2018 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Rankings – Week 3
NEW ORLEANS – There are 50 combined teams listed in the NAIA Men’s and Women’s National Team Computer Rankings each week.
Would you believe us if we told you 47 of those teams shifted spots in the most recent rankings that were released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)?
The only teams that held their spot from Week 2 were the top-ranked squads from Indiana Tech and Hastings (Neb.), ranked sixth in the men’s index.
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If you didn’t know, the 2018 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held March 1-3 at the Robert W. Plaster Center in Pittsburg, Kansas.
Men’s Story
Indiana Tech remains the huge favorite to take home yet another indoor team title come March as Doug Edgar’s team has a 131.38-point lead over the rest of the field. The Warriors don’t seem to be slowing down as they added 8.24 points to their total from last week.
Don’t sleep on Wayland Baptist (Texas), though. The Pioneers soared 12 spots from Week 2 to come in at No. 2 this week. Wayland Baptist athletes notched six top-3 marks on the NAIA Descending Order List this past weekend including No. 1 spots in the 4×400 and DMR. This is the fourth time the Pioneers have been ranked No. 2 in program history.
Doane (Neb.), Cornerstone (Mich.) and Central Christian (Kan.) were all pushed down one spot as Wayland Baptist vaulted into the top-5.
Other big movers in the men’s index included Cumberlands (Ky.) (up 11 spots), Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (up 15 spots) and Westmont (Calif.) (up 16 spots).
Women’s Story
The other four teams that trail top-ranked Indiana Tech look completely different in Week 3 than it did in Week 2 – that’s for sure.
Southern-New Orleans (La.) leapfrogged Friends (Kan.) into the No. 2 spot. The Lady Knights received a pair of strong performances in the 600 as Shantae Green and Kimona Smikle are now ranked No. 3 and No. 4 nationally.
Wayland Baptist (Texas) surged 15 spots between Week 2 and Week 3. The Pioneers are now ranked No. 4, compared to No. 19 last week. Wayland Baptist athletes tallied four top-5 marks last weekend, including a top mark in the DMR and third-best billing in the 200 and 3000.
Doane (Neb.) is back in the top-5 after a short respite outside of it. The Tigers were buoyed by the efforts of Claire Sintek and Shay Brown in the high jump.
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #3 — February 7 |
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| next ranking: February 14 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 380.60 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 1 |
| 2 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 249.22 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 14 |
| 3 | Doane (Neb.) | 193.05 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 2 |
| 4 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 149.37 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (20th) | 3 |
| 5 | Central Christian (Kan.) | 134.99 | A.I.I. (NAIA Independents) | Mike Anderson (2nd) | 4 |
| 6 | Hastings (Neb.) | 130.84 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 6 |
| 7 | Keiser (Fla.) | 128.62 | Sun Conference | Marc Small (2nd) | 5 |
| 8 | Columbia (Mo.) | 109.88 | American Midwest | Tracy Jex (2nd) | 12 |
| 9 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 109.72 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (22nd) | 7 |
| 10 | Friends (Kan.) | 107.58 | Kansas Collegiate | Damian Smithhisler (6th) | 8 |
| 11 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 95.84 | Mid-South | Randy Greer (3rd) | 22 |
| 12 | Bethel (Ind.) | 93.88 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (20th) | 16 |
| 13 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 93.68 | Frontier | Mike Collins (21st) | 28 |
| 14 | Westmont (Calif.) | 93.31 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 30 |
| 15 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 93.22 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (6th) | 9 |
| 16 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 91.74 | Chicagoland | Dan Tomlin (11th) | 10 |
| 17 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 91.44 | Heart of America | Nate Wiens (3rd) | 11 |
| 18 | Indiana Wesleyan | 90.31 | Crossroads | Caleb Snyder (2nd) | 26 |
| 19 | Eastern Oregon | 86.00 | Cascade | Ben Welch (14th) | 21 |
| 20 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 82.60 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (6th) | 15 |
| 21 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 79.10 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Tim Bauer (34th) | 17 |
| 22 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 78.76 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 18 |
| 23 | Carroll (Mont.) | 75.10 | Frontier | Harry Clark (5th) | 20 |
| 24 | Concordia (Neb.) | 74.86 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (2nd) | 13 |
| 25 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 70.89 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (5th) | 23 |
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| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 757.26 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Plains | 694.16 | 4 |
| 3 | Crossroads | 332.16 | 2 |
| 4 | Heart of America | 287.43 | 1 |
| 5 | Sooner Athletic | 283.32 | 1 |
| 6 | Chicagoland | 271.67 | 3 |
| 7 | Kansas Collegiate | 218.87 | 1 |
| 8 | Frontier | 185.78 | 2 |
| 9 | Kentucky Intercollegiate | 148.52 | |
| 10 | Sun Conference | 146.88 | 1 |
| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 720.00 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 705.22 | 1 |
| South | Montreat (N.C.) | 545.43 | 1 |
| South Central | Friends (Kan.) | 398.16 | 1 |
| West | Westmont (Calif.) | 678.46 | 4 |
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| Men’s #EventSquad Leaders (Best Foursome in the Country By Event) | ||||||
| Event | Institution | Squad Average | Squad Total | |||
