Men's Track & Field predicted to finish fourth during outdoor season in OAC Coaches Preseason Poll

By Blake Moore

| 2019 OAC Outdoor Track & Field Polls (.pdf) |

ADA — The Ohio Northern men's track and field program was tabbed for a fourth-place finish in the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 2019 outdoor season in the annual OAC Coaches Preseason Poll, the league announced Friday morning.

The Polar Bears ended fourth after receiving 57 total points from the league's 10 head coaches.

Reigning OAC Champion Mount Union stood atop the poll with 79 points and seven first-place votes. Otterbein claimed second with 74 points and two first-place votes, and John Carroll rounded out the top-three programs with 66 points and the final first-place vote.

Last season, the men's track and field program posted a 36-16 outdoor record and ended third at the 2018 OAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with 95 points. Mount Union won the title with 212 points while John Carroll ended second with 162 points.

During the 2019 indoor campaign, ONU registered a 22-10 overall record and took fourth at the 2019 OAC Indoor Track & Field Championships inside the ONU Sports Center in February.

The Polar Bears will open the outdoor season on Saturday, March 23 when they compete at the Muskingum Invitational. 

2019 Men's Outdoor Track & Field OAC Coaches Preseason Poll

March 15, 2019