By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern women's outdoor track & field team was picked to finish second in the OAC outdoor track & field preseason poll in voting conducted by the league's head coaches.

The Polar Bears received 50 points.

Mount Union was tabbed to finish first with 59 points and seven first place votes, Northern was second with 50 points and John Carroll was third with 49 points and the other two first place votes.

Mount Union won this season's OAC Indoor Track & Field Championship.

ONU finished fifth in last season's OAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Ohio Northern will be in action on Friday and Saturday when it takes part in the Washington & Lee (Va.) Carnival.