Analyzing The NCAA Cutoff

Analyzing The NCAA Cutoff

With just 4 weekends left to qualify for the NCAA Championships we decided to take a look at the descending order lists and give three takeaways from each e

Feb 3, 2016 by Gordon Mack
Analyzing The NCAA Cutoff
With just 4 weekends left to qualify for the NCAA Championships we decided to take a look at the descending order lists and give three takeaways from each event.

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Men’s 60m Dash


- 11 under 2015 cutoff
- 0 Freshmen in the top 16
- 3 have separated themselves from the pack (Teeters, Burrell, Coleman)

Women’s 60m Dash


- 12 under 2015 cutoff
- 9 SEC athletes in the top 16
- 2 have separated themselves from the pack (Sanders, Todd)

Men’s 60m Hurdles


- 13 under 2015 cutoff
- Top returner Chris Caldwell ranks 8th
- 2 have broken 7.70 (Moore, Nelson)

Women’s 60m Hurdles


- 10 under 2015 cutoff
- Top contender Dior Hall has yet to compete
- 2 have separated themselves from the pack (Ofili, Wallace)

Men’s 200m Dash


- 8 under 2015 cutoff
- Top contender Tevin Hester is ranked 15th
- 1 has separated themselves from the pack (Mitchell-Blake)

Women’s 200m Dash


- 13 under 2015 cutoff
- 2 Lady Volunteers in the top 4
- 1 has separated themselves from the pack (Jefferson)

Men’s 400m Dash


- 2 under 2015 cutoff
- 2 key Gators Glass and Hall have yet to compete
- 1 has separated themselves from the pack (Cherry)

Women’s 400m Dash


- 2 under 2015 cutoff
- Texas’ Courtney Ovolo has yet to compete
- 1 has separated themselves from the pack (Ellis-Watson)

Men’s 800m Run


- 14 under 2015 cutoff
- 2 star freshmen in the top 6 (Brazier, Orange)
- 2 star returners missing from top 16 (McBride, Murphy)

WATCH: The #3, #5, #8, #9 and #10 NCAA times in 2016



Women’s 800m Run


- 6 under 2015 cutoff
- Sub 2:00 star Raevyn Rodgers has yet to compete
- Top 2 athletes could opt for other events (Edwards -> Mile, Baker -> 400)

WATCH: The #2, #3 and #4 NCAA times in 2016



Men’s Mile Run


- 4 under 2015 cutoff
- No seniors in the top 5
- Top 3 athletes could opt for the 3k/5k

WATCH: The #1, #4, #5 and #6 NCAA times in 2016



Women’s Mile Run


- 20 under 2015 cutoff
- 8 second spread from 1st to 16th
- 3 second spread from 4th to 20th

WATCH: The #4 NCAA time in 2016



Men’s 3,000m Run


- 4 under 2015 cutoff
- Edward Cheserek has yet to race
- Top athlete, RS SR Luis Vargas has only raced 3 times indoors his entire NCAA career

WATCH: The #2 and #6 NCAA times in 2016



Women’s 3,000m Run


- 4 under 2015 cutoff
- 27 second spread from 1st to 16th
- 1 has separated themselves from the pack (Frazier)

WATCH: The #2, #5, #7 and #10 NCAA times in 2016



Men’s 5,000m Run


- 2 under 2015 cutoff
- Edward Cheserek and the Colorado athletes have yet to race
- Top 9 marks all achieved in December

WATCH: The #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 NCAA times in 2016



Women’s 5,000m Run


- 6 under 2015 cutoff
- Allie Ostrander has a 24 second lead over 2nd place
- Sarah Disanza the top returner has yet to race

WATCH: The #1, #7, #8 and #10 NCAA times in 2016



Men’s 4x400m Relay


- 5 under 2015 cutoff
- 6 SEC schools in the top 12
- 7th SEC school is ranked 13th

Women’s 4x400m Relay


- 4 under 2015 cutoff
- Oregon has 2 mid-distance athletes on the 2nd ranked team
- Florida has a 3 second lead over 2nd

Men’s Distance Medley Relay


- 5 under 2015 cutoff
- Oregon ran 9:30 with a 50. 400m leg
- 14 second spread from 1st to 12th

WATCH: The #1, #2, #3 and #4 NCAA times in 2016



Women’s Distance Medley Relay


- 5 under 2015 cutoff
- 26 second spread from 1st to 12th
- 2 have separated themselves from the pack (Stanford, Georgetown)

WATCH: The #1 and #2 NCAA times in 2016



Men’s High Jump


- 4 over 2015 cutoff
- Top jumper, Bradley Adkins currently ranks 9th
- 3 athletes are on the outside looking in based on NCAA tiebreakers

Women’s High Jump


- 14 over 2015 cutoff
- 2 pentathletes in the top 3
- 3 Georgia athletes in the top 16

Men’s Pole Vault


- 9 over 2015 cutoff
- 5 freshmen in top 16
- 1 has separated themselves from the pack (Laidig)

Women’s Pole Vault


- 12 over 2015 cutoff
- Freshmen sisters Alexis and Victoria Weeks are 1st and 4th
- 2 have separated themselves from the pack (Weeks, Clark)

Men’s Long Jump


- 12 over 2015 cutoff
- Jarrion Lawson only athlete over 8 meters
- Oregon’s new jumper Travonn White is the first one out

Women’s Long Jump


- 15 over 2015 cutoff
- Quanesha Burks only athlete over 6.7 meters
- 2 pentathletes in the top 10

Men’s Triple Jump


- 15 over 2015 cutoff
- Latario Collie the only man to jump over 17 meters in career is ranked 15th
- 1 athlete has separated themselves from the pack (Oneal)

Women’s Triple Jump


- 17 over 2015 cutoff
- Keturah Orji only athlete over 13.5 meters
- 1 freshman in the top 16

Men’s Shot Put


- 8 over 2015 cutoff
- 3 men over 20 meters
- Top returner Ryan Crouser currently ranked 3rd

Women’s Shot Put


- 12 over 2015 cutoff
- Raven Saunders has 1+ meter lead over 2nd place
- 8 seniors in the top 10

Men’s Weight Throw


- 9 over 2015 cutoff
- 5 men over 22 meters
- Enekwechi has 1+ meter lead over 2nd place

Women’s Weight Throw


- 7 over 2015 cutoff
- Top 2 shot putters are ranked 15th and 16th
- 6 athletes over 21 meters

Men’s Heptathlon


- 14 over 2015 cutoff
- 3 Georgia athletes in top 16
- Garrett Scantling only athlete over 6,000 pts

Women’s Pentathlon


- 10 over 2015 cutoff
- 5 Arkansas athletes in top 16
- 2 athletes have separated themselves from pack (Jones, Williams)