Men's Outdoor Track & Field ranked No. 30 in first weekly USTFCCCA power rankings
April 5, 2017
By Caleb Scott
ADA —The Ohio Northern men's outdoor track and field team is ranked No. 30 in the first weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association power rankings, released Tuesday, Apr. 4.
The Polar Bears (31-7 overall) are coming off of a second place finish at the Centre (Ky.) Invitational.
ONU received 37.88 points in the rankings.
Wis-LaCrosse took the top spot with 157.36 points, while North Central (Ill.) came in second with 123.77 points and Rowan (N.J.) rounded out the top-3 with 119.17 points.
The Polar Bears will return to action Saturday, Apr. 8 as they travel to Delaware to compete in the Ohio Wesleyan Marv Frye Invitational.
USTFCCCA Power Rankings - Week 1
Tues., Apr. 4
| Rank | School | Points |
| 1. | Wis.-LaCrosse | 157.36 |
| 2. | North Central (Ill.) | 123.77 |
| 3. | Rowan (N.J.) | 119.17 |
| 4. | Aurora (Ill.) | 99.08 |
| 5. | Occidental (Cal.) | 98.84 |
| 6. | Wis.-Plateville | 87.93 |
| 7. | Wis.-Eau Claire | 86.82 |
| 8. | Wis.-Whitewater | 85.41 |
| 9. | Wis.-Stevens Point | 84.61 |
| 10. | Monmouth (Ill.) | 78.99 |
| 11. | MIT | 78.82 |
| 12. | SUNY Cortland | 78.11 |
| 13. | Augustana (Ill.) | 72.09 |
| 14. | Widener (Pa.) | 64.53 |
| 15. | Wis.-Stout | 62.58 |
| 16. | Wesley (Del.) | 58.42 |
| 17. | Penn St.-Behrend | 55.46 |
| 18. | Mount Union | 54.50 |
| 19. | Wis.-Oshkosh | 51.66 |
| 20. | Hamline (Minn.) | 48.50 |
| 21. | Linfield (Ore.) | 45.89 |
| 22. | Calvin (Mich.) | 44.71 |
| 23. | St. John Fisher (N.Y.) | 43.99 |
| 24. | Stockton (N.J.) | 43.17 |
| 25. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 40.82 |
| 26. | Ramapo (N.J.) | 40.28 |
| 27. | Tufts (Mass.) | 40.00 |
| 28. | Pomona-Pitzer (Cal.) | 39.08 |
| 29. | SUNY Geneseo | 38.26 |
| 30. | Ohio Northern | 37.88 |