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| 60 Meters | Indiana Tech | 6.81 | 27.24 | |||
| 200 Meters | Indiana Tech | 22.20 | 1:28.80 | |||
| 400 Meters | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 49.19 | 3:16.75 | |||
| 600 Meters | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 1:23.47 | 5:33.87 | |||
| 800 Meters | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 1:56.40 | 7:45.61 | |||
| 1000 Meters | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 2:33.68 | 10:14.70 | |||
| Mile | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 4:23.37 | 17:33.46 | |||
| 3000 Meters | St. Francis (Ill.) | 8:48.91 | 35:15.63 | |||
| 5000 Meters | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 15:17.49 | 1:1:09.97 | |||
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Doane (Neb.) | 8.60 | 34.41 | |||
| High Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 1.97m | 6-5½ | 7.89m | 25-10½ | |
| Pole Vault | Aquinas (Mich.) | 4.66m | 15-3¼ | 18.62m | 61-1 | |
| Long Jump | Indiana Tech | 7.13m | 23-4½ | 28.50m | 93-6 | |
| Triple Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 14.29m | 46-10¾ | 57.17m | 187-6 | |
| Shot Put | Doane (Neb.) | 16.23m | 53-2¾ | 64.90m | 212-11 | |
| Weight Throw | Hastings (Neb.) | 18.18m | 59-7¾ | 72.71m | 238-6 | |
| Heptathlon | Westmont (Calif.) | 4,687 | 18,749 | |||
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #3 — February 7 |
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| next ranking: February 14 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 423.65 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 1 |
| 2 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 241.66 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (5th) | 3 |
| 3 | Friends (Kan.) | 224.99 | Kansas Collegiate | Cole Davis (7th) | 2 |
| 4 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 202.66 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 19 |
| 5 | Doane (Neb.) | 186.88 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 6 |
| 6 | Hastings (Neb.) | 185.26 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 4 |
| 7 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 182.08 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (22nd) | 5 |
| 8 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 166.87 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (6th) | 7 |
| 9 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 132.89 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (6th) | 8 |
| 10 | Concordia (Neb.) | 120.16 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (2nd) | 9 |
| 11 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 114.74 | Appalachian | Chris Layne (14th) | 12 |
| 12 | Point Park (Pa.) | 111.74 | River States | Kelly Parsley (4th) | 13 |
| 13 | Carroll (Mont.) | 107.61 | Frontier | Harry Clark (5th) | 15 |
| 14 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 101.46 | Chicagoland | Dan Tomlin (11th) | 10 |
| 15 | Taylor (Ind.) | 98.20 | Crossroads | Ted Bowers (12th) | 20 |
| 16 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 97.17 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 14 |
| 17 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 94.81 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (20th) | 11 |
| 18 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 75.50 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (6th) | 16 |
| 19 | Morningside (Iowa) | 75.12 | Great Plains | Dave Nash (15th) | 18 |
| 20 | Columbia (Mo.) | 73.76 | American Midwest | Tracy Jex (2nd) | 17 |
| 21 | Westmont (Calif.) | 65.56 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 35 |
| 22 | Dordt (Iowa) | 51.36 | Great Plains | Craig Heynen (10th) | 31 |
| 23 | Clarke (Iowa) | 48.80 | Heart of America | Mason Tangen (3rd) | 21 |
| 24 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 47.67 | Frontier | Mike Collins (21st) | 27 |
| 25 | Northwest (Wash.) | 45.08 | Cascade | Mark Mandi (9th) | 42 |
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 918.42 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Plains | 776.82 | 6 |
| 3 | Chicagoland | 348.42 | 3 |
| 4 | Kansas Collegiate | 279.19 | 1 |
| 5 | Gulf Coast | 241.66 | 1 |
| 6 | Sooner Athletic | 237.14 | 1 |
| 7 | Heart of America | 207.49 | 1 |
| 8 | Crossroads | 169.80 | 1 |
| 9 | Appalachian | 169.42 | 1 |
| 10 | Frontier | 155.28 | 2 |
| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 869.86 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 548.43 | 1 |
| South | Columbia (S.C.) | 553.40 | 1 |
| South Central | Friends (Kan.) | 791.63 | 1 |
| West | Westmont (Calif.) | 696.70 | 3 |
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| Women’s #EventSquad Leaders (Best Foursome in the Country By Event) | ||||||
| Event | Institution | Squad Average | Squad Total | |||
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| 60 Meters | Indiana Tech | 7.70 | 30.79 | |||
| 200 Meters | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 25.29 | 1:41.17 | |||
| 400 Meters | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 56.65 | 3:46.61 | |||
| 600 Meters | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 1:38.25 | 6:32.99 | |||
| 800 Meters | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 2:18.72 | 9:14.88 | |||
| 1000 Meters | Dordt (Iowa) | 3:05.83 | 12:23.34 | |||
| Mile | Aquinas (Mich.) | 5:11.46 | 20:45.86 | |||
| 3000 Meters | Taylor (Ind.) | 10:38.40 | 42:33.61 | |||
| 5000 Meters | Milligan (Tenn.) | 18:16.40 | 1:13:05.59 | |||
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Indiana Tech | 8.78 | 35.13 | |||
| High Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 1.68m | 5-6¼ | 6.73m | 22-1 | |
| Pole Vault | Doane (Neb.) | 3.45m | 11-3½ | 13.78m | 45-2½ | |
| Long Jump | Indiana Tech | 5.88m | 19-3½ | 23.51m | 77-1¾ | |
| Triple Jump | Indiana Tech | 11.42m | 37-5½ | 45.66m | 149-9 | |
| Shot Put | Concordia (Neb.) | 13.99m | 45-10¾ | 55.96m | 183-7 | |
| Weight Throw | Hastings (Neb.) | 17.66m | 57-11¼ | 70.64m | 231-9 | |
| Pentathlon | Friends (Kan.) | 3,223 | 12,893 | |||
