Indiana Tech Teams Pace First NAIA Outdoor National Team Rankings
NEW ORLEANS — Last month the NAIA crowned its champions of indoor track & field in Johnson City, Tennessee.
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Next month, the governing body will do the same in Gulf Shores, Alabama — but that will be for outdoor track & field.
Will those same teams that stood atop the podium indoors — Indiana Tech men and Wayland Baptist (Texas) women — rise to the moment outdoors?
According to the first National Team Computer Rankings released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the Warriors are projected to capture another title. The Jackrabbits have a bit more work to do in that department.
Indiana Tech is ranked No. 1 in the men’s rankings with 479.08 points. The Warriors own a healthy advantage over second-ranked Wiley (Texas), which tallied 370.02 points. Defending outdoor champ Concordia (Neb.) sits third with 302.67 points, while Wayland Baptist (Texas) and British Columbia round out the top-5.
Over in the women’s rankings, Indiana Tech houses the top-ranked team there, too. The Warriors have 457.65 points to their likeness, while two programs from Nebraska — Concordia and Doane — sit in second and third. The Masters (Calif.) is a distant fourth with Wiley (Texas) nabbing another top-5 rank for its program.
Wayland Baptist, the defending indoor and outdoor champ in women’s track & field, sits in 22nd place.
The NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held May 26-28 in Gulf Shores, Alabama at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium.
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2016 Week #1 — April 6 |
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| next ranking: April 13 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 479.08 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (7th) | |
| 2 | Wiley (Texas) | 370.02 | Red River | Micah Tirop (3rd) | |
| 3 | Concordia (Neb.) | 302.67 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (24th) | |
| 4 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 243.03 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (1st) | |
| 5 | British Columbia | 218.25 | Independent (NAIA) | Marek Jedrzejek (15th) | |
| 6 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 213.20 | Kansas Collegiate | Josh Webb (1st) | |
| 7 | Marian (Ind.) | 190.30 | Crossroads | Mike Holman (4th) | |
| 8 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 186.74 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (18th) | |
| 9 | Eastern Oregon | 180.92 | Cascade | Ben Welch (12th) | |
| 10 | Southern Oregon | 176.08 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (5th) | |
| 11 | Doane (Neb.) | 152.36 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (14th) | |
| 12 | Indiana Wesleyan | 146.84 | Crossroads | John Foss (29th) | |
| 13 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 145.89 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (15th) | |
| 14 | Oklahoma City | 139.32 | Sooner Athletic | Conor Holt (5th) | |
| 15 | McPherson (Kan.) | 136.56 | Kansas Collegiate | Cameron Magnall (5th) | |
| 16 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 135.44 | Mid-South | Jamaine Gordon (3rd) | |
| 17 | Baker (Kan.) | 131.48 | Heart of America | Tim Byers (2nd) | |
| 18 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 127.75 | Chicagoland | Joel Pearson (2nd) | |
| 19 | Bethel (Ind.) | 125.30 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (18th) | |
| 20 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 109.29 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (3rd) | |
| 21 | Oregon Tech | 106.25 | Cascade | (0th) | |
| 22 | Corban (Ore.) | 103.55 | Cascade | Norm Berney (13th) | |
| 23 | Northwest Christian (Ore.) | 103.07 | Cascade | George Walcott (3rd) | |
| 24 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 102.40 | Heart of America | Nate Wiens (1st) | |
| 25 | Mobile (Ala.) | 101.73 | Southern States | Andy Canegitta (2nd) | |
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| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | ||||||||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams | |||||
| 1 | Great Plains | 801.92 | 4 | |||||
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 677.11 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | Sooner Athletic | 545.94 | 3 | |||||
