USTFCCCA Polls & Rankings
By USTFCCCA Communications, USTFCCCA March 27, 2024   

2024 NJCAA DIII Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 1

NEW ORLEANS – Here is the first edition of the 2024 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). Only marks from the 2024 outdoor track & field season have been used for this objective list.

Mineral Area (Mo.) is No. 1 for the 10th time in program history.

NJCAA Division III — Men's Outdoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five
Mineral Area (Mo.)
Howard (Md.) CC
Springfield Tech (Mass.) CC
RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
St. Charles (Mo.) CC
1
Mineral Area (Mo.)
2
Howard (Md.) CC
3
Springfield Tech (Mass.) CC
4
RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
5
St. Charles (Mo.) CC
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No. 1 Mineral Area (Mo.)

  • National leaders: Trenton Braswell, shot put (14.40m (47-3), discus (46.25m/151-9), hammer (46.00m/150-11) and javelin (51.41m/168-8); Sie’ntez Lerma, 100 (11.29); Brad Ahrens, 1500 (4:07.24); Toby Brown, high jump (1.75m/5-8¾); Austin Dunn, long jump (6.48m/21-3¼)
  • National top-5 marks: 30
  • National top-10 marks: 35

No. 2 Howard (Md.) CC

  • National leaders: Ryan Thibaudeau, 5000 (16:34.48); Isaac Buyondo, triple jump (13.70m/44-11 ½); 4×400 relay (3:33.90)
  • National top-5 marks: 14
  • National top-10 marks: 20

No. 3 Springfield Tech (Mass.) CC

  • National leaders: Tiondre Frett, 100 (11.05); Adriano Gumbs, 400 (48.25); Jonathan Lynch, 800 (1:56.37); Davonte Vanterpool, 110 hurdles (14.04)
  • National top-5 marks: 9
  • National top-10 marks: 13

No. 4 RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)

  • National leaders: 0
  • National top-5 marks: 7
  • National top-10 marks: 16

No. 5 St. Charles (Mo.) CC

  • National leaders: Chase Vickery, 400 hurdles (57.76); Sergio Darabcsek, pole vault (3.80m/12-5½)
  • National top-5 marks: 5
  • National top-10 marks: 7

The remainder of the top-10 teams in the National TFRI: No. 6 Camden County (N.J.), No. 7 Patrick & Henry (Va.) CC, No. 8 Triton (Ill.), No. 9 Delaware County (Pa.) CC and No. 10 Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC. Three-time defending champion College of DuPage (Ill.) has yet to compete this outdoor season.

The season culminates on May 9-11, when the 2024 NJCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships are scheduled at Mohawk Valley (N.Y.) CC in Utica, New York.

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USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2024 Checkpoint #1 - March 27th

Top 25 Teams
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National
Rank		 TeamPointsConferenceRegion2023
FINAL
1mineral-area-moMINERAL AREA (MO.)846.26Region 16Central2
2howard-md-ccHOWARD (MD.) CC553.37Region 20Atlantic12
3springfield-tech-mass-ccSPRINGFIELD TECH (MASS.) CC371.25  ---
4rcsj-gloucester-n-jRCSJ GLOUCESTER (N.J.)345.50Region 19East3
5st-charles-mo-ccST. CHARLES (MO.) CC212.63Region 16Central---
6camden-county-n-jCAMDEN COUNTY (N.J.)125.78Region 19East17
7patrick-henry-va-ccPATRICK & HENRY (VA.) CC111.05Region 10Central---
8triton-illTRITON (ILL.)94.62Region 4Central18
9delaware-county-pa-ccDELAWARE COUNTY (PA.) CC36.32Region 19Central---
10kingsborough-n-y-ccKINGSBOROUGH (N.Y.) CC22.00Region 15Northeast---
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Week-by-Week Ranking

Only showing those with a season-best ranking in the top 25.
TeamWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6FINAL
DuPage (Ill.)21111
Mineral Area (Mo.)1112222
Joliet (Ill.) JC434443
Harper (Ill.)243334
Thaddeus Stevens (Pa.)968885
Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC355556
Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC12149677
St. Charles (Mo.) CC511121213128
Mohawk Valley (N.Y.) CC687769
Queensborough (N.Y.) CC107691010
Onondaga (N.Y.) CC1113101111
SUNY Broome CC131315141412
RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)47101111913
Bergen (N.J.) CC151921171614
Nassau (N.Y.) CC171714151515
Finger Lakes (N.Y.) CC182020202015
Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC10232424252517
Springfield Tech (Mass.) CC389101213
Patrick & Henry (Va.) CC71418161617
Camden County (N.J.)61916191818
Herkimer County (N.Y.) CC1615171919
BMCC (N.Y.)182121
SUNY Sullivan2425262222
Triton (Ill.)82122222323
Valley Forge Military (Pa.)2021232424
RCSJ Cumberland (N.J.)2223252626
Delaware County (Pa.) CC92631272727
Northern Essex (Mass.) CC2527292828
CC of Philadelphia (Pa.)26282929
Manor (Pa.)27293130
CUNY Hostos28303031
FIT (N.Y.)30313132
Howard (Md.) CC25
Roxbury CC28

USTFCCCA NJCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field

2024 Rankings Calendar
Weeks National TFRIRegional TFRIConference TFRI#EventSquad KEY DATES
Week 1Wed 3/27
MEN | WOMEN		Mon 3/25
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Wed 4/3
MEN | WOMEN		Mon 4/1
MEN | WOMEN		Mon 4/1
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Wed 4/10
MEN | WOMEN		Tue 4/9
MEN | WOMEN		Tue 4/9
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Wed 4/17
MEN | WOMEN		Tue 4/16
MEN | WOMEN		Tue 4/16
MEN | WOMEN
Week 5Wed 4/24
MEN | WOMEN		Tue 4/23
MEN | WOMEN		Tue 4/23
MEN | WOMEN
Week 6Wed 5/1
MEN | WOMEN		Tue 4/30
MEN | WOMEN		Tue 4/30
MEN | WOMEN
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)		Mon 5/16
MEN | WOMEN
FSA:
Full-Season Analysis		Thu 6/13
Thu 6/13
MEN | WOMEN		Thu 6/13
MEN | WOMEN