The first U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings for 2016 were released on Tuesday (Jan. 26), and the Ashland University men's and women's indoor teams are ranked ninth and 11th in the country, respectively.
The Eagle men move up three spots from their 2015-16 preseason ranking, while the AU women fell two spots.
Ashland's men are among five Top 25 teams in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, along with Grand Valley State (No. 1), Tiffin (No. 5), Saginaw Valley State (No. 16) and Findlay (No. 17).
On the women's side, AU is one of four Top 25 GLIAC squads, along with GVSU (No. 3), Hillsdale (No. 4) and Findlay (No. 12).
Ashland's men and women will split and go to the Findlay Classic and the Penn Nationals on Friday (Jan. 29) and Saturday (Jan. 30).
MEN'S POLL
RANK |
SCHOOL |
POINTS |
1 |
Grand Valley State |
156.71 |
2 |
Adams State |
132.17 |
3 |
Saint Augustine's |
127.72 |
4 |
Minnesota State |
126.81 |
5 |
Tiffin |
119.48 |
6 |
Colorado Mines |
93.79 |
7 |
Western State |
91.10 |
8 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
89.46 |
9 |
ASHLAND |
82.61 |
10 |
Lewis |
74.33 |
11 |
Missouri Southern |
57.28 |
12 |
American International |
53.94 |
13 |
Southern Connecticut |
53.46 |
14 |
Chadron State |
52.51 |
15 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
51.18 |
16 |
Saginaw Valley State |
50.37 |
17 |
Findlay |
47.03 |
18 |
Franklin Pierce |
44.61 |
19 |
Limestone |
44.52 |
20 |
Academy of Art |
43.83 |
21 |
Claflin |
41.81 |
22 |
Southern Indiana |
39.97 |
23 |
Shorter |
39.32 |
24 |
Pittsburg State |
38.68 |
25 |
Wingate |
37.42 |
WOMEN'S POLL
RANK |
SCHOOL |
POINTS |
1 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
197.33 |
2 |
Lewis |
152.01 |
3 |
Grand Valley State |
129.47 |
4 |
Hillsdale |
121.44 |
5 |
Pittsburg State |
110.65 |
6 |
Shorter |
97.28 |
7 |
Minnesota State |
90.34 |
8 |
Central Missouri |
78.32 |
9 |
Johnson C. Smith |
74.57 |
10 |
U-Mary |
66.76 |
11 |
ASHLAND |
60.54 |
12 |
Findlay |
58.19 |
13 |
Alaska Anchorage |
56.87 |
14 |
Adams State |
52.93 |
15 |
Minnesota Duluth |
52.62 |
16 |
Missouri Southern |
48.61 |
17 |
Slippery Rock |
48.43 |
18 |
CSU-Pueblo |
45.79 |
19 |
Winona State |
45.30 |
20 |
Queens (N.C.) |
41.98 |
21 |
Saint Augustine's |
41.93 |
22 |
Northwest Missouri |
41.68 |
23 |
Chadron State |
40.84 |
24 |
Azusa Pacific |
38.94 |
25 |
Southern Connecticut |
38.79 |
AU
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