Men's Cross Country picked to repeat as OAC Champions in preseason Coaches Poll
August 26, 2016
By Caleb Scott
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's cross country team was selected to repeat as Ohio Athletic Conference champions in the 2016 OAC preseason coaches poll.
The Polar Bears finished 134-9 overall in 2015 and have five returning letterwinners that finished in the top-15 at last year's OAC Championships.
Northern finished first in the poll with 81 points and nine first place votes, while John Carroll finished second with 70 points and one first place vote and Mount Union rounded out the top three with 66 points.
ONU will open the 2016 campaign on Fri. at the Invitational 6k under 8th-year head coach Jason Maus.
Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Points |
| 1 | Ohio Northern (9) | 81 |
| 2 | John Carroll (1) | 70 |
| 3 | Mount Union | 66 |
| 4 | Otterbein | 59 |
| 5 | Baldwin Wallace | 45 |
| 6 | Heidelberg | 42 |
| 7 | Capital | 31 |
| 8 | Wilmington | 24 |
| 9 | Muskingum | 23 |
| 10 | Marietta | 9 |