Monmouth Selected as Men’s and Women’s Favorite in MAAC Indoor Track & Field Preseason Polls
EDISON, NJ (Nov. 27, 2019) – Defending MAAC champion Monmouth University was selected as the men's and women's indoor track & field preseason favorite, as voted on by the league's head coaches.
The Monmouth men's team swept the poll with a total of 64 points and all first-place votes. The Hawks have won five MAAC Men's Indoor Championship Titles since their introduction to the MAAC in 2013.
Rider University (56 points) was tabbed second behind Monmouth after the team's second place finish at The Armory New Balance Track & Field Center last year, while Iona College (46) rounds out the top three. Manhattan College (41) was voted in fourth place and in fifth place was Siena College with 30 points.
Marist College received 25 points, placing them in sixth, followed by Saint Peter's University in seventh (15) and Canisius College (11) closed out the preseason poll.
Last year's championship marked the last indoor championship for Monmouth's Director/Head Coach of Cross Country and Track & Field Joe Compagni of 24 years before his retirement. Monmouth's program is now being led by their new Director/Head Coach of Cross Country and Track & Field Mike Nelson.
On the women's side, Monmouth received a total of 79 points. The Hawks have won six MAAC Women's Indoor Titles, one for every year they've been in the conference. Monmouth's lowest margin-of-victory was last year's performance against Rider by 54.5 points.
Rider claimed second with 74 points and Manhattan (58) placed third to close the top three. Quinnipiac (56) earned fourth place, while Iona came in fifth place with 46 points.
Marist (35) was picked sixth, followed by Siena (28) in seventh, Saint Peter's (15) in eighth and Canisius receiving 14 points to round out the poll.
The
2020 MAAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships will take place on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22-23, hosted by Manhattan College at the New Balance Armory Track and Field Center in New York, New York for the 17
th consecutive year.
| Men's Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll (First Place Votes) |
| Monmouth (8) |
64 |
| Rider |
56 |
| Iona |
46 |
| Manhattan |
41 |
| Siena |
30 |
| Marist |
25 |
| Saint Peter's |
15 |
| Canisius |
11 |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll (First Place Votes) |
| Monmouth (7) |
79 |
| Rider (2) |
74 |
| Manhattan |
58 |
| Quinnipiac |
56 |
| Iona |
46 |
| Marist |
35 |
| Siena |
28 |
| Saint Peter's |
15 |
| Canisius |
14 |
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 39th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.