Women's Indoor Track & Field selected to finish first in OAC Coaches Poll

Women's Indoor Track & Field selected to finish first in OAC Coaches Poll
December 14, 2017

By Caleb Scott

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ADA — The Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team has been picked finish first in the Ohio Athletic Conference standings in a poll voted on by the leagues 10 head coaches, released Friday morning.

The Polar Bears received 77 votes in the poll, including six of the 10 first place votes.

Mount Union finished second in the poll with 73 points and the four remaining first place votes, while Otterbein rounded out the top-3 with 67 points.

The Polar Bears were narrowly edged by the Purple Raiders at the indoor OAC Championships a season ago.

Northern is set to open its 2018 campaign on Friday, Jan. 19 as it competes in the OAC Split Meet, hosted by Baldwin Wallace.

OAC Coaches Poll

Dec. 15, 2017

Rank School Points (First Place Votes
1. Ohio Northern 77 (6)
2. Mount Union 73 (4)
3. Otterbein 67
4. John Carroll 55
5. Baldwin Wallace 48
6. Heidelberg 40
7. Capital 39
8. Muskingum 23
9. Marietta 19
10. Wilmington 9