The Dillard Women’s Track & Field Program Is Ranked No. 10 in the South Region in The Eighth 2022 USTFCCCA Outdoor Poll

May 16, 2022

New Orleans – The Dillard women's track & field program stayed at No. 10 in the South Region in the eighth released 2022 USTFCCCA Outdoor Coaches' Poll on May 16, the organization announced today.

Dillard received 299.19 points in the poll. DU is one of three from the GCAC to be ranked along with Edward Waters (No. 28) and Rust College (No. 37). DU is the top ranked of three teams in the poll from the state of Louisiana ahead of Loyola (No. 11) and Xavier (No. 16). The program was ranked No. 10 in the region last week.

The program has the fifth-ranked 200m sprinter in the country (Kevell Byrd), the sixth-ranked 200m sprinter (Jakenzie Thymes), the sixth-ranked triple jumper (Rachel Rowe), the seventh-ranked 200m sprinter (Ryan Smith). the eighth-ranked 400m sprinter (Kevell Byrd), the 12th-ranked 100m sprinter (Kevell Byrd), the 14th-ranked 4x400 relay team (Kevell Byrd, Anginique Andrews, Karmyn Dotson, Ta'Nijal Matthews), the 15th-ranked long jumper (Rachel Rowe), the 23nd-ranked triple jumper (Leila Walton) and the 24th-ranked 4x100 relay group (Kevell Byrd, Ta'Nijal Matthews, Rachel Rowe, Ryan Smith).

Dillard won the 2022 GCAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship for the fourth time since 2010 on Saturday, April 23. The program had 11 event victories and 34 All-GCAC selections over the course of the two-days of competition. The program followed that up by seeing their 4x400 relay team finish fourth at the prestigious Penn Relays on April 30 with a season-best time of 3:54.65. The program ended up finishing third overall last time at the Carey Last Chance Meet on May 13. The program had two event victories (Rachel Rowe – triple jump and the 4x100 relay team) and three top-three finishes on the day.

The poll was voted on by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences around the country.

2022 UTFCCCA Women's Track & Field South Region Poll – No. 8 (5/16/22)

Region Rank	Team	Points	Conference	CHANGE
1	LIFE (GA.)	679.96	Mid-South	◀▶ (LW: 1)
2	SOUTHEASTERN (FLA.)	651.66	Sun Conference	◀▶ (LW: 2)
3	WILLIAM CAREY (MISS.)	597.28	SSAC	◀▶ (LW: 3)
4	MOBILE (ALA.)	527.83	SSAC	◀▶ (LW: 4)
5	COLUMBIA (S.C.)	503.28	AAC	◀▶ (LW: 5)
6	MILLIGAN (TENN.)	365.40	AAC	◀▶ (LW: 6)
7	CUMBERLAND (TENN.)	352.46	Mid-South	◀▶ (LW: 7)
8	BRENAU (GA.)	331.54	AAC	◀▶ (LW: 8)
9	MONTREAT (N.C.)	319.41	AAC	◀▶ (LW: 9)
10	DILLARD (LA.)	299.19	Gulf Coast	◀▶ (LW: 10)
11	LOYOLA (LA.)	283.05	SSAC	▲1 (LW: 12)
12	DALTON STATE (GA.)	282.84	SSAC	▼1 (LW: 11)
13	COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL (S.C.)	280.16	AAC	▲1 (LW: 14)
14	TRUETT-MCCONNELL (GA.)	257.28	AAC	▼1 (LW: 13)
15	TENNESSEE WESLEYAN	212.62	AAC	◀▶ (LW: 15)
16	XAVIER (LA.)	206.65	Red River	▲1 (LW: 17)
17	SCAD SAVANNAH (GA.)	198.65	Sun Conference	▼1 (LW: 16)
18	KEISER (FLA.)	172.84	Sun Conference	◀▶ (LW: 18)
19	ST. THOMAS (FLA.)	165.00	Sun Conference	◀▶ (LW: 19)
20	FLORIDA MEMORIAL	156.03	Sun Conference	◀▶ (LW: 20)
21	WEBBER INTERNATIONAL (FLA.)	125.75	Sun Conference	◀▶ (LW: 21)
22	USC BEAUFORT (S.C.)	92.94	Sun Conference	▲3 (LW: 25)
23	BREWTON-PARKER (GA.)	79.37	SSAC	▼1 (LW: 22)
24	BRYAN (TENN.)	71.15	AAC	▼1 (LW: 23)
25	VOORHEES (S.C.)	52.62	Gulf Coast	▼1 (LW: 24)
26	FREED-HARDEMAN (TENN.)	44.11	Mid-South	▲1 (LW: 27)
27	AVE MARIA (FLA.)	40.73	(none selected)	▼1 (LW: 26)
28	EDWARD WATERS (FLA.)	40.65	Gulf Coast	◀▶ (LW: 28)
29	REINHARDT (GA.)	30.76	AAC	◀▶ (LW: 29)
30	SCAD ATLANTA (GA.)	20.76	AAC	▲9 (LW: 39)
31	THOMAS (GA.)	20.08	Sun Conference	▼1 (LW: 30)
32	STILLMAN (ALA.)	16.18	SSAC	▼1 (LW: 31)
33	BLUE MOUNTAIN (MISS.)	14.69	SSAC	▼1 (LW: 32)
34	BETHEL (TENN.)	10.18	Mid-South	▼1 (LW: 33)
35	TALLADEGA (ALA.)	4.00	SSAC	▼1 (LW: 34)
36	FLORIDA NATIONAL	2.93	(none selected)	▼1 (LW: 35)
37	RUST (MISS.)	2.00	Gulf Coast	▼1 (LW: 36)
38	FLORIDA COLLEGE	1.85	SSAC	▼1 (LW: 37)
39	ST. ANDREWS (N.C.)	1.43	AAC	▼1 (LW: 38)
40	POINT (GA.)	0.83	AAC	◀▶ (LW: 40)
41	WARNER (FLA.)	0.28	Sun Conference	◀▶ (LW: 41)

Next, Dillard's women's program will send a delegation of competitors to Gulf Shores, Alabama for the 2022 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships from May 25-27.

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