2024 NJCAA Women’s Indoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 1

NEW ORLEANS – Indoor season is underway!

Here is the Week 1 edition of the NJCAA Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Rating Index, as 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 2024 indoor track & field season.

National TFRI is presented by AthleticNET.

NJCAA — Women's Indoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five
New Mexico JC
Barton (Kan.) CC
Iowa Western CC
Cloud County (Kan.) CC
Mesa (Ariz.) CC
1
New Mexico JC
2
Barton (Kan.) CC
3
Iowa Western CC
4
Cloud County (Kan.) CC
5
Mesa (Ariz.) CC
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New Mexico JC is very familiar with being No. 1 – it’s the fifth time in the last six years that the ratings have kicked off with the T-Birds at the top. The defending champs 16 top-10 marks – half of those are No. 1 or No. 2 with three national leaders: Lacarthea Cooper in the 200 meters (23.97) and 400 (54.15) and Tania Da Silva in the weight throw (19.23m/63-1¼).

No. 2 is Barton (Kan.) CC – their ninth-straight year having at least one top-5 rating. The Cougars have 15 top-10 marks with three national leaders – two from current M-F National Athlete of the Week Sanae Hassnaoui in the 1000 (2:56.76) and mile (4:51.25) and one from Treneese Hamilton in the shot put (14.41m/47-3½).

Iowa Western CC is No. 3 – the third time in the last four years opening up in the top-3. The Reivers, who won NJCAA Indoor team titles in 2022 and ’21, have 17 top-10 marks, led by national leader Mercy Honesty in the triple jump (11.81m/38-9).

At No. 4 is Cloud County (Kan.) CC, earning a top-5 rating for the sixth-straight year. The T-Birds have 16 top-10 marks with three athletes – N Vanee Anchike (mile), Jasmine Sakaguchi (pole vault) and Adrienne Locke-Garcia (weight throw) – rating No. 4 individually.

Hitting a program-high at No. 5 is Mesa (Ariz.) CC. The Thunderbirds, who compete in NJCAA Division II in cross country, have 15 top-10 marks led by Maliyah Ross in the pentathlon (3414 points).

Completing the top-10 teams in the national TFRI are No. 6 Indian Hills (Iowa) CC, No. 7 Pima (Ariz.) CC, No. 8 Salt Lake (Utah) CC, No. 9 College of Southern Idaho and No. 10 Fort Scott (Kan.) CC. Those are first-ever top-10 ratings for Pima and Salt Lake.

All programs are eyeing the dates of March 1-2, which is when the 2024 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships are scheduled at the Alachua County Events Center in Gainesville, Florida.

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USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2024 Checkpoint #1 - January 24th

Top 25 Teams
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National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegion2023
FINAL
1new-mexico-jcNEW MEXICO JC284.20Region 5West1
2barton-kan-ccBARTON (KAN.) CC261.54Region 6 (2)Central4
3iowa-western-ccIOWA WESTERN CC245.38Region 11 (1)Midwest5
4cloud-county-kan-ccCLOUD COUNTY (KAN.) CC199.03Region 6 (1)Central2
5mesa-ariz-ccMESA (ARIZ.) CC182.73Region 1West9
6indian-hills-iowa-ccINDIAN HILLS (IOWA) CC169.00Region 11 (3)Midwest16
7pima-ariz-ccPIMA (ARIZ.) CC160.38Region 1West20
8salt-lake-utah-ccSALT LAKE (UTAH) CC153.96Region 18West16
9southern-idahoSOUTHERN IDAHO106.73Region 18West16
10fort-scott-kan-ccFORT SCOTT (KAN.) CC88.17Region 6 (3)Central7
11western-texasWESTERN TEXAS87.22Region 5West14
12south-plains-texasSOUTH PLAINS (TEXAS)80.89Region 5West3
13cowley-kanCOWLEY (KAN.)77.79Region 6 (5)Central11
14butler-kan-ccBUTLER (KAN.) CC69.20Region 6 (6)Central23
15hagerstown-md-ccHAGERSTOWN (MD.) CC62.19Region 20Atlantic32
16central-arizonaCENTRAL ARIZONA61.38Region 1West26
17glendale-ariz-ccGLENDALE (ARIZ.) CC57.11Region 1West28
18vincennes-indVINCENNES (IND.)56.36Region 24Midwest13
19richard-bland-vaRICHARD BLAND (VA.)53.01Region 10Atlantic---
20colby-kan-ccCOLBY (KAN.) CC46.85Region 6 (3)Central7
21dodge-city-kan-ccDODGE CITY (KAN.) CC46.42Region 6 (9)Central---
22monroe-new-rochelle-n-yMONROE-NEW ROCHELLE (N.Y.)44.76Region 15Atlantic19
23thaddeus-stevens-paTHADDEUS STEVENS (PA.)40.70Region 19Atlantic---
24iowa-central-ccIOWA CENTRAL CC38.10Region 11 (2)Midwest6
25hinds-miss-ccHINDS (MISS.) CC37.01Region 23West10


