READING, Pa. (Indoor Track & Field) – The 2022 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships are set for Friday, Feb. 25 through Saturday, Feb. 26 at Alvernia University's The Flynn PLEX. This will be the second year the championships are held on Alvernia’s campus since 2019 due to the cancellation of the 2020 championships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The conference championship will begin on Friday at 2 p.m. Day two will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Medals will be given out both evenings for completed events. (Full schedule of events)

The Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen and Messiah Falcons men’s teams and the Misericordia Cougars women’s team were selected as the favorites in the MAC Indoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Coaches’ Polls conducted among track & field coaches.

For directions to the site of competition, go to the championship central page. Live results and live video coverage can be followed throughout the duration of the championship.

Due to the nature of this championship and the amount of competing student-athletes in the facility, the MAC and Alvernia will be limiting spectators for each of the two sessions. Tickets are on sale online now here and will be available until the event is sold out. Tickets will not be available on site.

Also, proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test will be required by all spectators when they arrive with their ticket. Examples of what will be accepted are included in the memo. Masks are required.

The Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen and the Messiah Falcons were selected atop the 2022 MAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Coaches’ Poll both with six first-place votes for 181 points. Widener came in third with three first-place votes and 172 points. Stevens (151 points) and DeSales (147 points) rounded out the top-five of the poll. (Full poll can be viewed below)
 

2022 MAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Coaches' Poll
Rank	Team	Points	(1st Place Votes)
t1	Lebanon Valley	181	(6)
t1	Messiah	181	(6)
3	Widener	172	(3)
4	Stevens	151
5	DeSales	147
6	Stevenson	140
7	York	115
8	King's	91
9	Misericordia	86
10	Delaware Valley	82
t11	Alvernia	70
t11	Eastern	70
13	Albright	39
14	Hood	31
15	Arcadia	19

The Misericordia Cougars were picked as the favorite in the 2022 MAC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Coaches’ Poll with ten first-place votes for 190 points. Lebanon Valley was ranked second with 176 points and two first-place votes. Messiah came in third with 164 points and three first palace votes. Widener (160 points) and Stevens (154) rounded out the top-five of the poll. (Full poll can be viewed below)

2022 MAC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Coaches' Poll

Rank	Team	Points	(1st Place Votes)
1	Misericordia	190	(10)
2	Lebanon Valley	176	(2)
3	Messiah	164	(3)
4	Widener	160
5	Stevens	154
6	Alvernia	124
7	York	113
8	Eastern	103
9	Stevenson	87
10	DeSales	85
11	King's	73
12	Arcadia	51
13	Delaware Valley	41
14	Hood	33
15	Albright	21

2020 Team Results
The Stevens Ducks won their first MAC men’s indoor title with 136 points. Widener finished in second with 125 points. The rest of the teams finished in respective order: 3. Stevenson (120) 4. DeSales (73) 5. Lebanon Valley (72) 6. King’s (62) 7. Eastern (48) 8. Messiah (47) 9. Alvernia (31) 10. Misericordia (12) 11. Hood (8) 12. Delaware Valley (3) 13. Albright (2) 14. Arcadia (1).

The Eastern Eagles won their first MAC women’s indoor title in program history. The Eagles collected 144.5 points in 2020. The rest of the teams finished in respective order: 2. Messiah (137) 3. Misericordia (116) 4. Widener (82) 5. Stevens (76) 6. Stevenson (55.5) 7. Lebanon Valley (40) 8. Alvernia (31) 9. DeSales (24) 9. King’s (24) 11. Albright (8) 12. Arcadia (2).

National Top-20 Times/Marks
The MAC has 10 NCAA Division III top-20 times/marks heading into the conference championship. The top-20 times/marks can be seen below.

800-Meter Run
Women: 1. Esther Seeland (Messiah), 2:05.39

Mile Run
Women: 4. Esther Seeland (Messiah), 4:52.25

3,000 Meters
Women: 12. Esther Seeland (Messiah), 9:54.15

60-Meter Hurdles
Women: 13. Laura Matthews (Stevens), 8.88 seconds

High Jump
Men: 17. Valiant McKee (Widener), 2.03m

Long Jump
Women: 20. Sarah Wagner (Misericordia), 5.58m

Shot Put
Men: Justin Le Cadre (King’s), 15.74m

Weight Throw
Men: 1. Alex Kristeller (Widener), 19.54m; 14. Jackie Ni (DeSales), 17.95m
Women: 19. Brenna Karnish (Misericordia), 16.51m