Men’s Track & Field Ranked No. 9 in First USTFCCCA Outdoor Index

SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran men's track and field come in ranked No. 9 in the initial U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Rating Index for the 2024 outdoor season released Tuesday evening.

In its history outdoors, Texas Lutheran has cracked the national top-10 a total of three times, with the previous two instances occurring last season - reaching as high as a program record No. 7 in the country.

Overall, this is the 26th appearance in the outdoor national top-25 for the Bulldog men dating back to 2017.

Texas Lutheran currently has six marks that rank inside the top 10 of the national rankings this season; a full list of those performances can be viewed below.

Dalon Harris - No. 2 - Shot Put - 16.00m (52' 6")

Bryce Powell-Chimene – No. 8 – 400 meter – 48.27

Bryce Powell-Chimene, Wyatt Wilson, Justin Freeney, and Weston Guzman - No. 5 - 4x100m relay - 41.60

Bryce Powell-Chimene, Rickey Franks, Justin Freeney, and Weston Guzman - No. 6 - 4x100m relay - 41.61

Ezra Acero – No. 8 – Pole Vault – 4.60m

Dalon Harris - No. 10 - Discus - 46.46m (152' 5")

TLU has competed in three meets this season following last weekend's D3 Challenge home meet. The Bulldogs kicked off the year at Trinity and UT-Arlington.

Up next, Texas Lutheran will travel to San Marcos for the Bobcat Invitational next week starting on Thursday, March 28. For all updates on Texas Lutheran Track and Field, follow @tluthrows and @tluxctf on Instagram as well as as all official TLU Athletics accounts. All schedule updates can be found on tlubulldogs.com.