Week-by-Week Ranking

Only showing those with a season-best ranking in the top 25.
TeamWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5FINAL
Barton (Kan.) CC234321
Iowa Western CC322231
New Mexico JC111113
Cloud County (Kan.) CC443444
Western Texas11141312165
Central Arizona16138666
South Plains (Texas)1277557
Trinidad State (Colo.)31322215138
Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)22999129
Colby (Kan.) CC202723291910
Mesa (Ariz.) CC5667711
Meridian (Miss.) CC293332202611
Salt Lake (Utah) CC8558813
Butler (Kan.) CC141214171014
Hagerstown (Md.) CC151620192315
Pima (Ariz.) CC71115182016
Hinds (Miss.) CC252816222816
Garden City (Kan.) CC262124212218
Richard Bland (Va.)192327282918
Southern Idaho9101111920
Iowa Central CC241818131420
Fort Scott (Kan.) CC101719251820
Vincennes (Ind.)181921242423
Glendale (Ariz.) CC172217141724
Cuyahoga (Ohio) CC322933323124
Cowley (Kan.)131512161526
Hutchinson (Kan.) CC272026272127
DuPage (Ill.)4138383928
Indian Hills (Iowa) CC6810101129
Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC282525232729
Heartland (Ill.) CC353329
Neosho County (Kan.) CC353034343432
Southeastern (Iowa) CC394336404032
Harper (Ill.)3034302625
Dodge City (Kan.) CC2126293030
Thaddeus Stevens (Pa.)2324283132
Jacksonville (Texas)3331313335
Coffeyville (Kan.) CC3640373736
Hawkeye (Iowa) CC3735353637
Highland (Kan.) CC4142393938
Denmark Tech (S.C.)50515441
Pratt (Kan.) CC4244434142
Southeast (Neb.) CC36404243
Mohawk Valley (N.Y.) CC47474544
State Fair (Mo.)4046464645
Hill (Texas)37424346
Sauk Valley (Ill.) CC4448504946
North Iowa Area CC4349414448
Finger Lakes (N.Y.) CC48494749
Ranger (Texas)5150
Mineral Area (Mo.)39485051
Essex County (N.J.)3845455251
Southwestern (Iowa) CC5353
Queensborough (N.Y.) CC34384447
Bryant & Stratton (Wis.)455251
St. Clair County (Mich.) CC51
Muskegon (Mich.) CC46
Joliet (Ill.) JC47
Marion Military Institute (Ala.)49

USTFCCCA NJCAA Indoor Track & Field

2024 Rankings Calendar
Weeks National TFRIRegional TFRI#EventSquad KEY DATES
Week 1Wed 1/24
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Mon 1/22
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Week 2Wed 1/31
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Mon 1/29
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Week 5Wed 2/21
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Mon 2/19
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FINAL Results
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Mon 3/4
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FSA:
Full-Season Analysis
Thu 3/14
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