The Panthers have slipped from No. 7 to No. 9 in the weekly USTFCCCA Midwest Regional poll.

The Panthers have returned right back to where they were two weeks ago after last weekend’s performances at the Iowa State Classic, Indiana Hoosier Hills Meet and the Tyson Invitational.

The Panthers also have three team members ranking in the top fifty.

Red-shirt junior Zye Boey is currently ranked No. 4 in the 200-meter dash and No. 24 in the 60-meter dash. Boey finished a season-low fifth place during last weekend’s Tyson Invitational in the 200-meter dash.

Red-shirt freshman Mick Viken currently ranks No. 25 in the men’s pole vault event. Viken is currently tied for holding Eastern’s all-time indoor record with a mark of 17 feet, 1 inch.

Junior Tyler Carter is also ranked No. 42 in the nation in the long jump event. Carter took first place at last weekend’s Iowa State Classic.

The Panthers have 15 total athletes ranked in the Midwest region, with Zye Boey leading the Midwest in the 200-meter dash.

Oklahoma remains in the top spot in the region, followed by Nebraska.

Minnesota jumped two spots to take the No. 3 spot, followed by Iowa and Illinois. The Big Ten conference has three teams in the top ten, while the Big 12 holds four of the top 10, including the top two spots.

Making the biggest jump of the week is Oral Roberts of the Summit League. The Golden Eagles jumped four spots to enter the top ten at No. 10.

Oral Roberts has seven team members ranked in the region’s top 15 in their respective events, with five of them being in the top five. Sophomore Jack Whitt is the region’s No. 1 pole vaulter, who cleared 17-feet, 9-inches last month.

Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-7944 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu