NEW ORLEANS, La. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs track & field teams stay within the top-10 and top-15 in the latest USTFCCCA National Ranking Index after a weekend of no competition as the women rank No. 6 (92.36 points) and the men rank No. 13 (61.25 points) in all of Division II.
 
Grand Valley State University's women's team (312.99 points) and men's team (208.30 points) both currently rank No. 1 in the country.
 
For the Mountain Lion men, nine student-athletes have posted a combined 10 provisional marks and two automatic qualifying marks in four meets this season with three marks ranking top-10 in the nation:

• Dakota Abbott (Triple Jump) – 4^th 15.24m/50' 0"
• Peter Ackah (Long Jump) – 2^nd 7.75m/25' 5.25"
• Peyton Turnage (Long Jump) – 6^th 7.34m/24' 1"

On the women's side, 10 Mountain Lions have registered a total of 12 provisional marks and one automatic qualifying mark with seven of the marks ranking top-10 within Division II:

• Layla Almasri (Mile) – 8^th 4:50.55
• DMR (McGrath, Wenham, Hedlund, Almasri) – 8^th 11:46.48
• Hannah Ellis (5000m) – 8^th 16:57.17
• Hannah Meek (Long Jump) – 1^st 6.17mm/19' 5.5"
• Hannah Meek (Triple Jump) – 3^rd 12.33m/40' 5.5"
• Lydia Pavlenko (High Jump) – 9^th 1.72m/5' 7.75"
• Kayla Zink (60m) – 3^rd 7.51s

 
The Mountain Lions will be back in competition this weekend as they head to Spearfish, S.D. to defend their crown in the three-day RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships from Friday, Feb. 26- Sunday, Feb. 28. 
 
2021 USTFCCCA National Rankings
 
1/26:     MEN: #9
             WOMEN: #4
2/2:       MEN: #9
             WOMEN: #7
2/9:       MEN: #11
             WOMEN: #9
2/16:     MEN: #11
             WOMEN: #4
2/23:     MEN: #13
             WOMEN: #6