Ashland University's men's and women's indoor track and field teams each are ranked 11th in the country in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings, released on Tuesday (Feb. 23).
Going into the 2016 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday (Feb. 27) and Sunday (Feb. 28) at Tiffin, the AU men have moved up four spots in the national poll, while the Eagle women have gone up two positions.
Ashland's men and women boast three automatic and 31 provisional marks for the 2016 NCAA Division II indoor national championships, March 11-12 in Pittsburg, Kan.
WOMEN'S POLL
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
|
1 |
Hillsdale |
145.08 |
|
2 |
Grand Valley State |
124.90 |
|
3 |
Pittsburg State |
121.65 |
|
4 |
Lewis |
111.06 |
|
5 |
Alaska Anchorage |
110.91 |
|
6 |
Johnson C. Smith |
107.63 |
|
7 |
New Mexico Highlands |
98.17 |
|
8 |
Minnesota Duluth |
78.88 |
|
9 |
Saint Augustine's |
76.55 |
|
10 |
Shorter |
70.84 |
|
11 |
ASHLAND |
60.45 |
|
12 |
Central Missouri |
59.60 |
|
13 |
Seattle Pacific |
58.41 |
|
14 |
Merrimack |
48.24 |
|
15 |
U-Mary |
47.93 |
|
16 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
47.30 |
|
17 |
Winona State |
46.64 |
|
18 |
Findlay |
45.41 |
|
19 |
Angelo State |
42.26 |
|
20 |
Southern Connecticut |
41.96 |
|
21 |
Minnesota State |
40.14 |
|
22 |
Adams State |
40.10 |
|
23 |
Missouri Southern |
37.96 |
|
24 |
Cedarville |
34.91 |
|
25 |
Azusa Pacific |
33.12 |
MEN'S POLL
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
|
1 |
Adams State |
222.36 |
|
2 |
Grand Valley State |
158.04 |
|
3 |
Tiffin |
156.43 |
|
4 |
Saint Augustine's |
154.47 |
|
5 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
121.20 |
|
6 |
Academy of Art |
115.13 |
|
7 |
Colorado Mines |
96.45 |
|
8 |
Minnesota State |
89.91 |
|
9 |
Western State |
77.07 |
|
10 |
Azusa Pacific |
75.86 |
|
11 |
ASHLAND |
64.72 |
|
12 |
Alaska Anchorage |
62.77 |
|
13 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
57.19 |
|
14 |
Pittsburg State |
57.13 |
|
15 |
West Texas A&M |
51.39 |
|
16 |
Missouri Southern |
50.48 |
|
17 |
Shorter |
45.89 |
|
18 |
Central Missouri |
42.43 |
|
19 |
Southern Connecticut |
41.19 |
|
20 |
Chadron State |
40.32 |
|
21 |
MSU Moorhead |
33.42 |
|
22 |
Saginaw Valley State |
33.31 |
|
23 |
Lewis |
32.43 |
|
24 |
Johnson C. Smith |
28.52 |
|
25 |
Black Hills State |
27.94 |
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