Thursday, May 13, 2010

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

            NEW ORLEANS, LA --- The Moravian College women’s track & field team remained in the top spot in the Mideast Region while the Moravian men stayed fourth in the Mideast Region in the fifth 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 385.12 points and are 82 points ahead of the second team in the Mideast Region, Haverford College, which has 303.92 points.  Johns Hopkins is third with 277.62 points and Messiah College rounds out the top four with a total of 237.10 points.
            The Greyhound men have a total of 222.33 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 320.82 points.  Haverford College is ranked second in the region with 255.96 points while Dickinson College comes in at third with 242.92 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 is scheduled to return to action on Thursday, May 13th when they are set compete at the 2010 ECAC Division III Championships at Springfield (MA) College.