By FHSU Sports Information
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NEW ORLEANS – Both the men and women’s track and field squads improved their previous ranking in the latest USTFCCCA Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday (April 17). The men slide up to No. 13, while the women advance one placement to No. 11 in the rankings. Both programs are coming off strong showings at the UNK Loper Invitational last week.
The FHSU women earned 80.67 points, while the men captured 78.02. The points were tabulated from the computer-based system within the poll. On the women’s side, the Tigers are four MIAA programs to earn a nod, alongside No. 4 Pittsburg State, No. 7 Lincoln and No. 18 Missouri Southern. Three conference programs for the men also made the cut, with the Tigers joining No. 1 Pittsburg State and No. 25 Central Missouri.
For the women, Kelly Wycoff has picked up her pace as she now ranks No. 6 in the 200-meters with her time of 24.08, and No. 5 in the 400-meters at 54.95. Madison Wolf, who holds the No. 1 placement in the javelin at 167 feet, 3 inches and teammate Alexcia Deutscher (No. 3 at 157 feet, 9 inches) also have been dominate on the season for the Tigers.
The men currently have six athletes who rank within the top ten of their specific events. Malcom Gardner ranks No. 4 in the 200-meters at 20.97, while Decano Cronin has captured an automatic with his No. 2 time in the 800-meters at 1:47.98. Brett Meyer sits in No. 8 in the 800-meter with his mark of 1:50.51. In the pole vault, both Sam Dreiling and Jake Morrow hold the No. 7 spot in the performance list with their height of 16 feet, 9 inches. TJ Dozier rounds out the top-ten performances with his No. 9 placement in the discus at 173 feet, 9 inches.
Both squads are back in action Thursday-Saturday as they travel down the road to Lawrence for the Kansas Relays.
Below are the latest USTFCCCA rankings.
Men
Rank Institution Points
1 Pittsburg State 211.27
2 Texas A&M-Kingsville 175.31
3 Texas A&M-Commerce 156.52
4 Angelo State 147.52
5 Colorado Mines 144.10
6 Tiffin 109.19
7 Chico State 102.20
8 Adams State 101.85
9 CSU-Pueblo 101.01
10 Saint Augustine’s 95.51
11 Grand Valley State 86.83
12 Ashland 84.12
13 Fort Hays State 78.02
14 West Texas A&M 73.00
15 Cal State LA 65.85
16 Queens 60.54
17 Academy of Art 55.98
18 Mount Olive 55.98
19 Alabama-Huntsville 52.70
20 UC San Diego 48.14
21 Minnesota State 47.39
22 Azusa Pacific 42.91
23 Western Oregon 42.26
24 Saginaw Valley State 41.55
25 Central Missouri 40.98
Women
Rank Institution Points
1 West Texas A&M 182.05
2 Grand Valley State 149.38
3 Angelo State 148.27
4 Pittsburg State 125.84
5 SF State 108.07
6 Alaska Anchorage 103.55
7 Lincoln 102.18
8 Saint Augustine’s 97.70
9 Texas A&M-Commerce 84.39
10 Azusa Pacific 81.67
11 Fort Hays State 80.67
12 Concordia (Ore.) 69.25
13 New Mexico Highlands 67.13
14 Walsh 67.03
15 UC-Colorado Springs 66.71
16 Wayne State 62.65
17 Cal State 56.43
18 Missouri Southern 55.89
19 Fresno Pacific 50.22
20 Mount Olive 49.65
21 Cal Baptist 47.20
22 Cal State San Marcos 45.97
23 Chico State 45.81
24 Southwest Baptist 45.37
25 Ursuline 40.97