Men’s Indoor Track & Field selected to finish 4th by OAC coaches
By Bud Denega
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team was selected fourth in the preseason coaches poll released Friday. The Polar Bears garnered 55 points.
Mount Union was tabbed as the favorite, collecting 78 points and six of the 10 first-place votes. John Carroll received the other four first-place votes to go alongside its 75 points, and Otterbein rounded out the top three with 65 points.
Northern has already competed once this season at the Findlay Invitational last weekend. The Polar Bears are back in action when they host the Larry Cole Friday Nite Invite Jan. 24.
Coaches Poll
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Points |
| 1. | Mount Union (6) | 78 |
| 2. | John Carroll (4) | 75 |
| 3. | Otterbein | 65 |
| 4. | Ohio Northern | 55 |
| 5. | Baldwin Wallace | 45 |
| 6. | Heidelberg | 41 |
| 7. | Marietta | 31 |
| 8. | Wilmington | 28 |
| 9. | Capital | 20 |
| 10. | Muskingum | 12 |
