EDISON, NJ (Dec. 2, 2024) – Rider University has been selected as the favorites to win a third straight championship in both of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Preseason Coaches’ Polls, as voted on by the league's head coaches.
Picked unanimously in the poll for the third consecutive year, the Rider Broncs men’s team swept the poll by receiving all 10 first-place votes for a total of 100 points. In 2024, the Broncs claimed back-to-back indoor championships, the program’s third title ever at the indoor championships, also winning the event in 2017. Rider clinched last season’s trophy after finishing the meet with a total 190 points. The team championship was headlined by a quartet of gold medalist across the two-day championship.
2024 MAAC runner-up, Iona University was tabbed second behind the Broncs, receiving 86 points, while Mount St. Mary’s University rounded out the top three with 76 points. MAAC newcomer, Merrimack College (62) was voted in fourth place and in fifth place was Manhattan University (60).
On the women's side, Rider was chosen as the favorites for the third straight season, receiving a total of 120 points, while collecting 10 first-place votes in the poll. Last season, Rider secured four gold medals, en route to scoring 179.5 points and the 2024 championship. The 2024 trophy was the Broncs’ second straight title, third in the last four years, and fourth overall in program history, having won MAAC indoor crowns in 2007, 2020, 2023 and 2024.
Picked second for the third consecutive season was 2024 runner-up Quinnipiac, who garnered 110 points and the final first-place vote. Rounding out the women’s top five was Mount St. Mary’s (88), MAAC newcomer Sacred Heart University (74), and Manhattan (73).
The full Men’s and Women’s Preseason Coaches’ Polls can be found below.
| 2024-25 Men’s Indoor Track & Field Preseason Coaches’ Poll |
| 1 |
Rider |
100 (10) |
| 2 |
Iona |
86 |
| 3 |
Mount St. Mary’s |
76 |
| 4 |
Merrimack |
62 |
| 5 |
Manhattan |
60 |
| 6 |
Sacred Heart |
51 |
| 7 |
Saint Peter’s |
49 |
| 8 |
Marist |
30 |
| 9 |
Siena |
22 |
| 10 |
Canisius |
14 |
| 2024-25 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Preseason Coaches’ Poll |
| 1 |
Rider |
120 (10) |
| 2 |
Quinnipiac |
110 (1) |
| 3 |
Mount St. Mary’s |
88 |
| 4 |
Sacred Heart |
74 |
| 5 |
Manhattan |
73 |
| 6 |
Iona |
69 |
| 7 |
Merrimack |
66 |
| 8 |
Siena |
39 |
| T9 |
Marist |
35 |
| T9 |
Saint Peter’s |
35 |
| 11 |
Canisius |
17 |
The 2025 MAAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22-23, 2025, at the Nike Track and Field Center at The Armory in New York, New York. The two-day meet will be hosted by Manhattan College and will be held at The Armory for the 21st consecutive year dating back to 2004. For all information regarding the 2025 MAAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships please visit
maacsports.com/indoortrack.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 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 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist College, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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