| 4 | Cascade | 383.38 | 2 | |||||
| 5 | Chicagoland | 304.17 | 3 | |||||
| 6 | Crossroads | 263.64 | 3 | |||||
| 7 | Sun Conference | 192.15 | 2 | |||||
| 8 | Frontier | 168.62 | 2 | |||||
| 9 | Midwest Collegiate | 146.74 | 2 | |||||
| 10 | Heart of America | 136.30 | ||||||
| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 966.62 | |
| Midwest | Concordia (Neb.) | 782.47 | |
| South | Warner (Fla.) | 791.14 | |
| South Central | Baker (Kan.) | 662.75 | |
| West | Southern Oregon | 797.12 | |
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2016 Week #1 — April 6 |
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| next ranking: April 13 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 457.65 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (7th) | NR |
| 2 | Concordia (Neb.) | 376.18 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (24th) | NR |
| 3 | Doane (Neb.) | 267.43 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (14th) | NR |
| 4 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 252.33 | Golden State | Zach Schroeder (8th) | NR |
| 5 | Wiley (Texas) | 241.23 | Red River | Micah Tirop (3rd) | NR |
| 6 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 238.83 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (4th) | NR |
| 7 | Northwest Christian (Ore.) | 230.22 | Cascade | George Walcott (3rd) | NR |
| 8 | Carroll (Mont.) | 213.97 | Frontier | Harry Clark (3rd) | NR |
| 9 | Biola (Calif.) | 206.97 | Golden State | Sean Henning (1st) | NR |
| 10 | Friends (Kan.) | 183.88 | Kansas Collegiate | Cole Davis (5th) | NR |
| 11 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 172.76 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (18th) | NR |
| 12 | British Columbia | 172.37 | Independent (NAIA) | Marek Jedrzejek (15th) | NR |
| 13 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 161.71 | Mid-South | Eric Putnam (10th) | NR |
| 14 | Westmont (Calif.) | 153.36 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (37th) | NR |
| 15 | Dillard (La.) | 149.67 | Gulf Coast | Bobby Williams (7th) | NR |
| 16 | Brenau (Ga.) | 144.54 | Southern States | (0th) | NR |
| 17 | Hastings (Neb.) | 140.33 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (3rd) | NR |
| 18 | Corban (Ore.) | 136.88 | Cascade | Norm Berney (13th) | NR |
| 19 | College of Idaho | 135.77 | Cascade | Pat McCurry (12th) | NR |
| 20 | Langston (Okla.) | 128.58 | Red River | James Hilliard (23rd) | NR |
| 21 | Oklahoma City | 122.14 | Sooner Athletic | Conor Holt (5th) | NR |
| 22 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 120.61 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (1st) | NR |
| 23 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 100.92 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (15th) | NR |
| 24 | Mobile (Ala.) | 98.30 | Southern States | Andy Canegitta (2nd) | NR |
| 25 | Indiana Wesleyan | 91.84 | Crossroads | John Foss (29th) | NR |
| Dropped out: No. 10 British Columbia, No. 21 Grand View (Iowa), No. 22 Nebraska Wesleyan | |||||
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 978.78 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Plains | 805.16 | 6 |
| 3 | Sooner Athletic | 621.85 | 2 |
| 4 | Golden State | 264.60 | 1 |
| 5 | Chicagoland | 221.21 | 2 |
| 6 | Crossroads | 213.65 | 2 |
| 7 | Sun Conference | 185.18 | 1 |
| 8 | American Midwest | 170.14 | 2 |
| 9 | Cascade | 158.31 | 1 |
| 10 | Frontier | 136.91 | 1 |
| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 946.51 | |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 1097.89 | |
| South | Brenau (Ga.) | 870.15 | |
| South Central | Friends (Kan.) | 620.60 | |
| West | Carroll (Mont.) | 708.47 | |
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| Preseason | Tue 3/22 MEN | WOMEN | ||||
| Week 1 | Mon 4/4 MEN | WOMEN | Mon 4/4 MEN | WOMEN | |||
| Week 2 | Mon 4/11 MEN | WOMEN | Mon 4/11 MEN | WOMEN | |||
| Week 3 | Sat 4/16 MEN | WOMEN | Sat 4/16 MEN | WOMEN | |||
| Week 4 | Mon 4/25 MEN | WOMEN | Mon 4/25 MEN | WOMEN | |||
| Week 5 | Mon 5/2 MEN | WOMEN | Mon 5/2 MEN | WOMEN | |||
| Week 6 | Mon 5/9 MEN | WOMEN | Mon 5/9 MEN | WOMEN | |||
| Week 7 | Mon 5/16 MEN | WOMEN | Mon 5/16 MEN | WOMEN | |||
| Week 8 | Mon 5/23 MEN | WOMEN | ||||
| Week 9 | Tue 5/31 MEN | WOMEN | ||||
| FINAL Results (official final ranking) | Sat 6/11 MEN | WOMEN |