Ohio Northern, under the direction of seventeenth-year Head Coach Jason Maus, has been picked by the league coaches to win the Ohio Athletic Conference Men’s Outdoor Track and Field title in 2026.
Ohio Northern received six of 9 first place votes to collect 62 points. Mount Union received three first place votes, with 59 points. Baldwin Wallace lands in the third spot with 49 points, followed by Otterbein with 43 points. Head coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting.
The Polar Bears won the OAC Tournament championship and advanced to the NCAA Division III Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
The Polar Bears will compete again on Friday, Feb. 6
th at Trine University.
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank |
School (1st Place Votes) |
Pts. |
| 1 |
Ohio Northern (6) |
62 |
| 2 |
Mount Union (3) |
59 |
| 3 |
Baldwin Wallace |
49 |
| 4 |
Otterbein |
43 |
| T5 |
Capital |
28 |
| T5 |
Heidelberg |
28 |
| 7 |
Wilmington |
27 |
| 8 |
Muskingum |
15 |
| 9 |
Marietta |
13 |