Geneva headlines preseason coaches’ poll 12/6/2019 2:00:00 PM GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) released the results of its men’s indoor track and field preseason coaches’ poll Friday and Geneva College was selected by the league’s 10 head coaches to capture this year’s PAC title. The PAC released its preseason coaches’ poll results in conjunction with its annual athletes to watch list. Geneva, led by fifth-year head coach Phil Thompson, claimed the top spot in the preseason coaches’ poll after totaling seven first-place votes and 88 combined points. The Golden Tornadoes earned their second-straight PAC indoor title last season at Youngstown State University’s Watson and Tressel Training Site (WATTS), scoring 155 points in the 16-event championship. Geneva posted three event championships and five runner-up finishes. Geneva has also won three-straight PAC outdoor track and field titles. Washington & Jefferson College and second-year head coach Derek Workman secured a pair of first-place vote and 80 points to finish second in this year’s poll. The Presidents posted a runner-up finish at last year’s indoor championships. Grove City College, led by third-year head coach Jessica Smith, finished third in the coaches’ poll. The Wolverines claimed the final first-place vote and 75 points. Westminster College was fourth with 62 points. Franciscan University, in its first season as a PAC member, along with Saint Vincent College and Waynesburg University, tied for fifth with 49 points. Bethany College was eighth (39), Thiel College was ninth (30) and Chatham University was 10th (19). The 2019-20 athlete’s to watch list includes six returning indoor champions. Grove City junior Seth Ray (Brookville, Pa. | Brookville) returns as the league's indoor high jump champion. He won the event last winter with a jump of 6 feet, 4 inches (1.93m). At last spring's PAC outdoor championships Ray claimed the event’s Most Outstanding Field Performer award after winning the high jump with a top mark of 6-2.75 (1.90m), posting a runner-up finish in the triple jump (42-10.25, 13.06m) and sixth-place showing in the javelin (155-07, 47.44m). This year’s PAC Championships are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 27 and will once again be held at Youngstown State's WATTS. Events are tentatively scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. The NCAA Division III Championships are slated for Friday-Saturday, March 13-14 and will held at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. 2019-20 PAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Preseason Coaches' Poll School (first-place votes) Points 2018-19 PAC Championships finish 1. Geneva (7) 88 1st (of 9), 155 pts. 2. W&J (2) 80 2nd (of 9), 113.5 pts. 3. Grove City (1) 75 3rd (of 9), 92 pts. 4. Westminster 62 4th (of 9), 77.5 pts. T-5. Franciscan 49 Did not compete T-5. Saint Vincent 49 6th (of 9), 45 pts. T-5. Waynesburg 49 5th (of 9), 54 pts. 8. Bethany 39 7th (of 9), 40 pts. 9. Thiel 30 8th (of 9), 37 pts. 10. Chatham 19 9th (of 9), 8 pts. 2019-20 PAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes to Watch Bethany Name Yr. Events Hometown | High School Chas Blango Sr. Throws Pittsburgh, Pa. | Mount Lebanon Ben Fedoush So. Throws Weirton, W.Va. | Weir Hunter Klein Sr. Sprints Leonardtown, Md. | Leonardtown Keyohn Thompson So. Sprints Baltimore, Md. | New Town Chatham Name Yr. Events Hometown | High School Jacobi Garrett Fr. Jumps Decatur, Ga. | Mill Springs Academy Rahul Koshy So. Distance Melbourne, Fla. | Satellite Beach Franciscan Name Yr. Events Hometown | High School Mark Borek Jr. Distance Hamburg, Mich. | Detroit Central Catholic David Cappello Fr. Sprints Orchard Park, N.Y. | Orchard Park Miguel Daez Fr. Mid-distance Sterling, Va. | Holy Family Liam Galigan Jr. Mid-distance Springfield, Pa. | Galligan Academy Geneva Name Yr. Events Hometown | High School Micah Daigneault Sr. Mid-distance Smithsburg, Md. | Smithsburg Dom Data Jr. Sprints New Castle, Pa. | Shenango David Dill Sr. Sprints Canal Fulton, Ohio | Northwest Caleb Schaelchlin So. Sprints, mid-distance Wexford, Pa. | North Allegheny Grove City Name Yr. Events Hometown | High School Jared Gay Jr. Throws Doylestown, Ohio | Chippewa Seth Ray Jr. Multis Brookville, Pa. | Brookville James Parenti Fr. Throws Hilliards, Pa. | Moniteau Thomas Troxel Jr. Mid-distance Wheaton, Ill. | Timothy Christian Saint Vincent Name Yr. Events Hometown | High School Will Greene Sr. Distance Westminster, Md. | Delone Catholic Frankie King Jr. Mid-distance Greensburg, Pa. | Greensburg Salem Tyler Laughery Sr. Mid-distance North Huntingdon, Pa. | Norwin Steve Patterson Jr. Distance Butler, Pa. | Butler Thiel Name Yr. Events Hometown | High School Malik Beckford So. Hurdles, jumps Margate, Fla. | J.P. Taravella Peyton Ennis So. Jumps Erie, Pa. | Harbor Creek Sam Faber Sr. Throws Greenville, Pa. | Reynolds Hunter Hause Sr. Sprints Greenville, Pa. | Greenville W&J Name Yr. Events Hometown | High School Damon Gall So. Distance Canonsburg, Pa. | Canon-McMillan Ben Heim Jr. Mid-distance Washington, Pa. | Washington Parker Laughlin Jr. Mid-distance Zelienople, Pa. | Seneca Valley Andrew Wolf Jr. Sprints Ashland, Ohio | Hillsdale Waynesburg Name Yr. Events Hometown | High School JaWaun Jones Jr. Sprints Youngstown, Ohio | East Silas Mays So. Mid-distance McDonald, Pa. | South Fayette Mike Trax Sr. Jumps Canonsburg, Pa. | Canon-McMillan Eric Townshend Fr. Jumps, sprints Midlothian, Va. | James River Westminster Name Yr. Events Hometown | High School Dalton Anderson Jr. Multis Butler, Pa. | Moniteau Tim Maxwell Sr. Pole vault Washington, Pa. | McGuffey Amon Sams So. Sprints Chantilly, Va. | John Champe –back to top–