Women's Outdoor Track & Field jumps two spots to No. 9 in fourth weekly USTFCCCA power rankings
By Caleb Scott
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's outdoor track and field team jumped two spots to No. 9 in the fourth weekly 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 third time this season after being ranked No. 5 and No. 10 in the first two weekly editions of the rankings.
ONU received 77.34 points in the rankings, while George Fox (Ore.) is ranked No. 1 with 160.73 points, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Cal.) was ranked second with 129.07 points and Williams (Mass.) rounded out the top-3 with 107.98 points.
The Polar Bears return to action this weekend as they host the 2018 Outdoor Ohio Athletic Conference Championships at Kerscher Stadium on Friday and Saturday.
USTFCCCA Power Rankings - Week 4
Apr. 24, 2018
| Rank | School | Pts. | Last Week |
| 1. | George Fox (Ore.) | 160.73 | 2 |
| 2. | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Cal.) | 129.07 | 3 |
| 3. | Williams (Mass.) | 107.98 | 1 |
| 4. | Emory (Ga.) | 107.08 | 6 |
| 5. | UMass Boston | 106.12 | 10 |
| 6. | Wis.-Eau Claire | 104.18 | 4 |
| 7. | Whitworth (Wash.) | 103.42 | 5 |
| 8. | Oberlin | 88.30 | 14 |
| 9. | Ohio Northern | 77.34 | 11 |
| 10. | MIT | 76.19 | 13 |
| 11. | Otterbein | 75.99 | 22 |
| 12. | Washington (Mo.) | 74.73 | 7 |
| 13. | Redlands (Cal.) | 66.95 | 23 |
| 14. | Trinity (Tex.) | 61.50 | 40 |
| 15. | Illinois Wesleyan | 54.06 | 20 |
| 16. | Brockport (N.Y.) | 52.64 | 18 |
| 17. | Nebraska Wesleyan | 51.68 | 9 |
| 18. | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 50.31 | 8 |
| 19. | SUNY Geneseo | 48.73 | 15 |
| 20. | Dubuque (Iowa) | 47.80 | 12 |
| 21. | Tufts (Mass.) | 46.47 | 31 |
| 22. | Wis.-LaCrosse | 44.78 | 51 |
| 23. | Carthage (Wis.) | 44.24 | 16 |
| 24. | Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) | 41.88 | 58 |
| 25. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 41.18 | 17 |