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Sports News: Spring 2010

Monday, May 24, 2010

MORAVIAN’S MEN’S TRACK & FIELD TEAMS RANKED IN NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL TEAM INDEX

            NEW ORLEANS, LA --- The Moravian College men’s track & field team fell ten spots to 21st in the eighth NCAA Division III National Team Index of the 2010 season released by the U S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Monday.
            The Greyhounds have a total of 50.58 points, which is good enough for 21st in the national rankings after being 11th last week.  McMurray University is currently the top ranked team with 202.35 points while North Central (Ill.) University is the second ranked team with 154.80 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 is scheduled to return to action on Thursday, May 27th when they are set compete at the 2010 NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships at Baldwin-Wallace (OH) College.  The Greyhound men have two competitors, junior Eric Woodruff (Brodheadsville, PA/Pius X HS) and sophomore Gary Zack (Canton, PA/Canton HS) traveling to the meet.