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BETHLEHEM, Pa. (Indoor Track & Field) – The 2019 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships are set for Friday, Feb. 22 through Saturday, Feb. 23 at Lehigh University’s Rauch Field House. The Stevenson Mustangs men’s team, and both the Messiah Falcons women’s and Misericordia Cougars women’s team were selected as the favorites in the MAC Indoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Coaches’ Polls conducted among the conference track & field coaches.
 
For directions to the site of competition go to the championship central page. Live results will also be available on the central page during the championship.
 
Admission prices to the 2019 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships can be found on the championship central page. Fans can purchase tickets at the gate. The ticket price also includes a heat sheet. There will no longer be printed programs, however the program information can now be accessed via the championship central page. There will be information at the site of competition on how to access the online program from your mobile device.
 
The Stevenson Mustangs were selected atop the 2019 MAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Coaches’ Poll with nine first-place votes for 140 points. Widener came in second with 133 points and four first-p/ace votes, and Messiah was fourth with 119 points. Eastern (110 points) and Lebanon Valley (95 points) rounded out the top-five of the poll. (Full poll can be viewed below)
 

2019 MAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Coaches' Poll
Rank	Team	Points	(1st Place Votes)
1	Stevenson	140	(9)
2	Widener	133	(4)
3	Messiah	119
4	Eastern	110
5	Lebanon Valley	95
6	Misericordia	92
7	DeSales	82
8	King's	71
9	Alvernia	44
10	Manhattanville	38
11	Delaware Valley	33
12	Albright	30
13	Hood	27

The Messiah Falcons and Misericordia Cougars were picked as the favorites in the 2019 MAC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Coaches’ Poll with both teams receiving six first-place votes for 135 points. Stevenson received one first-place vote and 124 points to ran third. Eastern (111 points) and Widener (98 points) round out the top-five of the poll. (Full poll can be viewed below)
 

2019 MAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Coaches' Poll
Rank	Team	Points	(1st Place Votes)
t1	Messiah	135	(6)
t1	Misericordia	135	(6)
3	Stevenson	124	(1)
4	Eastern	111
5	Widener	98
6	Lebanon Valley	96
7	King's	73
8	DeSales	69
9	Alvernia	54
10	Albright	42
11	Manhattanville	28
12	Delaware Valley	25
13	Hood	24

 
2018 Team Results
The Stevenson Mustangs won their first-ever MAC men’s indoor title with 164 points. Widener, who had won eight-straight titles, finished in second with 162 points. The rest of the teams finished in respective order: t3. Messiah (90), t3. Misericordia, 5. Eastern (59), 6. Lebanon Valley (51.5), 7. DeSales (39), 8. Delaware Valley (33), 9. King’s (21), 10. Albright (17.5), 11. Manhattanville (5), 12. Alvernia (3), Hood (2).
 
The Misericordia Cougars won their third MAC women’s indoor title in the last four years. The Cougars collected 150 points in 2018. The rest of the teams finished in respective order: 2. Stevenson (125), 3. Messiah (109), 4. Widener (103), Eastern (79.5), 6. Lebanon Valley (56.5), 7. DeSales (41.5), 8. King’s (35), 9. Alvernia (21), 10. Manhattanville (9), 11. Hood (6), 12. Delaware Valley (3), 13. Albright (2.5).
 
National Top-20 Times/Marks
The MAC has 15 NCAA Division III top-20 times/marks heading into the conference championship. The top-20 times/marks can be seen below.
 
60-Meter Dash
Men: t9. Dereck Davis (Stevenson), 6.90 seconds
 
800-Meter Run
Women: 4. Esther Seeland (Messiah), 2:11.70
 
3,000 Meters
Women: 10. Clare Schoen (Misericordia), 9:59.58
 
5,000 Meters
Women: 11. Clare Schoen (Misericordia, 17:14.41
 
Distance Medley Relay
Women: 18. Eastern (12:22.26); 20. Messiah (12:26.08)
 
High Jump
Men: 15. Valiant McKee (Widener), 2.04 meters
Women: t9. Taylor Wiederrecht (Messiah), 1.68 meters
 
Long Jump
Men: 19. Evan Wildermuth (Eastern), 7.04 meters
Women: 10. Nicole Weenink (Eastern), 5.63 meters; 13. Kimberly Hammond (Stevenson), 5.60 meters

Shot Put
Women: 10. Jill Korgeski (King’s), 13.74 meters
 
Heptathlon
Men: 9. Ritchie Case (Stevenson), 4,781 points
 
Pentathlon
Women: 4. Taylor Wiederrecht (Messiah), 3,472 points; 10. Reilly Wagner (Misericordia), 3,378 points