State14182013151312121123
Lenoir-Rhyne12152221192022272623
Westminster (Utah)41775143492629323023
Embry-Riddle (Fla.)13142436353532373726
Simon Fraser141172323222934444126
Central Missouri1061219181714151528
Wayne State (Neb.)15201720212221292828
Sioux Falls10881934244424030
Fort Lewis5372831061157683747930
Albany State (Ga.)49636473768177828030
Walsh114252732323841454533
Chadron State58757386906572313234
U-Mary514946525757535634
Hillsdale103334828302823242136
Fresno Pacific9192935442324232336
Colorado Mesa321925233043282736
Catawba48607287636981494736
Fayetteville State47454447485049485436
Minnesota Duluth7485928695816136
Ashland34373555575852526236
Bloomsburg9111112610210410678878336
Lewis20243348677547363344
Western Washington29384244454653585044
St. Cloud State9742425570575544
UC-Colorado Springs21261822253333393847
Alabama-Huntsville64888998566051595947
Tiffin44433933384956666947
Carson-Newman55485060475173798147
Shorter87797676717780858947
Northern State1091378449597084909147
MSU Moorhead4740414137383953
Harding7223434374545434353
Indianapolis875637404439555853
Southern New Hampshire69697268697053
UT Tyler46666958616267777553
William Jewell13458707784931019753
Emporia State27414151515455515359
Southern Connecticut39689352667879889459
Washburn664446567024262222
Chico State282732313339362524
Neb.-Kearney545257303127283029
Oklahoma Baptist242862633434313336
UPR Mayaguez4042
Dallas Baptist222121393640404644
Mount Olive254055415332354146
Ursuline59777583505448
West Alabama376270655868425049
UW-Parkside67839595106104766451
Cal State San Bernardino811021111107882485652
Adelphi615661454648546257
Sonoma State303938686863626560
Lubbock Christian9210360838689606863
Michigan Tech6370881111141191227564
Edinboro385053615552586765
Lake Superior State11980545466647266
Southern Wesleyan (S.C.)577890646459596067
Georgian Court124951101131221231036167
Holy Family (Pa.)71871005056637071
New Mexico Highlands6880919410061697172
Biola (Calif.)112330576564657673
Shippensburg864740504347666374
Truman78971091171201221027876
Central State7292114119118120718077
Augustana (S.D.)606131536053617378
Colorado Christian718179677379899882
Southwest Baptist941061171341381219284
CUI405778899567758685
SF State355866626271828486
Cal State San Marcos8811811211811697748987
Northwest Nazarene145133788788928388
Texas A&M-Kingsville596992757987859390
Missouri Western7686818894991049492
Saint Augustine's6293106717474909593
Lincoln (Pa.)9710512710780909410095
Western Oregon503154667280879796
American International1071251098493869198
Wingate426775971111141259998
Felician141739810298
Frostburg State127921021108810398
Belmont Abbey1071331049991100105102
Slippery Rock9384778483949796103
Nova Southeastern7412098134109104
Central Washington11164859097102108108105
Cal Poly Humboldt333663808910096107106
Franklin Pierce112116107
Cedarville101744372818591106108
Stanislaus State7346453839434647
Emmanuel (Ga.)56536582919299104
East Stroudsburg1341249499103105118110
Southern Nazarene107111
Wayne State (Mich.)13985103114110125111112
Johnson C. Smith1195968748596101113
Claflin121140101105114
Benedict699111310198111113115
Davenport (Mich.)96120108107112110117
Mississippi College656586918898106118
West Virginia Wesleyan1238271798295109119
Christian Brothers5294104125133135120119
Bemidji State102105109113116121
Columbus State51738296105108119122
Newberry100131101107115123
Central Oklahoma115125132130113116123124
Charleston (W.Va.)4354679396103114125
Northern Michigan105116126134131126
Northwestern Oklahoma State128117100103112115123127
Mansfield108109126128
Coker127128
West Liberty State138128130
Shaw144134130
New Haven130
Saint Leo77100116120123128133
Point Loma Nazarene98110115115125118130134
Lake Erie128135101112117117131135
Saint Martin's102129123137127138135
Midwestern State135140117
Converse82101119127126126131
Black Hills State121130128131
Ferris State135135
West Chester131136
Lane96109118122126133136
Winston-Salem State145126137119118120
Montana St.-Billings106116136130123129
Seattle Pacific105123141126126130
South Dakota Mines141129124124131
Anderson (S.C.)131
Eastern New Mexico110135130127132
Alaska Anchorage7076107130134
Missouri S&T108127144127136
North Georgia80108122130
Drury898996134
MSU Denver9099123137
Oklahoma Christian79115128137
Southern Arkansas95113135137
Clarion128138137
Tusculum137
Palm Beach Atlantic120121121
West Georgia7590124
Arkansas Tech84104131
Rogers State125133
Lees-McRae112138
Cal State Monterey Bay113141138
Glenville State99114141
Flagler85132141
Ouachita Baptist117129145
Augusta145
Lock Haven122122
Lincoln Memorial116127
Savannah State104138
Staten Island141
North Greenville126143
Goldey-Beacom143
Florida Southern112
Clark Atlanta118
Montevallo128
Tampa132
Erskine133
Alliance135
Wheeling135
Pitt Johnstown140
Maryville (Mo.)145
Limestone149

USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field

2023 Rankings Calendar
Weeks National TFRIRegional TFRIConference TFRI#EventSquad KEY DATES
Week 1Tue 3/28
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Mon 3/27
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Week 2Tue 4/4
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Mon 4/3
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Week 3Tue 4/11
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Mon 4/10
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Week 4Tue 4/18
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Mon 4/17
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Week 5Tue 4/25
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Mon 4/24
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Week 6Tue 5/2
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Mon 5/1
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Week 7Tue 5/9
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Mon 5/8
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Week 8Tue 5/16
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Mon 5/15
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Week 9Mon 5/22
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Sun 5/21
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Sun 5/21
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FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sun 5/28
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