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In the second set of 2016-17 regular-season indoor track and field rankings by the U.S. Track & Field And Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), released on Tuesday (Jan. 31) afternoon, Ashland University's men remain the top-ranked team in NCAA Division II, while the Eagle women are slotted at No. 14.
Ashland's men are the top-ranked indoor team in D-II for the third time this decade. They are in the top five in the USTFCCCA rankings for the 46th time since the start of the 2009-10 indoor season.
The Eagle men boast eight marks that rank in the top five in the country in their respective events, including the best marks in D-II from sophomore Myles Pringle in the 400-meter dash (46.11) and the high jump (2.17 meters/7-feet-1.5), and junior Daniel Roberts in the weight throw (22.20 meters/72-feet-10).
The Eagle women have been no worse than 15th in 57 indoor rankings since the start of 2009-10. Senior Megan Tomei ranks second in the nation in the shot put (15.91 meters/52-feet-2.5) and fourth in the weight throw (20.21 meters/66-feet-3.75).
The Ashland men and women will look to improve upon five automatic and 30 provisional marks for 2017 indoor nationals at the two-day Akron Invitational on Friday (Feb. 3) and Saturday (Feb. 4).
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
Last Week |
1 |
ASHLAND |
207.11 |
1 |
2 |
Tiffin |
147.56 |
2 |
3 |
CSU-Pueblo |
121.57 |
12 |
4 |
Grand Valley State |
116.40 |
4 |
5 |
Adams State |
110.62 |
3 |
6 |
Sioux Falls |
77.50 |
14 |
7 |
Azusa Pacific |
70.69 |
9 |
8 |
Minnesota State |
69.88 |
7 |
9 |
Western State |
68.52 |
11 |
10 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
68.06 |
8 |
11 |
Shorter |
67.56 |
20 |
12 |
Angelo State |
65.46 |
16 |
13 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
64.39 |
5 |
14 |
Western Oregon |
64.00 |
27 |
15 |
Pittsburg State |
58.39 |
13 |
16 |
Central Missouri |
58.10 |
10 |
17 |
Saint Augustine's |
52.38 |
6 |
18 |
Emporia State |
50.14 |
21 |
19 |
Findlay |
45.52 |
15 |
20 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
44.36 |
18 |
21 |
Limestone |
38.49 |
19 |
22 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
35.19 |
24 |
23 |
UC-Colorado Springs |
34.55 |
23 |
24 |
West Texas A&M |
33.94 |
17 |
25 |
Cal State LA |
32.23 |
25 |
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
Last Week |
1 |
Grand Valley State |
161.57 |
1 |
2 |
Pittsburg State |
126.83 |
2 |
3 |
Minnesota State |
105.54 |
6 |
4 |
Chadron State |
96.89 |
5 |
5 |
Adams State |
94.48 |
3 |
6 |
Johnson C. Smith |
88.42 |
4 |
7 |
Minnesota Duluth |
82.68 |
7 |
8 |
Azusa Pacific |
79.13 |
12 |
9 |
West Texas A&M |
72.51 |
8 |
10 |
Western State |
70.36 |
24 |
11 |
Central Missouri |
68.17 |
14 |
12 |
CSU-Pueblo |
65.65 |
16 |
13 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
57.51 |
15 |
14 |
ASHLAND |
52.93 |
11 |
15 |
Findlay |
51.39 |
17 |
16 |
Ursuline |
49.99 |
50 |
17 |
Southwest Baptist |
49.04 |
9 |
18 |
Saint Augustine's |
44.23 |
13 |
19 |
Hillsdale |
44.13 |
35 |
20 |
Merrimack |
40.00 |
121 |
21 |
Alaska Anchorage |
39.09 |
78 |
22 |
Walsh |
38.79 |
40 |
23 |
Bellarmine |
38.11 |
10 |
24 |
New Mexico Highlands |
34.96 |
39 |
25 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
33.96 |
18 |
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