2018 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Rankings – Week 4
NEW ORLEANS – Less than three weeks remain until the 2018 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships, which will be held in Pittsburg, Kansas from March 1-3.
With that in mind, it’s time to look at the latest NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
After a lot of movement between Week 2 and Week 3, fewer teams changed positions between Week 3 and Week 4. A total of 17 men’s teams and 18 women’s teams swapped spots.
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Men’s Story
Nothing changed in the top-5 as Indiana Tech, Wayland Baptist (Texas), Doane (Neb.), Cornerstone (Mich.) and Central Christian (Kan.) still sit first through fifth, respectively.
Look closer and you’ll see that the lead the Warriors have over the Pioneers shrank. Wayland Baptist gained 44.98 points this week to cut Indiana Tech’s advantage to less than 40 points. The Pioneers were boosted by the efforts of Quintaveon Poole and Tre Hinds this past weekend, who took over the No. 1 ranking in the 400 and 600, respectively.
Two moves shook up the top-10 as Aquinas (Mich.) and St. Francis (Ill.) vaulted two and six spots, respectively. The Saints went from No. 9 to No. 7 thanks to Curtis Bell (No. 1 in the pole vault) and the second-ranked DMR quartet. The Fighting Saints jumped from No. 15 to No. 9 following a weekend that saw Brian Blaylock take over the No. 2 spot in the mile and the DMR quartet notch the fourth fastest mark in the nation.
Women’s Story
Indiana Tech holds down the top spot for the 28th consecutive week, but it has some company as Wayland Baptist (Texas) jumped two spots from No. 4 to No. 2.
The Pioneers now hold 10 top-5 marks nationally, including a new No. 1 spot by Devin Johnson in the 200. Johnson, who is also ranked No. 5 in the 60, ripped off a time of 24.78 this past weekend to join the team’s DMR quartet with No. 1 billings.
Wayland Baptist jumped both Southern-New Orleans (La.) and Friends (Kan.) in the process. Neither of those programs turned in better marks between Week 3 and Week 4.
Doane (Neb.) held down the No. 5 spot once again, making it the 26th time in program history that it has been in that lofty company.
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2017 Week #4 — February 14 |
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| next ranking: February 21 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 334.12 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 1 |
| 2 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 294.20 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 2 |
| 3 | Doane (Neb.) | 170.72 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 3 |
| 4 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 154.56 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (20th) | 4 |
| 5 | Central Christian (Kan.) | 140.85 | A.I.I. (NAIA Independents) | Mike Anderson (2nd) | 5 |
| 6 | Hastings (Neb.) | 132.42 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 6 |
| 7 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 121.39 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (22nd) | 9 |
| 8 | Keiser (Fla.) | 121.03 | Sun Conference | Marc Small (2nd) | 7 |
| 9 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 110.21 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (6th) | 15 |
| 10 | Friends (Kan.) | 105.29 | Kansas Collegiate | Damian Smithhisler (6th) | 10 |
| 11 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 104.68 | Frontier | Mike Collins (21st) | 13 |
| 12 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 103.82 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (6th) | 20 |
| 13 | Bethel (Ind.) | 103.25 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (20th) | 12 |
| 14 | Eastern Oregon | 97.68 | Cascade | Ben Welch (14th) | 19 |
| 15 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 94.48 | Mid-South | Randy Greer (3rd) | 11 |
| 16 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 93.54 | Heart of America | Nate Wiens (3rd) | 17 |
| 17 | Columbia (Mo.) | 87.42 | American Midwest | Tracy Jex (2nd) | 8 |
| 18 | Westmont (Calif.) | 83.76 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (39th) | 14 |
| 19 | West Virginia Tech | 79.39 | River States | (0th) | 29 |
| 20 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 74.87 | Chicagoland | Dan Tomlin (11th) | 16 |
| 21 | Indiana Wesleyan | 72.37 | Crossroads | Caleb Snyder (2nd) | 18 |
| 22 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 71.58 | Appalachian | Sam Roberts (1st) | 26 |
| 23 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 71.01 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 22 |
| 24 | Concordia (Neb.) | 70.77 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (2nd) | 24 |
| 25 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 68.51 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Tim Bauer (34th) | 21 |
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| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 707.66 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Plains | 688.47 | 4 |
| 3 | Sooner Athletic | 336.02 | 1 |
| 4 | Crossroads | 317.13 | 2 |
| 5 | Heart of America | 301.81 | 1 |
| 6 | Kansas Collegiate | 267.86 | 1 |
| 7 | Chicagoland | 259.67 | 3 |
| 8 | Frontier | 185.12 | 1 |
| 9 | Cascade | 167.58 | 1 |
| 10 | Kentucky Intercollegiate | 160.48 | 1 |
| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 670.10 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 642.28 | 1 |
| South | Montreat (N.C.) | 486.46 | 1 |
