NEW ORLEANS, LA --- The Moravian College men's indoor track & field team has moved into the Top 25 at 21st this week in the fifth 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 27.79 points, moving into the Top 25 after being listed at 52nd nationally a week ago. Moravian is receiving 27.06 points from junior Kristopher Joint (Bethlehem, Pa./Parkland HS) who is fifth nationally in the triple jump and the long jump and 0.73 points from senior Travis King (Wilmington, Del./Concord HS), who is 19th in the triple jump. When the field for the 2013 NCAA Division III Championships is announced on March 3rd, the top 16 individuals in each event and the top 12 relay teams will automatically qualify for the meet on March 8th and 9th at North Central (Ill.) College.
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is currently first in the nation with 202.78 points while the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is second with 176.43 points.
To view the full rankings, visit http://www.ustfccca.org/assets/rankings/div3/2013-itf/NCAAD3_2013_indWk5_TF_NationalRankingsTop25.pdf.
Moravian will return to action on Saturday, February 23rd when the Greyhounds look to win their fifth Landmark Conference Championship at the 2013 meet hosted by Susquehanna University. The meet begins at 10:00 a.m. in Selinsgrove.
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.
