Field events complete. Running finals in progress

Men
1 Rice 111.5
2 UTSA 87.5
3 Charlotte 87
4 North Texas 47
5 FIU 33
6 UTEP 30
7 Louisiana Tech 12
8 Mid. Tenn. State 11
9 Western Kentucky 9

Women
1 Rice 100
2 Charlotte 69.5
3 FIU 59.5
4 UTSA 59
5 North Texas 40
6 Mid. Tenn. State 31
7 Western Kentucky 24
8 UTEP 19
9 UAB 16
10 Louisiana Tech 6
11 Florida Atlantic 5

Link: https://conferenceusa.com/tournaments/?i...path=track

Rice women already have more points than 2022 when they finished second to Charlotte.

Charlotte defending champs in both men and women

Final Standings

Men
1. Charlotte 184
2. UTSA 150.5
3. Rice 120.5
4. North Texas 90
5. UTEP 88
6. MTSU 86
7. FIU 37
8. LA Tech 35
9. WKU 25

Women:
1. Rice 187
2. Charlotte 146.5
3. UTSA 111
4. UTEP 95
5. MTSU 70
6. FIU 59.5
7. North Texas 57
8. UAB 28
9. Florida Atlantic 25
10. WKU 24
11. Louisiana Tech 14

Congrats to Charlotte and Rice!

clt says congrats to the rice women

Top four for the men and top three for the women among the AAC 6.

(05-14-2023 09:05 PM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  clt says congrats to the rice women

congrats to the clt men for the repeat.

Rice Women set a program record for most points in a conference meet, and it was CUSA’s third highest total ever.

Rice scored points (top 8) in all 21 events.

(05-15-2023 05:55 AM)Volkmar Wrote:  Top four for the men and top three for the women among the AAC 6.

Gotta credit the AAC 6. Football, basketball, T & F, all very good.

(05-14-2023 06:26 PM)UNT15 Wrote:  Final Standings

Men
1. Charlotte 184
2. UTSA 150.5
3. Rice 120.5
4. North Texas 90
5. UTEP 88
6. MTSU 86
7. FIU 37
8. LA Tech 35
9. WKU 25

Women:
1. Rice 187
2. Charlotte 146.5
3. UTSA 111
4. UTEP 95
5. MTSU 70
6. FIU 59.5
7. North Texas 57
8. UAB 28
9. Florida Atlantic 25
10. WKU 24
11. Louisiana Tech 14

Damn. WKU dead last. Women next to last. When I was in school we had some good track teams. Nationally ranked cross country teams. No backing by the administration. Western is more like a track club now.

(05-16-2023 10:37 PM)69topper Wrote:  

(05-14-2023 06:26 PM)UNT15 Wrote:  Final Standings

Men
1. Charlotte 184
2. UTSA 150.5
3. Rice 120.5
4. North Texas 90
5. UTEP 88
6. MTSU 86
7. FIU 37
8. LA Tech 35
9. WKU 25

Women:
1. Rice 187
2. Charlotte 146.5
3. UTSA 111
4. UTEP 95
5. MTSU 70
6. FIU 59.5
7. North Texas 57
8. UAB 28
9. Florida Atlantic 25
10. WKU 24
11. Louisiana Tech 14

Damn. WKU dead last. Women next to last. When I was in school we had some good track teams. Nationally ranked cross country teams. No backing by the administration. Western is more like a track club now.

MT the same. Dean Hayes passed away in Jan. '22 and the track team went downhill quickly. I think Dean had coached at MT since 1963 -- he was the longterm coach we wanted to stay.

New Mexico State is one of the schools with only a women’s program right now. I don’t know CUSA teams well enough to know how we will do versus CUSA teams. We were WAC champions this year, so I’d imagine we will at least be competitive.

With just a glance, it appears the stronger programs are departing for the men and women both. Should be a fairly wide open field going forward.

Liberty M&W both won the Asun this year and Kennessaw was second in both divisions. That duo will no doubt be the favorites next year.

(05-19-2023 03:45 AM)Todor Wrote:  New Mexico State is one of the schools with only a women’s program right now. I don’t know CUSA teams well enough to know how we will do versus CUSA teams. We were WAC champions this year, so I’d imagine we will at least be competitive.

With just a glance, it appears the stronger programs are departing for the men and women both. Should be a fairly wide open field going forward.

Liberty M&W both won the Asun this year and Kennessaw was second in both divisions. That duo will no doubt be the favorites next year.

