2023 NCAA DIII Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 8
NEW ORLEANS – Less than two weeks to go!
Numerous changes were seen in the most recent installment of the NCAA DIII Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Rating Index for the 2023 season, as released on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). No marks from previous seasons are being used in this objective calculation.
NCAA Division III — Men's Outdoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five
1
UW-La Crosse
UW-La Crosse
2
MIT
MIT
3
Rowan
Rowan
4
Loras
Loras
5
John Carroll
John Carroll
All TFRI Reports
No. 1 UW-La Crosse
- National leaders: Sam Blaskowski, 100 meters (10.20); 4×100 relay (40.07)
- National top-5 marks: 6
- National top-10 marks: 10
No. 2 MIT
- National leaders: Ryan Wilson, 1500 meters (3:40.06)
- National top-5 marks: 4
- National top-10 marks: 10
No. 3 Rowan
- National leaders: 4×400 relay (3:10.07)
- National top-5 marks: 5
- National top-10 marks: 10
No. 4 Loras
- National leaders: Mike Jasa, 800 meters (1:47.81)
- National top-5 marks: 5
- National top-10 marks: 7
No. 5 John Carroll
- National leaders: Alex Phillip, 5000 meters (13:47.41), 10,000 meters (28:31.60)
- National top-5 marks: 4
- National top-10 marks: 7
Here are the rest of the top-10 teams in Week 8: No. 6 Wartburg, No. 7 UW-Oshkosh, No. 8 Pomona-Pitzer, No. 9 UW-Eau Claire and No. 10 UW-Whitewater. Of that quintet, both the Sagehens and the Blugolds have national-leading marks: Colin Kirkpatrick in the steeplechase for the former at 8:44.21; Yakob Ukoue in the shot put at 18.07m (59-3½) and Mitch Stegeman in the decathlon at 6932 points for the latter.
Mark your calendar for May 25-27, because that’s when the 2023 NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held at the Polisenni Track & Field Complex in Rochester, New York.
