October 25, 2009

Wesley Moves Up to No. 3

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MINNEAPOLIS - The Wesley College football team moved up to third in the latest Top 25 rankings released by D3football.com.

The Wolverines were able to move up after a 34-7 win over visiting Webber International and a loss by last week's No. 3, Wheaton (Ill.) to North Central (Ill.).

Wesley now trails just top ranked Mount Union and No. 2 UW-Whitewater in the rankings.  The Purple Raiders received 19 first place votes, while UW-Whitewater garned the remaining six.

After the Wolverines, the next three teams in the rankings all moved up a spot as well.  St. John's (Minn.) checks in at No. 4, followed by Linfield and Central. 

North Central moved up to No. 9 after their win over Wheaton (Ill.), who dropped to 14th.

Wesley hosts Salisbury in the Route 13 Rivalry on October 31 at 1:00 PM.