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Ashland University's men's indoor track and field team continues to maintain its stronghold on the No. 1 position in the U.S. Track & Field And Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) rankings.
In the latest edition of the rankings released on Tuesday (Feb. 21) afternoon, the Eagle men are at No. 1 in NCAA Division II for the fifth week in a row. Ashland has 201.83 computer points, and has widened its advantage over No. 2 Adams State (176.26) to a more than 25 points.
This is the sixth time Ashland's men have been the No. 1 indoor team in Division II this decade. They are in the top five in the country for the 49th time since the start of the 2009-10 season.
Through Feb. 19, the following Ashland men's individuals and relays are in the top five in the country:
- 1st - Myles Pringle, sophomore, 400-meter run (46.11 seconds)
- 1st - Daniel Roberts, junior, weight throw (22.20 meters/72-feet-10)
- 2nd - Jordan Crayon, senior, weight throw (20.86 meters/68feet-5¼)
- 2nd - Pringle, high jump (2.17 meters/7-feet-1½)
- 3rd - Elijah Talk, junior, shot put (18.13 meters/59-feet-5¾)
- 4th - Jason Zahn, senior, shot put (18.03 meters/59-feet-2)
- 4th - 4x400 relay - Columbus Millet, senior; Devin Snowden, sophomore; Paul Murray, freshman; Pringle (3:12.59)
- 5th - Alex Hill, freshman, weight throw (20.36 meters/66-feet-9¾)
For the Ashland women, 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).
The Eagle men and women will compete at the 2017 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships, Saturday (Feb. 25) and Sunday (Feb. 26) in Findlay.
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
Last Week |
|
1 |
ASHLAND |
201.83 |
1 |
|
2 |
Adams State |
176.26 |
2 |
|
3 |
Tiffin |
123.18 |
4 |
|
4 |
Grand Valley State |
121.54 |
3 |
|
5 |
Saint Augustine's |
84.18 |
9 |
|
6 |
Missouri Southern |
82.01 |
10 |
|
7 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
72.00 |
15 |
|
8 |
Minnesota State |
70.51 |
5 |
|
9 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
66.65 |
6 |
|
10 |
CSU-Pueblo |
62.62 |
18 |
|
11 |
Azusa Pacific |
61.71 |
7 |
|
12 |
Limestone |
59.52 |
26 |
|
13 |
Angelo State |
57.77 |
13 |
|
14 |
Sioux Falls |
56.90 |
8 |
|
15 |
Academy of Art |
54.23 |
11 |
|
16 |
Shorter |
52.17 |
21 |
|
17 |
Western Oregon |
50.80 |
19 |
|
18 |
Findlay |
50.75 |
17 |
|
19 |
Central Missouri |
49.73 |
16 |
|
20 |
Cal State LA |
49.33 |
27 |
|
21 |
Southern Indiana |
48.91 |
14 |
|
22 |
Pittsburg State |
48.17 |
12 |
|
23 |
Fort Hays State |
46.02 |
20 |
|
24 |
American International |
36.44 |
25 |
|
25 |
Western State |
35.37 |
23 |
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
Last Week |
|
1 |
Grand Valley State |
156.79 |
1 |
|
2 |
Adams State |
133.24 |
3 |
|
3 |
Pittsburg State |
119.38 |
2 |
|
4 |
West Texas A&M |
106.28 |
4 |
|
5 |
Cedarville |
82.33 |
13 |
|
6 |
Minnesota State |
82.04 |
9 |
|
7 |
Western State |
79.78 |
6 |
|
8 |
U-Mary |
76.84 |
5 |
|
9 |
Minnesota Duluth |
71.70 |
10 |
|
10 |
Central Missouri |
67.58 |
7 |
|
11 |
Merrimack |
63.55 |
11 |
|
12 |
Chadron State |
62.28 |
8 |
|
13 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
59.76 |
12 |
|
14 |
Angelo State |
54.84 |
22 |
|
15 |
Findlay |
47.36 |
20 |
|
16 |
Academy of Art |
46.16 |
28 |
|
17 |
Simon Fraser |
46.11 |
29 |
|
18 |
Alaska Anchorage |
45.48 |
24 |
|
19 |
Azusa Pacific |
44.67 |
18 |
|
20 |
Walsh |
43.46 |
21 |
|
21 |
ASHLAND |
42.55 |
15 |
|
22 |
Winona State |
41.73 |
23 |
|
23 |
Hillsdale |
40.32 |
16 |
|
24 |
Southwest Baptist |
39.92 |
14 |
|
25 |
Queens (N.C.) |
39.85 |
19 |
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