Women's Outdoor Track & Field picked to win OAC Title in 2018
March 15, 2018
By Caleb Scott
| Outdoor Track & Field Coaches Poll (.pdf) |
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's track and field team was picked to win the Ohio Athletic Conference outdoor title in the preseason coaches poll voted on by the leagues 10 head coaches.
The Polar Bears received 81 points and five first place votes in the poll.
Mount Union was picked to finish second with 69 points and three first place votes, while Otterbein rounded out the top-3 with 65 points and the final two first place votes.
Northern won the team title last season for the first time in eight years.
OAC Coaches Preseason Poll
Thursday, Mar. 15, 2018
| Rank | School | Points (First Place Votes) |
| 1. | Ohio Northern | 81 (5) |
| 2. | Mount Union | 69 (3) |
| 3. | Otterbein | 65 (2) |
| 4. | John Carroll | 60 |
| 5. | Baldwin Wallace | 44 |
| 6. | Heidelberg | 42 |
| 7. | Capital | 36 |
| 8. | Muskingum | 24 |
| 9. | Wilmington | 20 |
| 10. | Marietta | 9 |