From the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the results of the Men’s Outdoor Track and Field preseason poll, with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology picked to finish first in 2024 in a vote among league coaches.
Following their Indoor Track and Field Championship, the Fightin’ Engineers were the favorites, with a commanding 80 points. Manchester University finished in second with 74 points, picking up the remaining two first-place votes. Bluffton University (61) finished in third, Hanover College (55) placed fourth and Franklin College (51) rounded out the top half of the poll in fifth.