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Sports News: Spring 2010

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

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

NEW ORLEANS, LA --- The Moravian College women’s track & field team fell four spots to 21st while the men’s track & field team moved up 22 spots to 15th in the fifth NCAA Division III National 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 49.31 points which is good enough for 21st in the national rankings.  Calvin College is currently the top ranked team with 145.34 points while Illinois Wesleyan University is the second ranked team with 119.89 points.

The Greyhound men have a total of 57.08 points which is good enough for 15th in the national rankings.  McMurray University is currently the top ranked team with 228.30 points while North Central (Ill.) University is the second ranked team with 165.04 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 Friday, May 7th when they are set compete at the 2010 NYC Qualifying Challenge at Icahn Stadium in New York, NY.