Men's Cross Country picked to finish third in OAC Coaches Preseason Polls
August 21, 2025
By Marissa Myers
ADA – The Ohio Northern men's cross country team was picked to finish third in the 2025 Ohio Athletic Conference Preseason Polls conducted by the league's nine head coaches.
Ohio Northern received 49 points in the poll.
Mount Union was picked to finish first with 62 points and six first place votes, Otterbein was picked second with 55 points and two first place votes and Baldwin Wallace was fourth with 47 points and one first place vote.
In 2024, ONU was 99-34 overall and were third at the OAC Championships.
The Polar Bears will open their 2025 season on Aug. 29 at the Bluffton Beaver Dam Invitational under 17th-year head coach Jason Maus.
OAC Men's Coaches Preseason Poll
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Points |
| 1. | Mount Union (6) | 62 |
| 2. | Otterbein (2) | 55 |
| 3. | Ohio Northern | 49 |
| 4. | Baldwin Wallace (1) | 47 |
| 5. | Wilmington | 31 |
| 6. | Capital | 30 |
| 7. | Heidelberg | 27 |
| 8. | Muskingum | 12 |
| 9. | Marietta | 11 |