Alabama Men's Track Entrenched at No. 21 in Rankings
3/11/2003 12:00:00 AM
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Upon release of this week's Trackwire Online Top 25, the University of Alabama men's track team found itself in the No. 21 position for the second straight week.
The Tide will look to improve its ranking this weekend as Latonel Williams and Peter Etoot head to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the 2003 NCAA Indoor Championships. Etoot will be competing in the 800m run while Williams qualified for the 60m sprint and the 200m dash.
Alabama is joined by nine other SEC schools in the rankings. Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina and LSU occupy the top four spots while Auburn and Tennessee check in at sixth and seventh. Kentucky and Mississippi State are at the Nos. 12 and 13 with Georgia ranked No. 25 to close out the SEC's representation in the Top 25.
The NCAA Indoor Championships are scheduled to begin Friday, March 14 and will wrap up on Saturday.
2003 Trackwire Top 25
3/11/03 (Indoor)
The Trackwire 25 for Men, including team rankings and projected national meet scores:
1. Arkansas, 59
2. Florida, 39
3. South Carolina, 38
=4. LSU, 31
=4. Nebraska, 31
6. Auburn, 25
7. Tennessee, 21
8. Stanford, 20
9. Ohio State, 19
=10. Eastern Michigan, 18
=10. TCU, 18
12. Kentucky, 17
13. Mississippi State, 16
14. Missouri, 15
=15. Purdue, 14
=15. Notre Dame, 14
=17. UCLA, 13
=17. Villanova, 13
=17. USC, 13
20. Texas, 12
=21. Alabama, 10
=21. Washington, 10
=21. Southern-Baton Rouge 10
=21. Kansas, 10
=25. Georgia, 9
=25. Michigan, 9
