@MIZ_TrackField Makes History with No. 9 National Ranking

5/31/2016 3:22:00 PM | Track & Field

This is a program high in the national poll

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou Track and Field continued making history this week, as the men reached No. 9 in the USTFCCCA (U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association) national rankings on Tuesday (May 31). This is the highest for both men and women, surpassing the No. 13 ranking reached by the women in 2014.

The Tigers join six other SEC schools in the top ten of the national rankings, as the conference continues to dominant the NCAA. Of the top 25 teams in the men's rankings, ten are SEC institutions including No. 1 Texas A&M and No. 2 Florida.

MEN	RANK	WOMEN
Texas A&M Florida Oregon LSU Arkansas Georgia Virginia Tech. Tennessee *MIZZOU* Texas Tech. Alabama Houston Washington UCLA Virginia Mississippi State Syracuse Ole Miss Akron Northern Arizona Clemson Air Force Purdue Nebraska BYU	1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.	Arkansas Kentucky Texas LSU Texas A&M Oregon Southern California Stanford Florida Tennessee Georgia Mississippi State Harvard Miami (Fla.) Kansas State New Mexico Florida State Oklahoma Wisconsin Nebraska Michigan Texas Tech. San Diego State Duke Notre Dame

The men had already made team history this season, reaching No. 19 in the NCAA after their eighth-place finish at the SEC Championships. They jumped up to No. 18 the following week after the final entries into the NCAA Championships West Preliminary Round were released.

The Tigers went on to take a record group to the prelims in Lawrence, Kansas, and 30 athletes competed for qualification into the NCAA Championship meet in Eugene, Oregon, next week. Of the 32, 14 will advance to the final round of the collegiate season, including six from the men's team.

#MIZTF NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS
Markesh Woodson - 100m Dash
Kahmari Montgomery - 400m Dash
Matthew Ludwig - Pole Vault
Tony Carodine - Triple Jump
John Warren - Triple Jump
Reinhard Van Zyl - Javelin
Ser Whitaker - Decathlon

Sandrae Farquharson - 400m Dash
Karissa Schweizer - 5000m Run
Valerie Thames - 100m Hurdles
Maya Cody, Alyssa Felton, LaQuisha Jackson, Sandrae Farquharson - 4x100m
Maya Cody, Valerie Thames, LaQuisha Jackson, Sandrae Farquharson - 4x400m
Alyssa Applebee - Pole Vault

The Tigers will depart for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, next week, competing at the Historic Hayward Field on June 8-11. For the latest on Mizzou Track and Field, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter @MIZ_TrackField.