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In the final pre-nationals announcement rankings by the U.S. Track & Field And Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), released on Tuesday (Feb. 28), Ashland University's men's indoor team continues to be ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division II, while the Eagle women jumped up six spots to No. 15.
For the sixth week in a row, AU's men lead the country, and in the latest rankings, are almost 26 full computer points ahead of No. 2 Adams State. This is the seventh time Ashland's men have been the No. 1 indoor team in the country this decade. They are in the top five in the country for the 50th time since the start of the 2009-10 season.
Through Feb. 26, the following Eagle men's individuals and relays are in the top five in D-II:
- 1st – Myles Pringle, sophomore, 400-meter run (46.11 seconds)
- 1st – Daniel Roberts, junior, weight throw (22.20 meters/72-feet-10)
- 2nd – Alex Hill, freshman, weight throw (21.00 meters/68-feet-10¾)
- 2nd – Pringle, high jump (2.17 meters/7-feet-1½)
- 3rd – Elijah Talk, junior, shot put (18.15 meters/59-feet-6¾)
- 3rd – Jordan Crayon, senior, weight throw (20.86 meters/68-feet-5¼)
- 4th – 4x400 relay - Columbus Millet, senior; Devin Snowden, sophomore; Paul Murray, freshman; Pringle (3:12.59)
- 5th – Jason Zahn, senior, shot put (18.03 meters/59-feet-2)
- 5th – Bryn Campbell, senior, weight throw (20.68 meters/67-feet-10¼)
The Eagle women have been no worse than 15th in 60 indoor rankings since the start of 2009-10. Senior Megan Tomei is ranked No. 2 in the country in the shot put (15.91 meters/52-feet-2½) and No. 4 in the weight throw (20.21 meters/66-feet-3¾).
Ashland's men and women will find out who qualifies for the 2017 NCAA Division II Championships, March 9-11 in Birmingham, Ala., in a press release on NCAA.com on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
Last Week |
|
1 |
ASHLAND |
203.15 |
1 |
|
2 |
Adams State |
177.85 |
2 |
|
3 |
Tiffin |
133.99 |
3 |
|
4 |
Grand Valley State |
108.60 |
4 |
|
5 |
Saint Augustine's |
80.73 |
5 |
|
6 |
Missouri Southern |
80.14 |
6 |
|
7 |
Minnesota State |
78.81 |
8 |
|
8 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
72.67 |
9 |
|
9 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
69.07 |
7 |
|
10 |
Academy of Art |
66.63 |
15 |
|
11 |
Azusa Pacific |
60.59 |
11 |
|
12 |
Findlay |
58.15 |
18 |
|
13 |
Sioux Falls |
57.90 |
14 |
|
14 |
Western Oregon |
55.77 |
17 |
|
15 |
CSU-Pueblo |
54.15 |
10 |
|
16 |
Shorter |
54.13 |
16 |
|
17 |
Pittsburg State |
52.60 |
22 |
|
18 |
Limestone |
52.20 |
12 |
|
19 |
Angelo State |
51.09 |
13 |
|
20 |
Fort Hays State |
48.39 |
23 |
|
21 |
Central Missouri |
45.39 |
19 |
|
22 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
44.30 |
106 |
|
23 |
Southern Indiana |
42.28 |
21 |
|
24 |
Cal State LA |
38.81 |
20 |
|
25 |
American International |
37.31 |
24 |
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
Last Week |
|
1 |
Pittsburg State |
159.01 |
3 |
|
2 |
Grand Valley State |
145.66 |
1 |
|
3 |
Adams State |
135.29 |
2 |
|
4 |
U-Mary |
89.10 |
8 |
|
5 |
West Texas A&M |
85.97 |
4 |
|
6 |
Southwest Baptist |
81.37 |
24 |
|
7 |
Chadron State |
81.17 |
12 |
|
8 |
Cedarville |
79.65 |
5 |
|
9 |
Western State |
78.92 |
7 |
|
10 |
Minnesota State |
74.15 |
6 |
|
11 |
Minnesota Duluth |
69.65 |
9 |
|
12 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
63.38 |
13 |
|
13 |
Central Missouri |
61.93 |
10 |
|
14 |
Merrimack |
55.08 |
11 |
|
15 |
ASHLAND |
50.49 |
21 |
|
16 |
Walsh |
50.07 |
20 |
|
17 |
Hillsdale |
48.62 |
23 |
|
18 |
Findlay |
47.97 |
15 |
|
19 |
Angelo State |
47.89 |
14 |
|
20 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
42.41 |
101 |
|
21 |
Southern Connecticut |
42.37 |
40 |
|
22 |
Academy of Art |
41.66 |
16 |
|
23 |
Winona State |
39.59 |
22 |
|
24 |
Alaska Anchorage |
35.73 |
18 |
|
25 |
New Mexico Highlands |
34.86 |
50 |
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