EDISON, NJ (Mar. 24, 2023) – Rider University has been chosen as the preseason favorites in both of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Coaches’ Polls, as voted on by the league's head coaches.
Picked unanimously to win the 2023 men’s title, the Rider Broncs swept the poll by receiving all eight first place votes for a total of 64 points. The 2023 Indoor Track & Field champions, Rider finished last outdoor season as the runner-up, finishing just behind former MAAC member Monmouth on the team leaderboard with 206 points. The Broncs will look to win their third overall outdoor title, having clinched league trophies in 2011 and 2013 previously.
Mount St. Mary’s University was picked second with 51 points, while Iona University was tabbed third receiving 50 points to round out the top three. Manhattan College (41) was voted in fourth place and in fifth place was Marist College (27). Siena College (26), Saint Peter’s University (16), and Canisius College (13) closed out the men’s preseason poll.
On the women's side, Rider received a total of 99 points with eight first place votes to earn the top spot in the poll. The Broncs claimed the 2023 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship crown in February and enter the outdoor season as the favorites following a second place finish in 2022 behind Monmouth after concluding the meet with 202.5 points. Rider seeks its fourth MAAC outdoor title, winning it all in 2004, 2007, and 2013.
Picked second was Quinnipiac earning 88 points, while Mount St. Mary’s earned 74 points to finish in third, Manhattan collected 68 points for a fourth-place selection and Iona rounded out the top-five with 61 points and the final first place vote. Siena (51), Saint Peter's (40), Marist (27), Canisius (23), and Niagara (19) rounded out the poll.
The full Men’s and Women’s Preseason Coaches’ Polls can be found below.
| 2023 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Coaches’ Poll |
| 1 |
Rider |
64 (8) |
| 2 |
Mount St. Mary’s |
51 |
| 3 |
Iona |
50 |
| 4 |
Manhattan |
41 |
| 5 |
Marist |
27 |
| 6 |
Siena |
26 |
| 7 |
Saint Peter’s |
16 |
| 8 |
Canisius |
13 |
| 2023 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Coaches’ Poll |
| 1 |
Rider |
99 (9) |
| 2 |
Quinnipiac |
88 |
| 3 |
Mount St. Mary’s |
74 |
| 4 |
Manhattan |
68 |
| 5 |
Iona |
61 (1) |
| 6 |
Siena |
51 |
| 7 |
Saint Peter’s |
40 |
| 8 |
Marist |
27 |
| 9 |
Canisius |
23 |
| 10 |
Niagara |
19 |
The 2023 MAAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships will take place on Saturday and Sunday, May 6-7, at Morgan Track in Emmitsburg, Maryland on the campus of Mount St. Mary’s University. The two-day meet will be hosted by The Mount for the first time in MAAC history. For all information regarding the 2023 MAAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships please visit
maacsports.com/outdoortrack.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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