Women's Outdoor Track & Field ranked No. 10 in fifth weekly USTFCCCA power rankings
By Caleb Scott
ADA — For the fourth time in five weeks, the Ohio Northern women's outdoor track and field team was ranked in the top-10 in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) power rankings, released on Tuesday evening.
The Polar Bears are ranked in the top-10 for the fourth time this season after being ranked No. 5 and No. 10 in the first two weekly editions, and most recently No. 9 in the fourth weekly edition of the rankings.
ONU received 72.09 points in the rankings, while Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Cal.) is ranked No. 1 with 159.07 points, George Fox (Ore.) was ranked second with 130.87 points and Williams (Mass.) rounded out the top-3 with 108.08 points.
The Polar Bears will take a week off before returning to action at the Dr. Keeler Invitational at North Central (Ill.) from MAy 10-11.
USTFCCCA Power Rankings - Week 5
May 1, 2018
| Rank | School | Pts. | Last Week |
| 1. | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Cal.) | 159.07 | 2 |
| 2. | George Fox (Ore.) | 130.87 | 1 |
| 3. | Williams (Mass.) | 108.08 | 3 |
| 4. | UMass Boston | 107.93 | 5 |
| 5. | Emory (Ga.) | 98.89 | 4 |
| 6. | Oberlin | 92.99 | 8 |
| 7. | Washington (Mo.) | 91.76 | 12 |
| 8. | Wis.-Eau Claire | 82.83 | 6 |
| 9. | Whitworth (Wash.) | 77.06 | 7 |
| 10. | Ohio Northern | 72.09 | 9 |
| 11. | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 68.35 | 18 |
| t12. | Redlands (Cal.) | 68.32 | 13 |
| t12. | MIT | 68.32 | 10 |
| 14. | Nebraska Wesleyan | 64.42 | 17 |
| 15. | Carthage (Wis.) | 63.28 | 23 |
| 16. | Otterbein | 62.51 | 11 |
| 17. | Tufts (Mass.) | 61.71 | 21 |
| 18. | Brockport (N.Y.) | 59.93 | 16 |
| 19. | Trinity (Tex.) | 56.38 | 14 |
| 20. | Dubuque (Iowa) | 52.74 | 20 |
| 21. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 51.38 | 25 |
| 22. | SUNY Geneseo | 50.22 | 19 |
| 23. | Illinois Wesleyan | 45.89 | 15 |
| 24. | Wis.-LaCrosse | 44.79 | 22 |
| 25. | Wis.-Whitewater | 44.63 | 30 |