The Eastern men’s track and field team has fallen two spots in this week’s Midwest Regional poll, falling from No. 7 to the No. 9 spot.

The first six spots in this week’s poll remain unchanged, with Missouri making the jump of the week, moving up five spots to No. 7. Kansas State also moved up one spot from No. 9 to No. 8. Moving down two spots in the rankings, Iowa State fell from No. 8 to No. 10, and Oklahoma State, last week’s No. 10, has fallen out of the top 10.

Eastern remains the only Ohio Valley Conference team in the Midwest Regional top 10, with the Big 12 Conference still leading the way with five teams, followed by the Big 10 with three teams.

A team outside the Midwest Regional top 10, but still climbing the rankings, is Oklahoma, who jumped five spots from No. 17 to No. 12.

Individually, red-shirt junior Zye Boey is tied for fourth in the nation in the 100-meter dash with junior D’Angelo Cherry of Mississippi State. Both runners hold a time of 10.15 seconds. Senior Gerald Phiri of Texas A&M leads the nation with a time of 10.06 seconds.

Boey also holds the fourth best time in the nation in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.66 seconds. Junior Maurice Mitchell of Florida State holds the nation’s top time at 20.36 seconds. Boey set both of his top times at the EIU Big Blue Classic last month.

After breaking his own school record last weekend, red-shirt freshman Mick Viken currently holds the No. 4 pole vault mark in the nation at 17-feet, 7.75-inches. Sophomore Jack Whitt of Oral Roberts holds the nation’s top jump at 18-feet, 4.5-inches.

Midwest Regional track team ranks

1. Nebraska

2. Minnesota

3. Iowa

4. Illinois

5. Kansas

6. Wichita State

7. Missouri

8. Kansas State

9. Eastern

10. Iowa State

Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-7944

or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.