Hastings (Neb.) and No. 5
Dordt (Iowa) claim the top spots in Week 5. The only change this week came from the Crusaders and the Broncos trading places.
William Carey continued to improve its standing in the National TFRI on the strength of five marks that rank within the top-10 nationally at the Carey Indoor Qualifier:
Aniekeme Etim holds the national lead in the 60 (7.38);
Fredricka Mckenzie is No. 3 in the 60 (7.51);
Nevagant Jones is No. 3 in the triple jump (12.11m/39-8¾) and No. 8 in the long jump (5.67m/18-7¼). The aforementioned Jones was a contributing leg of the 4×400 that clocked the No. 3 time in 3:53.81.
Indiana Wesleyan and No. 5
Saint Mary (Kan.) reside in the top-5. The Wildcats are the lone change in the top-5, as they improved three spots from its No. 7.
Indiana Wesleyan earned six new or improved marks that rank in the top-5 nationally.
Landon Miller in the mile (No. 1, 4:08.42c/4:11.59) and the 5000 (14:18.08/14:27.27);
Steven Ott in the 1000 (No. 3, 2:27.42c/2:29.45) and 800 (No. 4, 1:53.35c/1:54.97);
Scott Rathbun in the pole vault (No. 3, 4.90m/16-¾);
Charlie Young in the 600 (No. 4, 1:19.93c/1:21.13).
Three teams made jumps into the top-10: No. 8
Oklahoma City (up 13 spots), No. 9
Bethel (Kan.) (up 5 spots) and No. 10
Marian (Ind.) (up 6 spots).
The Stars improved upon season bests in the 5000:
Only two of the top-10 teams remained in place between Week 4 and Week 5 as a number of changes happened following various conference and regional championships meets.
Cloud County CC bolstered its position atop the National Rating Index with some big efforts at the Region VI Championships this past weekend. None were larger than what
Mercy Ntia-Obong did in the 60, as she clocked a time of 7.31 in the prelims to become the No. 2 performer in NJCAA history in that event (Ntia-Obong later won both the 60 and 200).
Pamela Milano also gave the T-Birds a boost by cementing her spot atop the leaderboard in the 600 (1:32.82).
NEW ORLEANS – The cross country season is winding down!
That doesn’t mean that the performances are getting any less thrilling.
Here are the four individuals who were named National Athlete of the Week on Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
NCAA Division I Men – Abdihamid Nur, Northern Arizona
NCAA Division I Women – Ella Donaghu, Stanford
NCAA Division II Men – Jared Putney, Seattle Pacific
NCAA Division II Women – Dania Holmberg, Seattle Pacific
Find out more about each of these runners by clicking their names or scrolling below.
National Athlete of the Week is an award selected and presented by the USTFCCCA Communications Staff at the beginning of each week to 12 collegiate cross country athletes, when applicable (male and female for each of the three NCAA divisions and three NJCAA divisions).
Iowa Central CC is now followed by No. 2
South Plains College, No. 3
Cloud County CC, No. 4
Barton County CC and No. 5
Indian Hills CC.
Iowa Central CC strengthened its hold on the top spot of the National TFRI with two weeks to go until the NJCAA Indoor Championships thanks to some big efforts at the Region XI meet. The Tritons saw
Jaheem Hayles take over the national lead in the 60H at 7.86 and
Jarod Henderson make moves up to No. 3 in the weight throw at 17.01m (55-9¾).
South Plains (Texas) received a boost this past weekend from new or improved marks that reside in the national top-10. The Texans have shown dominance in both the 600 and high jump, where they have multiple athletes ranked among the top-6.