Full Centennial Conference Release
HAVERFORD, Pa. - The Haverford College men's indoor track & field team has been picked fourth in the CC Preseason Poll, the Centennial Conference announced in a release on Thursday afternoon. Nine-time defending champion Johns Hopkins has been selected as the favorite to repeat in the 2022-23 Centennial Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll. The Blue Jays collected seven first-place votes and 63 points to secure top billing in a vote among Centennial head coaches.
Ursinus was projected to finish second with 58 points and the remaining two first-place nods. Dickinson was picked third with 44 points, followed by Haverford (40) in fourth. Swarthmore (33) edged McDaniel (31) for fifth place, followed by Muhlenberg (22), Franklin & Marshall (19) and Gettysburg (14).
The Fords are expected to garner at minimum another top four finish after earning fourth place at the indoor championships a season ago. Haverford earned six USTFCCCA All-Region certificates in the 2021-22 indoor campaign, as returners Jamie Moreland and Peter Buckley joined 2022 graduate Ethan Gadra as those garnering nclusion on the All-Centennial Conference squads. Moreland broke the Centennial Conference meet record in the Mile after running a 4:10.26.
Haverford will open their season on Friday, December 9th as the squad heads to the Bow Tie Meet on the campus of Ursinus. Action will begin at 4 p.m. The 2022 Centennial Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships are currently slated for February 25 and February 26 at Franklin & Marshall.
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