Dragons crack Top 20 with 11 spot leap

Tiffin University's women's outdoor track and field squad jumped 11 spots in the latest national poll.
Tiffin University's women's outdoor track and field squad jumped 11 spots in the latest national poll.

A strong showing at the Emory Invitational certainly caught the attention of the national raters in the latest women's outdoor national poll.

The Dragons jumped 11 spots to crack the Top 20, settling in at 19th. It is the highest showing so far for the Lady Dragons coming off their first place finish in Atlanta, Georgia.

Grand Valley State was tops in the country with 167.89 points, followed by San Francisco State with 148.64. The Dragons are the highest ranked G-MAC school with 61.71 points. Walsh is next on the list in 48th.

Tiffin was picked 3rd in the G-MAC preseason outdoor poll, and finished the indoor season ranked 24th in the nation.

For the complete poll, click HERE.