Thursday, May 12, 2011

MORAVIAN MEN’S TRACK & FIELD TEAM SLIPS TO 18TH IN LATEST USTFCCCA DIVISION III TOP 25

NEW ORLEANS, LA --- The Moravian College men’s track & field team dropped two spots to 18th in the sixth 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 have a team point total of 61.55, were ranked 16th last week after 18th two weeks ago.  Moravian debuted at 13th three weeks and was outside the top 25 before that, and the Greyhounds were ranked second in the Mideast Region for three weeks before falling to third the last two weeks.  McMurry University is ranked first with 192.51 points while North Central (IL) College remained second with 158.26.

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 and Friday, May 19th and 20th when the school hosts the 2011 ECAC Division III Outdoor Championships at Rocco Calvo Field and Timothy Breidegam Track.