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Sports News: Spring 2010

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

MORAVIAN’S WOMEN TRACK & FIELD TEAM RANKED 20TH IN NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL TEAM INDEX

NEW ORLEANS, LA --- The Moravian College women’s track & field team moved up 47 spots to 20th in the third NCAA Division III National Team Index of the 2010 season released by the U S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Wednesday.

The Greyhound women have a total of 49.35 points which is good enough for 20th in the national rankings.  Illinois Wesleyan University is currently the top ranked team with 142.15 points while Roanoke College is the second ranked team with 128.94 points.

The scoring system for the teams shall be the sum of two factors measured per individual/relay performance on the descending-order lists: place on the descending order list and a weighed value of the individual/relay performance based on the field (“bonus”).

Moravian will return to action on Thursday, April 22nd when they are set compete at the Penn Relays hosted by University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.