Men's Lacrosse picked to repeat as Co-Champions in 2019 OAC coaches poll
By Tim Glon
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team has been picked to repeat as Co-Champions in the Ohio Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll in voting conducted by the league's 10 head coaches.
The Polar Bears received 75 points and six of the 10 first place votes in the poll.
John Carroll was also picked as a Co-Champion with 75 points and the otehr four first place votes, while Baldwin Wallace was picked to finish third with 68 points.
The Polar Bears return all 10 starters, nine All-Conference honorees and its top 13 scorers from last year's squad that went 14-3 and shared the OAC Regular Season title with JCU with a 7-1 league record.
Northern will open its 2019 campaign under fourth-year head coach Nat St. Laurent on Feb. 16 with a home game against Elmhurst (Ill.) at Noon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
OAC Preseason Coaches Poll
Feb. 13, 2019
| Rank | Team | Points (First Place Votes) |
| 1. | Ohio Northern | 75 (6) |
| John Carroll | 75 (4) | |
| 3. | Baldwin Wallace | 68 |
| 4. | Capital | 59 |
| 5. | Otterbein | 44 |
| 6. | Mount Union | 42 |
| 7. | Muskingum | 31 |
| 8. | Heidelberg | 22 |
| 9. | Wilmington | 19 |
| 10. | Marietta | 16 |