Women's Outdoor Track & Field ranked No. 9 in eighth weekly USTFCCCA power rankings
May 23, 2017
By Caleb Scott
ADA —The Ohio Northern women's outdoor track and field team moved to No. 9 in the eighth weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association power rankings, released Tuesday, May 23.
The Polar Bears (78-4 overall) received 74.69 points in the rankings after being idle last week.
Washington (Mo.) held the top spot with 173.89 points, while SUNY Geneseo came in second with 144.95 points and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Cal.) rounded out the top-3 with 122.79 points.
The Polar Bears return to the track this weekend as they compete in the 2017 Div. III Outdoor National Track & Field Championships.
USTFCCCA Power Rankings - Week 8
Tues., May 23
| Rank | School | Points |
| 1. | Washington (Mo.) | 173.89 |
| 2. | SUNY Geneseo | 144.95 |
| 3. | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Cal.) | 122.79 |
| 4. | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 105.05 |
| 5. | Nebraska Wesleyan | 92.44 |
| 6. | Williams (Mass.) | 86.73 |
| 7. | Wis.-Eau Claire | 82.35 |
| 8. | Aurora (Ill.) | 74.83 |
| 9. | Ohio Northern | 74.69 |
| 10. | Redlands (Cal.) | 72.52 |
| 11. | Emory (Ga.) | 67.51 |
| 12. | Wis.-Whitewater | 67.45 |
| 13. | Wartburg (Iowa) | 67.16 |
| 14. | Whitworth (Wash.) | 66.54 |
| 15. | MIT | 61.12 |
| 16. | UMass Boston | 60.94 |
| 17. | Concordia Moorhead (Minn.) | 57.54 |
| 18. | Carthage (Wis.) | 55.74 |
| 19. | Bates (Maine) | 51.59 |
| 20. | Illinois Wesleyan | 51.42 |
| 21. | George Fox (Ore.) | 49.30 |
| 22. | Wis.-Plateville | 47.95 |
| 23. | Misericordia | 45.79 |
| 24. | Rochester (N.Y.) | 45.31 |
| 25. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 45.02 |