Men's Outdoor Track & Field picked to finish second in OAC preseason coaches poll
March 16, 2017
By Caleb Scott
| OAC Coaches Poll |
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's outdoor track and field team was selected to finish second in the Ohio Athletic Conference coaches preseason poll, voted on by the leagues 10 head coaches.
The Polar Bears received 73 points in the poll, while taking one first place vote.
Mount Union was picked to win with 81 points and the remaining nine first place votes, while Otterbein and John Carroll were picked to tie for third with 61 points.
Northern will open its 2017 campaign as it competes in the Muskie Duals at Muskingum University under 8th-year head coach Jason Maus.
OAC Coaches Preseason Poll
Friday, Mar. 17, 2017
| Rank | School | Points (First Place Votes) |
| 1. | Mount Union | 81 (9) |
| 2. | Ohio Northern | 73 (1) |
| 3. | Otterbein | 61 |
| John Carroll | 61 | |
| 5. | Heidelberg | 44 |
| 6. | Baldwin Wallace | 41 |
| 7. | Capital | 35 |
| 8. | Wilmington | 21 |
| 9. | Marietta | 20 |
| 10. | Muskingum | 10 |