Ashland University's men's and women's outdoor track and field teams both are ranked 12th in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II National Championship Rankings, released on Tuesday (April 7).
The Eagle women made a substantial jump, moving up 39 spots to crack the Top 25. The AU men are ranked 12th for the second week in a row.
Through the weekend, the Eagle men have eight provisional qualifiers for the 2015 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Nationals (May 21-23 in Allendale, Mich.), and the AU women have four.
Both Ashland teams will return to action on Friday (April 10) and Saturday (April 11) at the All-Ohio meet at Miami University.
NCAA DIVISION II MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD POLL
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
Last Week |
|
1 |
Saint Augustine's |
156.78 |
9 |
|
2 |
Angelo State |
151.14 |
5 |
|
3 |
Adams State |
144.23 |
77 |
|
4 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
141.05 |
3 |
|
5 |
Chico State |
136.94 |
1 |
|
6 |
Grand Valley State |
135.91 |
4 |
|
7 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
129.68 |
13 |
|
8 |
Pittsburg State |
119.46 |
8 |
|
9 |
Minnesota State |
110.15 |
2 |
|
10 |
Colorado Mines |
97.79 |
6 |
|
11 |
West Texas A&M |
95.11 |
10 |
|
12 |
Ashland |
89.41 |
12 |
|
13 |
Alaska Anchorage |
88.39 |
11 |
|
14 |
Findlay |
82.51 |
15 |
|
15 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
82.23 |
7 |
|
16 |
Shippensburg |
75.95 |
30 |
|
17 |
Azusa Pacific |
74.07 |
17 |
|
18 |
Central Missouri |
72.57 |
28 |
|
19 |
Academy of Art |
66.88 |
14 |
|
20 |
Nova Southeastern |
56.89 |
19 |
|
21 |
Western Washington |
54.59 |
20 |
|
22 |
Tarleton State |
48.00 |
18 |
|
23 |
Simon Fraser |
47.58 |
44 |
|
24 |
Cal State Stanislaus |
46.26 |
24 |
|
25 |
Johnson C. Smith |
45.32 |
26 |
NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD POLL
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
Last Week |
|
1 |
Central Missouri |
174.77 |
1 |
|
2 |
Azusa Pacific |
126.59 |
2 |
|
3 |
Angelo State |
106.61 |
4 |
|
4 |
New Mexico Highlands |
105.31 |
NR |
|
5 |
Saint Augustine's |
99.40 |
3 |
|
6 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
96.39 |
49 |
|
7 |
Lewis |
86.29 |
5 |
|
8 |
UC San Diego |
82.59 |
NR |
|
9 |
Grand Valley State |
82.52 |
20 |
|
10 |
West Texas A&M |
80.52 |
6 |
|
11 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
74.41 |
27 |
|
12 |
Ashland |
71.88 |
51 |
|
13 |
Winona State |
71.23 |
9 |
|
14 |
Humboldt State |
68.89 |
7 |
|
15 |
Chico State |
68.44 |
11 |
|
16 |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
63.21 |
8 |
|
17 |
Hillsdale |
57.36 |
12 |
|
18 |
Winston-Salem State |
56.98 |
13 |
|
19 |
Fort Hays State |
56.10 |
36 |
|
20 |
Missouri Southern |
56.06 |
32 |
|
21 |
Simon Fraser |
55.90 |
67 |
|
22 |
Alaska Anchorage |
55.78 |
10 |
|
23 |
Academy of Art |
55.27 |
24 |
|
24 |
Adams State |
53.70 |
88 |
|
25 |
Pittsburg State |
53.60 |
21 |
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