UW-La Crosse is still followed by second-ranked
Ithaca. The Eagles added seven new or improved national top-10 marks this past weekend at the WIAC Outdoor Championships, though.
Skye Digman had her hand in two of those efforts as she is ranked third nationally in the shot put at 14.71m (48-3¼) and fourth nationally in the discus at 45.85m (150-5). Another pair of strong marks was turned in by
Hannah Zenkovich in the hurdles as she now sits fifth nationally in both the 100H (14.22) and 400H (1:02.21).
UW-Eau Claire jumped two spots and gained even more ground on the top-2 teams thanks to its performance at the WIAC Outdoor Championships. The Blugold added or improved five new national top-10 marks to their ledger, including the second-best mark in the 4×100 of 47.28. UW-Eau Claire also saw
Wartburg held steady at No. 1, but second-ranked
UW-La Crosse gained ground. The Eagles received four new or improved national top-10 marks this past weekend at the WIAC Outdoor Championships, including a national-leading effort from
Seth Holden in the 100 (10.48) as well as an eighth-ranked mark from him in the 200 (21.48).
Jake Sullivan added his name to the national top-10 in the 400 with his eighth-ranked effort of 48.00.
UW-Oshkosh leapfrogged
Rowan into the No. 3 spot. The Titans shined at the WIAC Outdoor Championships with three new or improved national top-10 marks.
Jonathan Wilburn was the headliner with his substantial 15.67m (51-5) effort in the triple jump, which sent him into the national lead and equaled the 10
West Texas A&M jumped three spots to No. 2 after capturing the program’s first Lone Star Conference title and picked up seven top-5 nationally ranked efforts.
Benjamin Azamati led the way with his two golds in the 100 and 200, along with a new NCAA DII record in the 200 (20.13). He also ran the second leg of the second-fastest 4×100 of the season (40.04c/39.92A). Other Buffs with nationally prominent performances are
Tyrin Lewis in the 110H (No. 2, 13.62cw/13.58A),
Guillaume Devries in the high jump (No. 2, 2.17m/7-1½),
Dhanushka Sandaruwan in the long jump (No. 2, 7.84mw/25-8¾),
Loic Rodrigues in the decathlon (No. 3, 7483) and
BYU and No. 10
Florida round out the rest of the top-10 in Week 7. The Red Raiders had an improved season effort from
Seasons Usual, as she moved to third in the discus with her heave of 59.85m (196-4).
The biggest in Week 7 is No. 20
North Carolina A&T with a 14 spot improvement from No. 34. The Aggies claimed their third MEAC championship in the last four years.
Cambrea Sturgis shined for the Aggies with titles in the 100, 200 and 4×100. Her winning time in the 100 of 11.03w (2.0) moves her up to No. 3 on the Descending Order List in the 100. Sturgis also led off the 4×100 that clocked 43.75 for the tenth-best time of the season.
Iowa State and eighth-ranked
Florida sit a little bit off-pace from those previous six teams.
The Cougars actually closed the gap on the Tigers this past weekend by adding two national top-10 marks at the Oregon Twilight – both in the steeplechase.
Garrett Marsing went 8:34.40 for the third-best mark this season, while
Clayson Shumway finished in 8:40.11 for the seventh.
North Carolina A&T improved its ranking two spots since Week 6. The now ninth-ranked Aggies rolled to the team title at the MEAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Randolph Ross won the 400 in 44.60 to move up to No. 4 on the Descending Order List and make North Carolina A&T the only program with two sub-45 second athletes (Trevor Stewart sits No. 2 at 44.52 from the North Florida Invitational).