USTFCCCA NAIA Ratings: Men | Women
SEWARD, Neb. – Concordia University Track & Field landed men’s and women’s teams inside the top 20 of the initial NAIA National Rating Index for the 2022 indoor season. In calculations released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Wednesday (Jan. 26), the Bulldogs appeared at No. 2 on the women’s side and at No. 18 on the men’s side. The rankings are comprised solely of marks from the 2022 indoor track & field season.
Through three weekends of indoor competition, Head Coach Matt Beisel’s squads have accumulated a combined 13 automatic national qualifying marks. Below is a summary of Concordia marks that have been reported to the national list.
· Women’s 4x400m relay – A (3:53.73)
· Women’s 4x800m relay – A (9:29.48)
· Women’s distance medley relay – B (12:28.44)
· Andy Amos – A, weight throw (57’ 10 ½”)
· Jordyn Anderson – B, shot put (43’ 7 ¾”); B, weight throw (51’ 10”)
· Olivia Buschow – B, weight throw (52’ 10 ¾”)
· Amira Cummings – A, pole vault (11’ 6 ½”)
· Morgan De Jong – A, weight throw (55’ 10 ½”)
· Abigail Gerber – B, weight throw (53’ ¾”)
· Rylee Haecker – A, 1,000 meters (2:58.77)
· Brady Klute – B, weight throw (54’ 7 ½”)
· Sarah Lewis – A, 400 meters (57.34); A, 60 hurdles (8.87)
· Wyatt Loga – B, high jump (6’ 7”)
· Erin Mapson – A, pole vault (12’ ½”)
· Hannah Newton – B, high jump (5’ 5”)
· Josie Puelz – A, pole vault (13’ 2 ¼”)
· Sarah Ragland – A, weight throw (56’ 2”)
· Amy Richert – No. 4 in NAIA in pentathlon (3,407); B, high jump (5’ 5”)
· Calvin Rohde – A, mile (4:15.18); B, 1,000 meters (2:30.21); B, 3,000 meters (8:38.77)
· Chris Wren – A, weight throw (64’ 1 ¾”)
From the USTFCCCA release: “The Concordia women come in at No. 2 with 15 top-10 marks on the Descending Order List. The field events alone combine for eight of those marks – three in the pole vault, two in the high jump and weight throw, and one in the pentathlon. The Bulldogs also have three relays ranked in the top three, including the nation’s fastest DMR.”
Lofty national team rankings are nothing new for Concordia Track & Field. The women’s program has an active streak of placing in the top 10 nationally at six-straight NAIA Indoor National Championships. During the 2021 track seasons, the Bulldog women placed third in the NAIA for both indoor and outdoor while the men finished 12th indoor and 28th outdoor. Both programs have won an NAIA team national title in recent history – 2015 outdoor (men) and 2016 outdoor (women).
The Bulldogs will resume the indoor season on Saturday at the Fred Beile Classic hosted by Doane. A schedule of events can be viewed HERE.