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Feb. 20, 2008
Texas Men's DMR sets World record at Tyson Invitational NEW ORLEANS - The Arizona State Sun Devils have improved each week during the 2008 indoor track and field season, which is what you want when it comes time for the post season college meets. The Sun Devils opened up the season ranked as the 19th best team in the country and has steadily climbed up the rankings week-after-week is now the top ranked team in the country, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced today. ASU moved up one spot from last week's rankings, overtaking Tennessee, who held onto the top spot for two straight weeks. Sun Devil sophomore, Ryan Whiting, improved his school record and NCAA leading mark in the shot put after a 68'1" effort at the Iowa State Classic. The Sun Devils also picked up some big points from their 4x400-meter relay team, which ran a time of 3:06.58. Coming in at No. 2 this week is Florida State. The Seminoles led by sprinters Walter Dix and Michael Ray Garvin and freshman jumper Ngoni Makusha, improved 16 spots over the weekend. Dix and Garvin ran two impressive times in the 200 meter dash as they were the only two sprinters to eclipse the 21-second barrier in the event at the Tyson Invitational. Makusha shattered the Seminole indoor long jump record after leaping 26' ¼". In the process he improved his country's (Zimbabwe) national record in the event. Also moving into the top five this week is the No. 4 LSU Tigers. The Tigers improved another four spots this week after moving up four spots in last week's rankings to crack the top ten. LSU's Trindon Holliday improved his 60-meter time to 6.60 seconds as he bested an elite field of collegians and professionals at the Tyson Invitational. The Tigers DMR foursome of Elkana Kosgei, Armanti Hayes, Jamal James and John Kosgei ran a school record time of 9:35.31 in Fayetteville, the second best time in the NCAA this year.
The only team to best LSU in the DMR at Tyson was seventh-ranked Texas in what was the best indoor collegiate performance this season. The Longhorn DMR set a World record, running a time of 9:25.97. The performance bested the previous mark of 9:27.77 set by the University of Michigan in 2004. The foursome of Kyle Miller, Jacob Hernandez, Leo Manzano and Danzell Fortson broke four other records in the process; the American, NCAA, Texas and Randal Tyson Track records. Fifth-ranked BYU, sixth-ranked Oklahoma, eighth-ranked Florida, ninth-ranked Northern Iowa and tenth-ranked Oregon complete this week's top ten. No. 17 Stanford, No. 19 Georgia and No. 20 Oral Roberts moved back into the rankings this week. The 2008 USTFCCCA Division I Rankings are released on Wednesdays during the indoor season. The rankings are compiled by Tom Lewis, assistant sports information director at Missouri. The 2008 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held March 14-15 in Fayetteville, Ark. LSU is this week's top-ranked women's team. For more information about the rankings, please visit www.ustfccca.org. USTFCCCA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Rankings
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