Men's Outdoor Track & Field drops two spots in third weekly USTFCCCA power rankings
April 19, 2017
By Caleb Scott
ADA —The Ohio Northern men's outdoor track and field team fell two spots to No. 34 in the third weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association power rankings, released Tuesday, Apr. 18.
The Polar Bears (51-14 overall) are coming off of a fourth place finish at the All-Ohio Championships.
ONU received 34.44 points in the rankings.
Wis-LaCrosse took the top spot with 157.29 points, while Rowan (N.J.) came in second with 129.12 points and North Central (Ill.) rounded out the top-3 with 123.70 points.
The Polar Bears will return to action Saturday, Apr. 22 as they host the annual Polar Bear Invitational at Kerscher Stadium.
USTFCCCA Power Rankings - Week 3
Tues., Apr. 19
| Rank | School | Points |
| 1. | Wis.-LaCrosse | 157.29 |
| 2. | Rowan (N.J.) | 129.12 |
| 3. | North Central (Ill.) | 123.70 |
| 4. | Aurora (Ill.) | 105.36 |
| 5. | SUNY Cortland | 101.94 |
| 6. | Wis.-Whitewater | 93.88 |
| 7. | Occidental (Cal.) | 93.61 |
| 8. | Benedictine (Ill.) | 92.95 |
| 9. | Wis.-Stevens Point | 86.21 |
| 10. | Wis.-Plateville | 81.81 |
| 11. | MIT |
80.43 |
| 12. | Monmouth (Ill.) | 75.67 |
| 13. | Wis.-Eau Claire | 73.80 |
| 14. | Augustana (Ill.) | 67.74 |
| 15. | Tufts (Mass.) | 62.54 |
| 16. | Wesley (Del.) | 61.07 |
| 17. | Mount Union | 54.67 |
| 18. | Pomona-Pitzer (Cal.) | 53.84 |
| 19. | Wis.-Stout | 52.60 |
| 20. | Widener (Pa.) | 52.13 |
| 21. | Wis.-Oshkosh | 51.08 |
| 22. | Penn St.-Behrend | 49.92 |
| 23. | Linfield (Ore.) | 42.74 |
| 24. | Williams (Mass.) | 39.49 |
| 25. | George Fox (Ore.) | 38.53 |
| 26. | Ramapo (N.J.) | 38.32 |
| 27. | Calvin (Mich.) | 37.68 |
| 28. | Hamline (Minn.) | 37.29 |
| 29. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 36.12 |
| 30. | St. John Fisher (N.Y.) | 35.57 |
| 31. | Stockton (N.J.) | 35.49 |
| 32. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 34.97 |
| 33. | La Verne (Cal.) | 34.68 |
| 34. | Ohio Northern | 34.44 |
| 35. | Central (Iowa) | 34.14 |