Women's Indoor Track & Field Ranked 24th Nationally
NEW ORLEANS, LA --- The Moravian College women's indoor track & field team has moved into the Top 25 at 24th this week in the fourth national rankings of the 2013 indoor season released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Wednesday.
NEW ORLEANS, LA --- The Moravian College women's indoor track & field team has moved into the Top 25 at 24th this week in the fourth national rankings of the 2013 indoor season released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Wednesday.
The Greyhounds have a total of 30.74 points, moving into the Top 25 after being just outside of it last week. Moravian is receiving 24.45 points from senior Micah Leonard (York, Pa./William Penn HS) who is fifth nationally in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump, 5.56 points from junior Allison Vanek (Riegelsville, Pa./Wilson HS), who is tenth in the pole vault and 0.70 points from sophomore Hailey Kester (Allentown, Pa./Salisbury HS), who is 18th in the pole vault.
The University of Wisconsin-Osh Kosh is currently first in the nation with 177.09 points while Wartburg College is second with 162.09 points.
To view the full rankings, visit http://www.ustfccca.org/2013/02/featured/uw-la-crosse-men-uw-oshkosh-women-claim-top-spots-in-diii.
Moravian will return to action on Saturday, February 16th when the Greyhounds are set to travel to a pair of meets, the Princeton University Invitational and the Coach I Open hosted by Franklin & Marshall College.
About the Rankings
For more on the national team rankings and links to guideline and rationale information visit … http://www.ustfccca.org/rankings/division-iii-rankings
Rankings are determined by a mathematical formula, which is based on current national descending order lists. This is what's used to compile a team's ranking. The purpose and methodology of the rankings is to create an index that showcases the teams that have the best potential of achieving the top spots in the national-title race.
How a team fares in a national championship, conference championship, or scored meet with only a couple or few teams (like a dual or triangular) can be very different, given the number of events, competition, scoring, and makeup of entries — thus the rationale behind each of the ranking systems. Similar arguments about team makeup and rankings can also be found in swimming & diving and wrestling as their sports also have a similar trichotomy when it comes to team theory.
