Grand Canyon, Grand Valley State Start 2013 as DII Preseason Favorites
Grand Canyon, Grand Valley State Start 2013 as DII Preseason Favorites
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Grand Canyon, Grand Valley State Start 2013 as DII Preseason FavoritesJanuary 9, 2013 NEW ORLEANS – Defending indoor national champions Grand Valley StateÂÂ’s womenÂÂ’s team and the Grand Canyon menÂÂ’s team are the early favorites to claim NCAA Division II Indoor Championships, according to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) preseason computer projections, which are based largely on the top returners from each school and early performances from this season.
PDFs: Top 25 | Full Rankings By Team | Event-by-Event | TFRRS Top 10 NCAA Qual. Bests GVSUÂÂ’s No. 1 position comes as no surprise, given that the Lakers have won back-to-back NCAA DII Indoor Championships and have topped the USTFCCCA computer rankings for 17 consecutive rankings – all but six of the 23 released since the inaugural DII rankings in week one of the 2010 season. The Lakers cruised to a championship in 2012 with 94 team points, the fourth-highest total in womenÂÂ’s NCAA Division II Indoor Championship history, and a 43-point advantage over runner-up Adams State. Among the numerous returners for the Lakers include 2012 indoor NCAA DII pole vault champ Kristen Hixson and senior 2012 weight throw champ and shot put runner-up Sam Lockhart. Lockhart is the top returning shot putter in the nation from 2012 and the second-best returner in the weight throw. The Grand Canyon men begin 2013 exactly where they finished the 2012 indoor season: on top. The Antelopes defeated Adams State, ranked second in the projections, 54-47 to claim a national team championship in just their second year of DII competition. Grand Canyon will make the move to DI next season, and will look to go out in style with a second straight national championship. Defending long jump national champion junior Karlin Stewart returns to lead a team that returns 41 of its 54 points from the 2012 indoor championships. Junior AAron Hill is the top-ranked returning long jumper in the nation from 2012, and junior Fred Taylor tops the national list of returners in the 200 meters. Adams State most recently won an indoor national championship in 2010. Sophomore Boris Berrian, the 2012 800 indoor NCAA Champion, is the top returner for the Grizzlies, who also lost 2012 mile NCAA Champion Drew Graham to graduation. Adams StateÂÂ’s roster includes five of the national top 10 returning milers from 2012, and three of the top ten returning 5,000 meters runners. Of their 47 points from the 2012 NCAA DII Indoor Championships, 25 will be returning for 2013. The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference has the largest presence in the womenÂÂ’s top 25 with seven schools represented, while the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association placed five teams in the menÂÂ’s top 25. The first regular-season edition of the USTFCCCA rankings will be released January 22. The NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field National Championships are set for March 7-9 at the CrossPlex Complex in Birmingham, Ala. Here is a look at how the preseason favorites since 2011 (the first year of DII preseason rankings) have fared at the NCAA Championships:
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