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After a one-week hiatus, Ashland University's men's outdoor track and field team is back in the No. 2 spot in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) rankings, the latest edition of which was released on Tuesday (April 18) afternoon.
The Eagle men stand at 158.32 computer points, closing the gap with No. 1 Chico State (169.21).
Through four weekends of outdoor competition, Ashland's men have accumulated three automatic and 18 provisional marks for 2017 NCAA Division II nationals, May 25-27 in Bradenton, Fla. Sophomore Myles Pringle has the nation's top 400-meter dash time at 45.99 seconds, junior Elijah Talk is No. 2 in the country in the shot put (18.31 meters/60-feet-1) and Ashland boasts the top three men's hammer throwers in D-II – junior Daniel Roberts (No. 1, 67.97 meters/223-feet-0), senior Jordan Crayon (No. 2, 67.09 meters/220-feet-1) and senior Bryn Campbell (No. 3, 65.38 meters/214-feet-6).
This is the 64th time Ashland's men have been ranked outdoors since the start of the 2010 season.
Ashland's men and women will compete at two meets this weekend – at the Jesse Owens Track & Field Classic at The Ohio State University on Friday (April 21) and Saturday (April 22), and the Sparky Adams Invitational at Baldwin-Wallace on Saturday.
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
Last Week |
1 |
Chico State |
169.21 |
1 |
2 |
ASHLAND |
158.32 |
3 |
3 |
Adams State |
142.26 |
5 |
4 |
Tiffin |
138.17 |
4 |
5 |
Saint Augustine's |
132.82 |
7 |
6 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
123.72 |
18 |
7 |
Grand Valley State |
116.62 |
13 |
8 |
Angelo State |
115.54 |
2 |
9 |
Missouri Southern |
110.43 |
11 |
10 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
102.21 |
8 |
11 |
Shorter |
98.96 |
6 |
12 |
Central Missouri |
94.45 |
10 |
13 |
Pittsburg State |
79.39 |
15 |
14 |
Academy of Art |
78.91 |
14 |
15 |
Minnesota State |
76.24 |
12 |
16 |
West Texas A&M |
75.85 |
9 |
17 |
Limestone |
67.22 |
16 |
18 |
Shippensburg |
66.81 |
23 |
19 |
Fresno Pacific |
65.15 |
21 |
20 |
Azusa Pacific |
56.73 |
35 |
21 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
53.83 |
19 |
22 |
Southern Indiana |
45.02 |
42 |
23 |
Eastern New Mexico |
44.42 |
17 |
24 |
Western Oregon |
43.38 |
28 |
25 |
Johnson C. Smith |
42.54 |
25 |
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