To be fair, MTSU is historically a very good T&F program. Dean Hayes was a legend and I doubt MTSU will be down for very long. He passed unexpectedly so we all knew it would be a down year with the sudden change. If you would like to read about him:

https://goblueraiders.com/sports/track-f...-7-22-/201

(05-19-2023 08:11 AM)Ewglenn Wrote:  

(05-19-2023 03:45 AM)Todor Wrote:  New Mexico State is one of the schools with only a women’s program right now. I don’t know CUSA teams well enough to know how we will do versus CUSA teams. We were WAC champions this year, so I’d imagine we will at least be competitive.

With just a glance, it appears the stronger programs are departing for the men and women both. Should be a fairly wide open field going forward.

Liberty M&W both won the Asun this year and Kennessaw was second in both divisions. That duo will no doubt be the favorites next year.

To be fair, MTSU is historically a very good T&F program. Dean Hayes was a legend and I doubt MTSU will be down for very long. He passed unexpectedly so we all knew it would be a down year with the sudden change. If you would like to read about him:

https://goblueraiders.com/sports/track-f...-7-22-/201

Good programs usually bounce back quickly. I was just looking at the top 3 and top 4 finishers in conference this year all being departing schools, more than the quality over time. It’s a new group of schools for me so I’m still learning about them.

(05-19-2023 09:04 AM)Todor Wrote:  

(05-19-2023 08:11 AM)Ewglenn Wrote:  

(05-19-2023 03:45 AM)Todor Wrote:  New Mexico State is one of the schools with only a women’s program right now. I don’t know CUSA teams well enough to know how we will do versus CUSA teams. We were WAC champions this year, so I’d imagine we will at least be competitive.

With just a glance, it appears the stronger programs are departing for the men and women both. Should be a fairly wide open field going forward.

Liberty M&W both won the Asun this year and Kennessaw was second in both divisions. That duo will no doubt be the favorites next year.

To be fair, MTSU is historically a very good T&F program. Dean Hayes was a legend and I doubt MTSU will be down for very long. He passed unexpectedly so we all knew it would be a down year with the sudden change. If you would like to read about him:

https://goblueraiders.com/sports/track-f...-7-22-/201

Good programs usually bounce back quickly. I was just looking at the top 3 and top 4 finishers in conference this year all being departing schools, more than the quality over time. It’s a new group of schools for me so I’m still learning about them.

That’s true but having a legendary coach pass away 2 months before the season starts is a tall task to ask for anyone to right the ship. I’m a little worried but I’ll give Keith another season before I really cast judgement.

Overall, Hayes has guided the programs to 29 OVC titles, 19 Sun Belt championships, and 21 NCAA Top 25 finishes. Fifty-two of his student-athletes have earned a total of 125 All-America honors, five have become national champions six times and a number of them have gone on to compete internationally in the Olympic Games, World University Games, World Championships, Goodwill Games, Pan-American Games and African Championships.

In Conference USA, Hayes claimed 11 titles, six with the women and five with the men's team. Most recently, sweeping the 2021 men's and women's cross country championships.

The Naperville, Ill., native also served as an assistant at several international events. Aside from the first Olympic Sports Festival, Hayes worked as an assistant at the World University Games in Bucharest, Romania (1981); the World Championships in Helsinki (1983) and was a Coach for the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea (1988). He also acted as a referee at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta (1996).

(05-16-2023 10:37 PM)69topper Wrote:  

(05-14-2023 06:26 PM)UNT15 Wrote:  Final Standings

Men
1. Charlotte 184
2. UTSA 150.5
3. Rice 120.5
4. North Texas 90
5. UTEP 88
6. MTSU 86
7. FIU 37
8. LA Tech 35
9. WKU 25

Women:
1. Rice 187
2. Charlotte 146.5
3. UTSA 111
4. UTEP 95
5. MTSU 70
6. FIU 59.5
7. North Texas 57
8. UAB 28
9. Florida Atlantic 25
10. WKU 24
11. Louisiana Tech 14

Damn. WKU dead last. Women next to last. When I was in school we had some good track teams. Nationally ranked cross country teams. No backing by the administration. Western is more like a track club now.

Yes we used to have a great track & Cross Country. Nick Rose comes to mind

(05-19-2023 03:45 AM)Todor Wrote:  New Mexico State is one of the schools with only a women’s program right now. I don’t know CUSA teams well enough to know how we will do versus CUSA teams. We were WAC champions this year, so I’d imagine we will at least be competitive.

With just a glance, it appears the stronger programs are departing for the men and women both. Should be a fairly wide open field going forward.

Liberty M&W both won the Asun this year and Kennessaw was second in both divisions. That duo will no doubt be the favorites next year.

We don’t sponsor men’s track but do have men’s cross country.