Men's track

  • 13 NCAA Div. III individual championships
  • Seven NCAA Div. III top-10 team finishes
  • 2012 Iowa Conference outdoor champs

Central rated 10th in men’s track and field rankings

Men's track | May 21, 2012

PELLA—The Central College men’s track and field team is ranked 10th in the ninth week of power rankings released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

The Dutch slid one notch from last week’s ranking. Meanwhile, the women’s squad dropped out of the top 25 after holding on to No. 24 spot the past two weeks.

McMurray (Texas) is at the top of the men’s list. Iowa Conference rival Wartburg College is rated 18th.

Teams are scored using a points system that objectively measures the top performances across the country in each event.

Central sends 10 athletes in seven events to the NCAA Division III outdoor championships held Thursday through Saturday at Claremont, Calif. Last year Central finished seventh at the national meet. The team captured its fourth straight Iowa Conference title earlier this season. 

USTFCCCA Division III men’s power rankings
Rank   School                         Points              Last Week
1          McMurry                     257.50             1
2          Wis.-La Crosse            173.46             2
3          Wis.-Oshkosh              164.16             3
4          North Central (Ill.)       141.75             4
5          Wis.-Eau Claire             138.98             5
6          Wis.-Stout                    130.81             6
7          Wis.-Whitewater          124.85             7
8          Wabash                         75.08               8
9          La Verne                      74.22               10
10        Central (Iowa)           68.03               9
11        Augustana (Ill.)              65.60               11
12        Calvin                          63.99               13
13        Wis.-River Falls           59.44               30
14        Whitworth                    57.92               16
15        Middlebury                  57.78               15
16        St. Thomas (Minn.)      52.04               14
17        Hamline                       50.14               36
18        Wartburg                      49.38               19
19        Bates                            48.98               18
20        Christopher Newport   47.95               20
21        Monmouth (Ill.)              47.89               17
22        SUNY Geneseo          46.46               21
23        Rowan                         26.22               24
24        Mount Union               44.15               27
25        Haverford                    42.71               12

  

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