Dragons ranked 11th in latest national rankings

Tiffin University continues to place high in the national rankings.
Tiffin University continues to place high in the national rankings.

The USTFCCCA has released its latest Rating Index for Division II Men's Indoor Track & Field, and the Tiffin men sit in the No. 11 spot.

West Texas A&M sits at No. 1, followed by Ashland, Grand Valley State, Lee (Tenn.), and Central Missouri. Findlay is the only other GMAC school in the top 25, coming in at No. 12 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 (2nd 19.31 meters), Jabari Bennett (3rd 18.68m) and Ralph Casper (5th 18.28m) standing out. Also in 16th was Benedict Draghi with 16.77 meters while also placing 18th in the weight throw. 

Quincy Scott added depth to the field events, coming in at No. 6 in the country in the long jump along with teammate Collin Jasin at No. 19 in the Pole Vault. 

Nathaneal Wilson comes in at No. 7 in the 60-meter hurdles. 

The next competition for the men is this weekend as they host the Tiffin Dragon Invitational in the Heminger Center.