NEW ORLEANS – The Ouachita men's and women's track & field teams have both been ranked in the top 10 regionally by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for their efforts so far this season.
 
The women's team is ranked fourth in the central region with a Track & Field Rating Index of 473.17 points. The Tiger women are the second-highest ranked team in the region rankings from the Great American Conference, just one spot behind Harding with 479.58 points. Oklahoma Baptist ranks sixth (442.56 points) to round out the GAC teams in the central region top 10.
 
On the men's side, Ouachita ranks eighth in the central region with a TFRI total of 293.14 points. The men join the women as the second-highest ranked team among GAC members in the region rankings. The Tiger men are part of three GAC teams in the central region top 10, sitting in between second-ranked Harding and ninth-ranked Oklahoma Baptist.
 
In the USTFCCCA Conference TFRI rankings, Ouachita's women's team ranks first in the GAC with a total of 1231.22 points. The men rank fourth in the GAC with a TFRI score of 787.01.
 
These are the first set of rankings of the season from the USTFCCCA.
 
The Tigers will be back in action this weekend competing at two meets. One squad will head to Oxford, Mississippi to compete in the Ole Miss Joe Walker Invitational on April 4-5, and another group will head to Searcy, Arkansas to take part in Harding's Bryan Phillips Open on Sunday, April 6.