LANCASTER, Pa. -- Defending champion Johns Hopkins was tabbed as the favorite to repeat in the 2026 Centennial Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Poll. The Blue Jays claimed seven first-place votes and 63 points to land atop the vote among CC head coaches. 

Ursinus, which saw its three-year reign atop the conference snapped by Hopkins last spring, was picked second with 56 points and one first-place vote. Dickinson was projected third with 50 points while Haverford was picked fourth with 41 points and a first-place nod. Muhlenberg (36), Gettysburg (31), Swarthmore (23), Franklin & Marshall (14) and McDaniel (10) rounded out the voting in fifth through ninth place, respectively. 

The outdoor season stretches from mid March through the end of April, culminating with the CC Outdoor Championship at Gettysburg on May 1-2-3. Gettysburg will host the CC outdoor meet for the first time since 2008 and the third time overall. 

2026 Centennial Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Poll

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Johns Hopkins snapped Ursinus' three-year winning streak last spring, reclaming its spot atop Centennial Conference men's outdoor track & field with its eighth title in program history. The Blue Jays totaled 218 points to defeat the second-place Bears by 47 points. 

Haverford remains the all-time title leader with 16 titles, which came in consecutive fashion from 1994-2009. Hopkins has won eight times, Ursinus has won three times and Dickinson won back-to-back titles in 2010-11. 

Fresh off the indoor national title in the 800 meters, Dickinson's Trevor Richwine headlines the list of returners to the conference as the reigning outdoor national champion in the 800. Richwine raced to a time of 1:49.99 last spring to win gold in the 800, marking the 13th individual national title in Centennial outdoor history and first since 2021. Richwine is one of four All-Americans back in the conference this spring along with JHU's Emmanuel Leblond (3rd in 5000m in 2025) and Connor Oiler (15th in 3,000m steeplechase in 2025) and Ursinus' Mitchell Davis (10th in 2025 in pole vault). 

Other returning NCAA outdoor qualifiers include Ursinus' Aiden Tobin, JHU's Oluwademilade Adeniran and Gettysburg's Jack Regentin. 

Returning All-America (4)

Trevor Richwine, Dickinson, Sr. (2025-First Team 800m*; 2024-800m)

Emmanuel Leblond, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025-First Team 500m)
Connor Oiler, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025 Second Team-Steeple)

Mitchell Davis, Ursinus, So. (2025-Second Team Pole Vault)

* Denotes national champion

Returning All-Region (26)

Trevor Richwine, Dickinson, Sr. (2025-800m; 2024-400m, 800m; 2023-800m)
Franklyn Akabi-During, Dickinson, So. (2025-200m)
Darian Crim, Dickinson, So. (2025-400m)
Oliver Stroka, Dickinson, So. (2025-Hammer)

Jack Regentin, Gettysburg, Sr. (2025-Shot Put, Discus)

Micah Lachman, Haverford, Sr. (2025-1500m)

Emmanuel Leblond, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025-5000m; 2024-Steeple, 5000m; 2023-10,000m)
Connor Oiler, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025-Steeple; 2024-Steeple; 2023-Steeple)
Oluwademilade Adeniran, Johns Hopkins, Jr. (2025-Triple Jump; 2024-Triple Jump)
Alex Colletti, Johns Hopkins, Jr. (2025-4x400, 100m, 200m; 2024-200m)
Matt Kelly, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2024-5000m, 10,000m)
Kenny Wanlass, Johns Hopkins, Jr. (2024-5000m)
Spencer Ye, Johns Hopkins, Jr. (2025-4x400)
Fisayo Omonije, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025-4x400, 800m)
Josh Lee, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025-4x400)
Brady Ott, Johns Hopkins, So. (2025-1500m)
Sebastian Tangelson, Johns Hopkins, Jr. (2025-Decathlon)

Alex Brown, McDaniel, Sr. (2024-Long Jump)

David Seel, Muhlenberg, Jr. (2025-800m; 2024-800m, 4x400m)
Chris Short, Muhlenberg, Jr. (2024-4x400m)
Raam Ravishankar, Muhlenberg, Jr. (2024-4x400m)

Theo Teszler, Swarthmore, So. (2025-400m)

Aiden Tobin, Ursinus, Sr. (2024-200m, 4x100, 4x400; 2023-4x400)
Liam Johnston, Ursinus, Sr. (2025-Steeple;2024-1500m, Steeple)
Mitchell Davis, Ursinus, So. (2025-Pole Vault)
Noah Sanders, Ursinus, So. (2025-Hammer)