Both Ohio Northern University indoor track teams continued to be ranked nationally.
Women's team
The Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team are ranked No. 7 nationally in the second weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Div. III power rankings, released on Tuesday.
The Polar Bears (4-2 overall) scored 111.96 pointsin the rankings, which are based on national performance rankings with bonus points for exceptional times. That is xx less than the 151.85 points in the first poll.
The power rankings include just a small portion of all schools that plan to compete this season.
Northern returns to action this Saturday at Mount Union.
USTFCCCA Power Rankings - Week 2
1.Wartburg (Iowa)308.011
2.John Carroll300.212
3.Loras (Iowa)220.70NR
4.Dubuque (Iowa)204.344
5.Illinois Wesleyan143.55NR
6.Nebraska Wesleyan139.59NR
7.Ohio Northern111.966
8.Hope (Mich.)90.663
9.Lynchburg (Va.)86.7210
10.Bethel (Minn.)79.145
Men's team
The Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team remained ranked No. 7 nationally in the second weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Div. III power rankings.
The Polar Bears (5-1 overall) scored 104.03 points in the rankings, which are based on national performance rankings with bonus points for exceptional times. That total is 21.57 points less than the 125.60 points scored in the first weekly poll.
USTFCCCA Power Rankings - Week 2
1.Wartburg (Iowa)282.931
2.Loras (Iowa)209.73NR
3.John Carroll160.263
4.Nebraska Wesleyan150.12NR
5.Dubuque (Iowa)109.704
6.Lynchburg (Va.)104.4110
7.Ohio Northern104.037
8.Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)90.736
9.Hope (Mich.)83.112
10.Carroll (Wis.)77.48NR
