Monday, May 23, 2011

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

NEW ORLEANS, LA --- The Moravian College men’s & women’s track & field teams are both ranked in the Mideast Region in the eighth and pre-NCAA meet NCAA Division III Regional Team Index of the 2011 outdoor season released by the U S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Monday with the Moravian women remaining second in the region while the men stayed third.

The Greyhound women have a total of 260.03 points, and Moravian remained in second for a fourth consecutive week after four weeks in the top position in the region.  Johns Hopkins University remained first this week with 264.51 points while Messiah College remained third at 223.34. 

The Greyhound men have a total of 229.53 points, and Moravian was tenth in the first ranking before moving up to second for three weeks and then dropping to third three weeks ago.  Haverford leads the Mideast Region with 337.65 points while Dickinson College is second with 237.99 points.

The scoring system for the teams shall be the sum of two factors measured per individual/relay performance on the national descending-order lists: place on the descending order list and a weighed value of the individual/relay performance based on the field (“bonus”).  Complete information and the polls can also be found at http://www.ustfccca.org/rankings/division-iii-rankings.

Moravian will return to action on Thursday through Friday, May 26th to 28th when it travels to the 2011 NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University.