New Orleans, La. – The Minnesota State women’s indoor track and field team was ranked first for the fourth straight week in the recent poll conducted by the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association.

The Mavericks are one of five teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in the poll. Minnesota Duluth is ranked #4, St. Cloud State came in at #12, Winona State is ranked #15, and Northern State is ranked #22.

MSU will send seven Mavericks to the NCAA Championships in Houston, Tex., beginning March 13.

Rank School Region Points
1 Minnesota State Central 278.68
2 Grand Valley State Midwest 277.15
3 Ashland Midwest 274.08
4 Minnesota Duluth Central 264.82
5 Central Missouri South Central 261.53
6 Adams State Central 260.66
7 Western State College of Colorado Central 258.83
8 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Atlantic 254.35
9 Hillsdale Midwest 250.64
10 Nebraska-Kearney Central 249.69
11 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Atlantic 247.34
12 St. Cloud State Central 240.11
13 Lewis Midwest 239.78
14 California State, Los Angeles West 239.46
15 Winona State Central 237.73
16 Northwest Nazarene West 237.32
17 Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Atlantic 236.93
18 Pittsburg State South Central 231.69
19 Northern Michigan Midwest 229.36
20 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Atlantic 228.33
21 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Atlantic 227.14
22 Northern State Central 223.68
23 Abilene Christian South Central 220.34
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