Wednesday, February 18, 2009

MORAVIAN WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD TEAM MOVES UP TO 20TH IN THE NATION IN USTFCCCA RANKINGS

NEW ORLEANS, LA --- The Moravian College women’s track & field team moved up one spot to 20th in the nation in the third NCAA Division III Dual Meet Rankings of the 2009 season released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Wednesday.

The Greyhounds have a total of 122.15 points and are the only team from the Mideast Region in the rankings.  Illinois Wesleyan University is ranked first with 146.82 points while the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is second with 145.82 points.

A team's total point score is the sum of all points earned by that team in each event. Teams are allowed to select up to two athletes per event, and an athlete can only be used in a maximum of three events (not including relays). Only one relay team per event can be selected. Schools are responsible for submitting their own results. The points are based on the best marks in an event in the current season (it's not the athlete's personal best; it's their best this season), according to www.d3rankings.us which coordinates the poll.

Moravian will send a limited number of competitors to the Susquehanna University Open on Saturday, February 21st in a final tune-up for the 2009 Landmark Conference Championships on February 28th, also at Susquehanna.