The team is now No. 23, eight spots better than last week and 11 better than Week One.
Senior throwers Josh Freeman and Bradley Sauer and junior high jumper Kyle Landon are ranked in the top five nationally in their events.
Freeman is fifth in shot put with a throw of 19.67 meters, which improved on his indoor SIU all-time record. He finished as an All-American in both indoor and outdoor shot last season. Freeman has won three of the four shot put competitions this year.
Sauer is fifth in the weight throw with a distance of 22.