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Sports News: Winter 2010-11

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

GREYHOUND WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD TEAM RANKED IN NCAA DIVISION III TOP 25

NEW ORLEANS, LA --- The Moravian College women’s track & field team has moved into 25th place in the nation in the third NCAA Division III Indoor Top 25 of the 2011 indoor season released by the U S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Wednesday. 

The Greyhounds have a team score of 29.45 points while Wartburg (IA) College is ranked first at 193.64 points.  Last weekend, Moravian placed third at a tri-meet hosted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is ranked fifth this week.  The other team at the meet was third-ranked Williams (MA) College).

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 Friday, February 11th when they are set to travel to New York City Armory for the Lafayette College-Rider University Winter Games.  The squad will also compete at the Susquehanna University Invitational on Sunday, February 13th.