USTFCCCA Regional Rankings
NEW ORLEANS – The Drew University women's indoor track & field team has made history, earning the program's first-ever regional ranking.
In the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's (USTFCCCA) first Track & Field Rating Index (TFRI) report, the Rangers were slotted ninth among 15 ranked teams in the Division III Metro Region. The Rangers, competing in just their second season of varsity competition, earned a rating of 100.11, placing them behind Widener (297.61), Rowan (258.41), TCNJ (250.59), Moravian (220.46), Stockton (201.69), Ursinus (169.44), Swarthmore (137.83), and Stevens (133.10). Drew was ranked ahead of Eastern (93.44), Ramapo (91.28), DeSales (84.71), New Jersey City (73.34), Montclair State (71.75), and Medgar Evers (71.56).
Individually, the Rangers have posted numerous performances that rank among the leaders in both the Metro Region and Division III. Sophomore
Sage Hendershot has turned in the top national ranking for the Rangers, as her best mark in the long jump – a Landmark Conference record of 5.73 meters – places her eighth in Division III and second in the Metro Region. She is also ranked eighth in the region in the 60-meter dash (7.93) and 14th in the 200-meter dash (26.95).
Junior
Emily Camlet has posted the top time in the region in the 400-meter dash with a 58.65-second clocking, which also places her 23rd in Division III. In addition, Camlet ranks seventh in the Metro in the 200-meter dash (26.33).
Sophomore
Lauryn Brown has also cracked the top-15 in the region in a pair of events, as she is ranked fourth in the triple jump (11.22 meters) and 13th in the long jump (5.06 meters).
In addition, the Rangers have posted the fifth-best time in the region in the 4x400-meter relay, as Camlet, Brown, Hendershot, and sophomore
Sarah Hattan have teamed up for a time of 4:20.11.
Drew continues its season on Sunday, when it competes at the DeSchriver Invitational, hosted by East Stroudsburg University.