Central 12th in track and field rankings
Central College
PELLA—Central College is 12th in the third week of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s men’s indoor track and field power rankings.
The Dutch dropped one spot from last week’s rankings. Defending national champion North Central (Ill.) maintained its hold on the No. 1 spot while Iowa Conference foe Wartburg College slipped seven notches to 17th.
Teams are scored using a points system that objectively measures the top performances across the country in each event. The rankings for the first three weeks rely on performances from the previous season in addition to recent performances.
Central tackles the Darren Young Classic Saturday at Grinnell.
Rank School Points Last week
1 North Central (Ill.) 172.29 1
2 Wis.-La Crosse 148.86 2
3 Wis.-Oshkosh 121.75 3
4 McMurry (Texas) 89.19 5
5 Wis.-Whitewater 78.86 6
6 Amherst (Mass.) 72.21 4
7 Wis.-Eau Claire 63.66 17
8 SUNY Geneseo 59.18 7
9 Wis-Platteville 58.39 16
10 Wabash (Ind.) 57.93 9
11 Haverford (Pa.) 56.05 8
12 Central (Iowa) 54.97 11
13 Wis.-Stout 51.82 25
14 MIT 48.91 14
15 Nebraska Wesleyan 47.13 12
16 St. Thomas (Minn.) 45.97 13
17 Wartburg 42.09 10
18 Methodist (N.Y.) 37.73 18
19 Christopher Newport (Va.) 35.58 15
20 Mass.-Dartmouth 33.50 20
21 Baldwin-Wallace 31.42 66
22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) 30.43 22
23 Springfield (Mass.) 30.30 21
24 Buffalo State (N.Y.) 27.27 24
25 NYU 26.96 26
