

2024 NAIA Men’s Indoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 3
NEW ORLEANS – Cumberlands (Ky.) repeats at No. 1 but the rest of the top-5 have new positions in the Week 3 edition of the NAIA Men’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.
NAIA — Men's Indoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five





Cumberlands (Ky.)
Indiana Tech
Southeastern (Fla.)
Dordt (Iowa)
Marian (Ind.)
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No. 1 Cumberlands (Ky.)
- National leaders: Luca Santorum, 1000 meters (2:27.07) and mile (4:06.68); Carson Johnson, 3000 racewalk (13:08.99)
- National top-5 marks: 12
- National top-10 marks: 15
No. 2 Indiana Tech
- National leaders: Davarri Barthell, long jump (7.43m/24-4½); 4×400 relay (3:11.73)
- National top-5 marks: 6
- National top-10 marks: 8
No. 3 Southeastern (Fla.)
- National leaders: James Williamson III, 200 meters (20.90)
- National top-5 marks: 3
- National top-10 marks: 11
No. 4 Dordt (Iowa)
- National leaders: Payton Mauldin, 400 meters (46.99), 600 meters (1:17.51) and 800 meters (1:50.29); 4×800 relay (7:40.18)
- National top-5 marks: 6
- National top-10 marks: 8
No. 5 Marian (Ind.)
- National leaders: Jacob Netral, shot put (18.11m/59-5); Isaiah Tipping, weight throw (20.89m/68-6½)
- National top-5 marks: 4
- National top-10 marks: 8
Rounding out the top-10 teams in the national TFRI are No. 6 Milligan (Tenn.), No. 7 Doane (Neb.), No. 8 Midland (Neb.), No. 9 Eastern Oregon and No. 10 Dakota State (S.D.). That’s a program best the No. 10 Trojans, while the No. 9 Mountaineers enter the top-10 for the first time since 2019.
Keep February 29-March 2 circled on your calendars, as that’s when the 2024 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships are scheduled at Dakota State’s Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, South Dakota.