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).
Cloud County CC headlines the National TFRI and received its best ranking in program history, easily eclipsing the previous best of No. 4 set in Week 5 of 2019. It’s easy to see why the T-Birds have been charted so favorably by the formula: Cloud County CC owns 22 top-10 marks nationally, including No. 1 marks in the 60 and 200 from
Mercy Ntia-Obong, the 600 from
Pamela Milano, the 1000 from
Ludjenie Mondesir, the mile from
Patricia Koma as well as the shot put from Marie Forbes in addition to the 4×400 relay team.
Iowa Central CC is ranked No. 2 with a plethora of talent to make a run at its first national title since 2016. The Tritons have 22 national top-10 marks, including top-ranked athletes in the 60H (