Messiah and Misericordia named favorites in 2023 MAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Pre-Championship Coaches' Polls

4/28/2023 11:00:00 AM

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YORK, Pa. (Outdoor Track & Field) – The 2023 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships are set for May 4-6 at York College of Pennsylvania.  

Live results will be on the championship central page during the championship. There will be no live video coverage of the event.

Tickets are available for spectators to purchase on site. Attendance is free on Thursday. For Friday and Saturday, adult tickets are $5, senior citizen tickets are $4, student tickets are $2, and children under the age of six are free all weekend. 

2023 MAC Championship t-shirts will be available to purchase on site. Championship merchandise features pastel mint performance t-shirts that will be available in short ($18) and long ($20) sleeves. 

Messiah was picked as the favorite in the 2023 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Coaches' Poll with six first place votes for 215 points. Widener, the two-time defending champion, was selected to finish second with seven first-place votes for 210 points. Lebanon Valley was picked to finish third and received three first-place votes for 208 points.
 
2023 MAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Coaches' Poll
Rank Team Points (1st Place Votes)
1 Messiah 215 (6)
2 Widener 210 (7)
3 Lebanon Valley 208 (3)
4 Stevenson 166
5 York (Pa.) 165
6 DeSales 158
7 Stevens (SIT) 147
8 King's 126
T9 Hood 110
T9 Misericordia 110
11 FDU - Florham 80
12 Delaware Valley 74
13 Alvernia 55
14 Arcadia 43
15 Eastern 41
16 Albright 21
 
Misericordia, the defending champions, were picked as favorites in the 2023 MAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Coaches’ Poll with five first-place votes for 211 points. Widener was a close second with eight first-place votes for 210 points, while Stevens rounded out the top-three with two first-place votes for 204 points. Messiah, who has won eleven titles since 2006, received one first-place votes at No. 5 in the poll.
 
2023 MAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Pre-Championship Coaches' Poll
Rank Team Points (1st Place Votes)
1 Misericordia 211 (5)
2 Widener 210 (8)
3 Stevens (SIT) 204 (2)
4 Lebanon Valley 183
5 Messiah 174 (1)
6 DeSales 143
7 King's 128
8 Stevenson 127
9 York (Pa.) 123
10 Alvernia 115
11 Arcadia 83
12 Eastern 69
13 Delaware Valley 55
14 Hood 37
15 FDU - Florham 34
16 Albright 22
 
The MAC has 19 NCAA Division III top-20 times/marks heading into the conference championship. The top-20 times/marks can be seen below.

100-Meter Dash
Women: 13. Laura Mathews (Stevens), 12.01
200-Meter Dash
Women: 13. Laura Mathews (Stevens), 24.68
100-Meter Hurdles
Women: 4. Laura Mathews (Stevens), 14.03; 18. Julia Pena (York (Pa.)), 14.42
High Jump
Women: T7. Casey Allen (Misericordia), 1.68 meters
Pole Vault
Women: T9. Julia Pena (York (Pa.)), 3.80 meters
Long Jump
Women: 10. Shinelle Felix (Alvernia), 5.71 meters; T15. Julia Pena (York (Pa.)), 5.65 meters
Triple Jump
Men: 10. Brendan Provan (Messiah), 14.71 meters; 12. Myles Sams (Arcadia), 14.62 meters
Shot Put
Men: 11. Alden Littlefield (Widener), 16.38 meters; 20. Nathan Williams (Stevenson), 15.96 meters
Discus
Men: 17. Andrew Mott (York (Pa.)), 49.08 meters
Women: 8. Isabelle Meckes (DeSales), 44.81 meters
Hammer
Men: 1. Alex Kristeller (Widener), 64.19 meters; 5. Nathan Willaims (Stevenson), 59.51 meters; 7. Alden Littlefield (Widener), 58.91 meters
Women: 6. Brenna Karnish (Misericordia), 54.59 meters
Javelin
Women: 7. Alexandra Snyder (Misericordia), 42.35 meters