Thursday, May 13, 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 climbed four spots to 17th while the men’s track & field team moved up three spots to 12th in the sixth 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 52.57 points which is good enough for 17th in the national rankings after being ranked 21st last week.  Wartburg College is currently the top ranked team with 145.40 points while Calvin College is the second ranked team with 137.15 points.
            The Greyhound men have a total of 60.34points, which is good enough for 12th in the national rankings after debuting at 15th last week.  McMurray University is currently the top ranked team with 211.87 points while North Central (Ill.) University is the second ranked team with 149.42 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 13th when they are set compete at the 2010 ECAC Division III Championships hosted by Springfield (MA) College.