The league's coaches expect Tiffin to continue rolling from indoor momentum while topping the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Coaches Poll presented by Under Armour that was released Friday.
The Dragons won the men's indoor track and field season and went on to place third as a team at the NCAA DII Championships, the highest-placement in league history.
For the outdoor season, Tiffin corralled 10 of the possible 13 first-place votes and had a total of 141 points in the balloting.
The Dragons flashed their dominance in the sprints and relays at the indoor championship meet. The program's depth in the throws cage and also in the jumping events makes Jeremy Croy's group one of the deepest in Division II.
NCAA indoor champion Jonte Baker is the speediest man in Division II after winning the 60-meter dash going up against the nation's best.
After placing two national champions (Austin Combs, Eldred Henry) during the indoor season, Findlay was voted second by the coaches with three first-place votes. The Oilers tallied 130 overall in the balloting.
Great Midwest Men's Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Coaches Poll presented by Under Armour
- Tiffin (10 first-place votes) - 141
- Findlay (3 first-place votes) - 130
- Walsh - 116
- Hillsdale - 112
- Malone - 109
- Cedarville - 88
- Alderson Broaddus - 75
- Ohio Dominican - 65
- (tie) Davis & Elkins - 50
(tie) Lake Erie - 50 - Kentucky Wesleyan - 36
- Ohio Valley - 22
- Trevecca Nazarene - 20