NEW ORLEANS, La. - After a strong start to the 2013 indoor track and field season, both the George Mason men's and women's track & field squads broke into the weekly USTFCCA Regional Rankings, as announced by the organization on Tuesday.

The women's team jumped seven spots to move into ninth place in the Southeast Region, and are currently the highest-ranked CAA member in the standings. Clemson stands atop the region, followed by North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina and Duke in the Top 5.

The men moved up four spots to 14th in the Southeast Region, the only CAA team to appear in the Top 15. Clemson also tops the men's rankings, while Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Kentucky and South Carolina round-out the Top 5.

A complete list of regional rankings is available here.

"With last weekend being the first weekend where we have competed a substantial chunk of our teams, it is nice to be recognized for the efforts," said Head Coach Andrew Gerard. "We had a number of athletes build significantly on their earlier efforts and several others open up their season very solidly, so that is promising. We have a lot more water to go under the bridge for the indoor season however, and our real goals lay outdoors. It is certainly our goal to see our rankings continue to rise as we move through the season and, given the strengths of both our squads, I'm confident that will happen."

Both squads have also qualified several individuals for both the IC4A and ECAC Championships. You can see the complete list of individual and relay qualifiers here.

The Patriots return to the track this weekend, competing at the Boston University Valentines' Invitational and the Spire Invitational in Cleveland.