Men's Cross Country picked to finish first in Ohio Athetic Conference
August 27, 2012
By: Andrew Korba
ADA-- The Ohio Northern men's cross country team was picked to finish first this fall in voting done by the league's 10 head coaches.
Northern received nine first place votes to give them 81 points.
Mount Union received the other first place vote and finished in a tie for second with John Carroll, with each notching 69 points.
Heidelberg was picked to finish fourth with 51 points and Marietta rounded out the top five with 47 points.
The Polar Bears finished last season with a 102-33 record and won the OAC Championship.
Northern will begin their season on September 1 when they host the ONU Invitational at 10 a.m.
Men's Cross Country Coaches Poll
| Rank | School | Points |
| 1. | Ohio Northern (9) |
81 |
| 2. | Mount Union (1) |
69 |
| 3. |
John Carroll |
69 |
| 4. | Heidelberg |
51 |
| 5. | Marietta |
47 |
| 6. | Baldwin-Wallace | 45 |
| 7. | Wilmington |
33 |
| 8. | Muskingum | 23 |
| 9. | Otterbein |
22 |
| 10. | Capital |
10 |