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Sports News: Spring 2010

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

MORAVIAN TRACK & FIELD TEAMS RANKED IN NCAA DIVISION III REGIONAL TEAM INDEX

NEW ORLEANS, LA --- The Moravian College women’s track & field team stayed at the top spot in the Mideast Region while the Moravian men dropped a spot to fourth in the Mideast Region in the third NCAA Division III Regional 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 319.86 points and are 13 points ahead of the second team in the Mideast Region, Haverford College who has 306.84 points.  Salisbury University is third with 270.07 points and Johns Hopkins rounds out the top four with a total of 237.25 points.

The Greyhound men have a total of 202.05 points and are currently the fourth ranked team from the Mideast Region in the rankings.  Salisbury University currently sits on top of the Mideast Region with a total of 350.16 points, Haverford College is ranked second in the region with 242.86 points, while DeSales University comes in at third with 221.23 points.

The scoring system for the teams shall be the sum of two factors measured per individual/relay performance on the descending-order lists in each respective region: 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 Saturday, May 1st when they are set compete at the 2010 Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove.