Gopher Men Ranked #8 in NCAA Division I

Thanks to the fleet half-miling of Harun Abda and David Pachuta, the Univesity of Minnesota men's track and field team finds itself in the top-10 of the laterst NCAA Division I indoor track rankings.

Rising ten places in a week, the Gophers are now tabbed as the #8 team in the country, and the top-ranked Big Ten men's squad.

Southeastern Conference powers Arkansas, Florida, and LSU occupy the top three spots in the rankings. Big Ten foes Indiana and Nebraska follow the Gophers as the #10 and #11 ranked squads.

The Gopher women are tabbed as the #90 team in D1. Oregon, LSU, and Arkansas lead the women's rankings; #15 Ohio State is the top-ranked Big Ten women's program.

Division II ... The Minnesota State, Moorhead and Minnesota State, Mankato men's programs are ranked #19 and #20, respectively, in the latest NCAA Division II rankings.

No Minnesota D2 women's programs cracked the top-25.

Division III ... New NCAA Division III rankings will be released later today, HERE. Last week, the University of St. Thomas men ranked #8, with rivals Hamline tabbed as the #21 team in D3.

No Minnesota D3 women's programs cracked the top-25.