WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University men's cross country team has been selected to finish fourth in the 2025 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced by the league office.

BW, who was picked fifth a season ago, was selected to finish fourth with 47 points and one first place vote. University of Mount Union tops the poll with 62 points and six first-place votes. Otterbein University follows in second with 55 points and two first-place votes, while Ohio Northern University sits in third with 49 points. Rounding out the top five is Wilmington College with 31 points.

Led by Coordinator of Cross Country and Track & Field Joe Eby, BW returns three Academic All-OAC honorees from last year's squad, which finished sixth at the OAC Championships and 13th at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships.

BW opens its 2025 campaign on Friday, August 29, at The College of Wooster Invitational, held on the L.C. Boles Memorial Golf Course in Wooster.