New Orleans, LA – Both LC State Track and Field teams remained in the top 25 of the USTFCCCA Outdoor Track and Field Rating Index with the men checking in at No. 8 and the women at No. 17.
No. 8 LC State Men’s Track & Field
The Warrior men checked in at No. 8 in the second rating index of the outdoor season, led by Christian Bothwell’s 6,322-point mark in the decathlon. He is currently third in the NAIA in 10-event multi. Justin Krabbenhoft’s 5,701-point total in the decathlon ranks sixth currently.
Ike Hopper hit the B standard in the 400m hurdles (53.90) and ranks seventh in the NAIA, and London Kirk earned an A mark in the 400m (47.97) for which he ranks eighth nationally.
No. 17 LC State Women’s Track & Field
Madigan Kelly currently holds the fourth-fastest time in the NAIA in the 100m hurdles (14.22). The mark is the only automatic-qualifying standard for the LC State women so far this season, but many are not far off.
Sara Hathaway is currently ranked 10th in the NAIA in the heptathlon with her 3,986-point win at the Bucs Scoring Invite. Ashley Britt has a B standard in the 400m hurdles and is ranked ninth in the nation with a time of 1:04.41.