Dragons Ranked No. 10 in the USTFCCCA Ratings

Nikolas Curtiss ranked No. 1 in shot put.
Nikolas Curtiss ranked No. 1 in shot put.

The USTFCCCA has released the Week One Rating Index for Division II Men's Indoor Track & Field, and the Tiffin men sit in the No. 10 spot.

Grande Valley State sits at No. 1, Ashland, Lee (Tenn.), Central Missouri, and Northwest Missouri round out the top five. Findlay is the only other GMAC school in the top 25, coming in at No. 8 in the rankings. 

Tiffin has put up strong performances to date in the field events, posting three of the top 5 shot putters in the country with Nikolas Curtiss (1st 19.31 meters), Jabari Bennett (3rd 18.68m) and Ralph Casper (5th 18.28m) standing out Also in 13th was Benedict Draghi with 16.77 meters. 

Quincy Scott added depth to the field events, coming in at No. 5 in the country in the long jump along with teammate Collin Jasin at No. 13 in the Pole Vault. 

Nathaneal Wilson comes in at No. 6 in the 60-meter hurdles and Lamont Wright at No. 13 in the 200-meter dash. 

The next competition for the men is this weekend as they head to Grand Valley State in the Bill Clinger Classic.