| South Central | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 506.13 | 2 |
| West | Eastern Oregon | 620.30 | 2 |
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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 | 22.16 | 1:28.63 | |||
| 400 Meters | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 48.78 | 3:15.13 | |||
| 600 Meters | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 1:20.56 | 5:22.25 | |||
| 800 Meters | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 1:55.65 | 7:42.61 | |||
| 1000 Meters | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 2:33.68 | 10:14.70 | |||
| Mile | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 4:21.75 | 17:27.02 | |||
| 3000 Meters | St. Francis (Ill.) | 8:47.76 | 35:11.02 | |||
| 5000 Meters | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 15:17.49 | 1:1:09.97 | |||
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Doane (Neb.) | 8.60 | 34.41 | |||
| 3000m Race Walk | West Virginia Tech | 13:25.17 | 53:40.67 | |||
| High Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 1.97m | 6-5½ | 7.89m | 25-10½ | |
| Pole Vault | Aquinas (Mich.) | 4.68m | 15-4 | 18.70m | 61-4¼ | |
| Long Jump | Bethel (Ind.) | 7.25m | 23-9½ | 29.00m | 95-1¾ | |
| Triple Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 14.29m | 46-10¾ | 57.17m | 187-6 | |
| Shot Put | Doane (Neb.) | 16.23m | 53-3 | 64.91m | 212-11 | |
| Weight Throw | Hastings (Neb.) | 18.26m | 59-10¾ | 73.03m | 239-7 | |
| 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 #4 — February 14 |
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| next ranking: February 21 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 380.31 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (9th) | 1 |
| 2 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 271.52 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (3rd) | 4 |
| 3 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 227.10 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (5th) | 2 |
| 4 | Friends (Kan.) | 217.24 | Kansas Collegiate | Cole Davis (7th) | 3 |
| 5 | Doane (Neb.) | 200.60 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (16th) | 5 |
| 6 | Hastings (Neb.) | 187.24 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (5th) | 6 |
| 7 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 171.53 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (22nd) | 7 |
| 8 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 152.91 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (6th) | 9 |
| 9 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 141.14 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (6th) | 8 |
| 10 | Concordia (Neb.) | 125.56 | Great Plains | Matt Beisel (2nd) | 10 |
| 11 | Carroll (Mont.) | 101.00 | Frontier | Harry Clark (5th) | 13 |
| 12 | Point Park (Pa.) | 94.31 | River States | Kelly Parsley (4th) | 12 |
| 13 | Taylor (Ind.) | 93.90 | Crossroads | Ted Bowers (12th) | 15 |
| 14 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 90.53 | Chicagoland | Dan Tomlin (11th) | 14 |
| 15 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 84.31 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (6th) | 18 |
| 16 | Morningside (Iowa) | 80.44 | Great Plains | Dave Nash (15th) | 19 |
| 17 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 79.21 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (17th) | 16 |
| 18 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 71.31 | Appalachian | Chris Layne (14th) | 11 |
| 19 | Grand View (Iowa) | 68.76 | Heart of America | Jerry Monner (12th) | 26 |
| 20 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 64.32 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (20th) | 17 |
| 21 | Clarke (Iowa) | 63.72 | Heart of America | Mason Tangen (3rd) | 23 |
| 22 | Columbia (Mo.) | 63.41 | American Midwest | Tracy Jex (2nd) | 20 |
| 23 | College of Idaho | 63.17 | Cascade | Austin Basterrechea (2nd) | 53 |
| 24 | Dordt (Iowa) | 62.78 | Great Plains | Craig Heynen (10th) | 22 |
| 25 | Oklahoma City | 62.72 | Sooner Athletic | Matt Aguero (2nd) | 32 |
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 829.15 | 6 |
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 793.19 | 4 |
| 3 | Sooner Athletic | 334.24 | 2 |
| 4 | Chicagoland | 318.85 | 3 |
| 5 | Heart of America | 285.30 | 2 |
| 6 | Kansas Collegiate | 283.28 | 1 |
| 7 | Gulf Coast | 227.10 | 1 |
| 8 | Cascade | 204.15 | 1 |
| 9 | Crossroads | 170.26 | 1 |
| 10 | Frontier | 159.27 | 1 |
| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Great Lakes | Indiana Tech | 864.55 | 1 |
| Midwest | Doane (Neb.) | 553.29 | 1 |
| South | Columbia (S.C.) | 503.81 | 1 |
| South Central | Friends (Kan.) | 769.70 | 1 |
| West | Carroll (Mont.) | 724.09 | 2 |
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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) | 2:16.77 | 9:07.09 | |||
| 1000 Meters | Aquinas (Mich.) | 3:03.04 | 12:12.15 | |||
| Mile | Aquinas (Mich.) | 5:11.46 | 20:45.86 | |||
| 3000 Meters | College of Idaho | 10:32.11 | 42:08.42 | |||
| 5000 Meters | Milligan (Tenn.) | 18:16.40 | 1:13:05.59 | |||
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Indiana Tech | 8.78 | 35.13 | |||
| 3000m Race Walk | Grand View (Iowa) | 22:16.71 | 1:29:06.85 | |||
| High Jump | Doane (Neb.) | 1.68m | 5-6¼ | 6.73m | 22-1 | |
| Pole Vault | Doane (Neb.) | 3.53m | 11-7 | 14.13m | 46-4¼ | |
| 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.) | 14.11m | 46-3¾ | 56.45m | 185-2 | |
| Weight Throw | Hastings (Neb.) | 17.74m | 58-2¼ | 70.94m | 232-9 | |
| Pentathlon | Friends (Kan.) | 3,223 | 12,893 | |||
