2024 NJCAA DI Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 7
NEW ORLEANS – Changes were everywhere among the top-6 teams in the Week 7 edition of the 2024 NJCAA Division I Women’s Outdoor 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 in this objective compilation. This is the final national TFRI of the year as the 2024 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships run next Thursday-Saturday at Louisiana-Monroe’s Brown Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana.
NJCAA Division I — Women's Outdoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five
1
Barton (Kan.) CC
Barton (Kan.) CC
2
New Mexico JC
New Mexico JC
3
Iowa Western CC
Iowa Western CC
4
Cloud County (Kan.) CC
Cloud County (Kan.) CC
5
Central Arizona
Central Arizona
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Barton (Kan.) CC vaulted up three spots and is No. 1 for the first time since Week 3 of 2022. The Cougars – third last year and top-5 every year since 2017 – will be looking for their first team title since 2005, the most recent of their 13 crowns. Barton has 19 top-10 marks with five leading the nation: Keliza Smith in the 100 (11.26w), Sanae Hassnaoui in the 1500 (4:23.82), current M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week Jazmine Williamson in the long jump (6.50mw/21-4w), Cedricka Williams in the discus (57.80m/189-8) and Ana Couto in the heptathlon (4982).
New Mexico JC drops to No. 2 after four weeks at No. 1. The defending champions have 15 top-10 marks and four national leaders: Maliah Edwards in the 100 hurdles (13.72c), Esteisy Salas in the shot put (15.31m/50-2¾), Tania Da Silva in the hammer (55.73m/182-10) and Anisha Gibbons in the javelin (43.44m/162-3). Gibbons is the defending national champion.
No. 3 is Iowa Western CC after three weeks at No. 2. The Reivers – fifth last year after winning the national title in 2022 – won the Region 11 Championships and have 15 top-10 marks, three of which lead the nation: Mercy Honesty in the triple jump (12.83m/42-1¼) along with the 4×100 (45.39) and 4×400 (3:37.61) relays.
Moving up a spot to No. 4 is Cloud County (Kan.) CC, runner-up in the national championships last year. The T-Birds have never won the national team title and have 16 top-10 marks, topped by the nation-leading 4×800 relay team (9:01.12). In addition, Cloud County’s Jasmine Sakaguchi is the defending pole vault champion.
Central Arizona rose up one position to No. 5. The Vaqueras last won the national title in 2008 and have 18 top-10 marks, led by national 400 hurdle leader Grace Kombetto (59.60).
Completing the top-10 teams in the National TFRI are No. 6 South Plains (Texas), No. 7 Mesa (Ariz.) CC, No. 8 Pima (Ariz.) CC, No. 9 Western Texas and No. 10 Salt Lake (Utah) CC.
