Sports News: Spring 2011

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

MORAVIAN MEN’S TRACK & FIELD TEAM RANKED IN 13TH IN USTFCCCA DIVISION III TOP 25

NEW ORLEANS, LA --- The Moravian College men’s track & field team jumped into the national rankings at 13th in the third NCAA Division III Top 25 Poll of the outdoor season released by the U S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Wednesday.

The Greyhound men, who had a team point total of 69.70, moving up from outside the rankings last week in 40th.  McMurry University is ranked first with 232.55 points while North Central (IL) College moved into second with 149.96.

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 and Saturday, April 30th and May 1st when they travel to the 2011 Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Juniata College.