Ashland University's men's and women's outdoor track and field teams once again are in the Top 10 in Division II, as the pre-national meet rankings were released on Monday (May 18) by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
The Eagle men are ranked No. 3 in the country, marking the sixth consecutive week they are in the Top 4 in the national poll. The Eagle women are No. 9 in Division II, and have been in the Top 10 six weeks running.
Twenty-three Ashland athletes (15 men, eight women) will compete at the 2015 Division II Championships on Thursday-Saturday (May 21-23) in Allendale, Mich. The AU men have four top-seven finishes at nationals this decade (finishing second in 2013 and third in 2014), while the AU women have been eighth, ninth and fifth at nationals the last three seasons.
DIVISION II MEN'S POLL
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
Last Week |
1 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
181.11 |
1 |
2 |
Saint Augustine's |
152.88 |
3 |
3 |
ASHLAND |
147.21 |
2 |
4 |
Adams State |
136.89 |
4 |
5 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
134.28 |
5 |
6 |
Findlay |
125.82 |
7 |
7 |
Minnesota State |
125.27 |
6 |
8 |
Grand Valley State |
114.86 |
9 |
9 |
Pittsburg State |
109.82 |
8 |
10 |
Central Missouri |
106.61 |
10 |
11 |
Angelo State |
94.83 |
11 |
12 |
Tiffin |
92.75 |
12 |
13 |
Southern Indiana |
92.10 |
14 |
14 |
West Texas A&M |
86.61 |
13 |
15 |
Missouri Southern |
79.23 |
15 |
16 |
Colorado Mines |
77.29 |
17 |
17 |
Alaska Anchorage |
71.09 |
16 |
18 |
Shippensburg |
69.13 |
18 |
19 |
Chico State |
67.46 |
19 |
20 |
Johnson C. Smith |
59.31 |
21 |
21 |
Western State |
57.83 |
22 |
22 |
Hillsdale |
54.15 |
24 |
23 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
53.81 |
23 |
24 |
Stillman |
52.61 |
26 |
25 |
Azusa Pacific |
50.71 |
25 |
DIVISION II WOMEN'S POLL
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
Last Week |
1 |
Central Missouri |
215.82 |
1 |
2 |
New Mexico Highlands |
171.39 |
2 |
3 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
144.12 |
3 |
4 |
Saint Augustine's |
137.36 |
4 |
5 |
Grand Valley State |
135.29 |
5 |
6 |
Pittsburg State |
119.74 |
6 |
7 |
Azusa Pacific |
100.93 |
9 |
8 |
Adams State |
96.64 |
10 |
9 |
ASHLAND |
95.46 |
8 |
10 |
West Texas A&M |
87.76 |
11 |
11 |
Hillsdale |
76.99 |
7 |
12 |
Southern Connecticut |
74.33 |
12 |
13 |
Tarleton State |
68.27 |
15 |
14 |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
67.85 |
13 |
15 |
Lewis |
57.90 |
19 |
16 |
Winona State |
55.51 |
17 |
17 |
Western Washington |
55.46 |
20 |
18 |
Angelo State |
54.24 |
16 |
19 |
Chico State |
53.77 |
24 |
20 |
New Haven |
53.13 |
21 |
21 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
51.08 |
23 |
22 |
Alaska Anchorage |
51.00 |
25 |
23 |
Findlay |
48.10 |
22 |
24 |
Fort Hays State |
44.64 |
27 |
25 |
Winston-Salem State |
44.43 |
26 |
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