AU Men Third, Women Ninth Going Into D-II Nationals

Eric Thompkins
Eric Thompkins

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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