LANCASTER, Pa. -- Six-time defending champion Johns Hopkins has been chosen as the unanimous favorite to repeat as champions in the 2019 Centennial Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll. The Blue Jays tallied all eight possible first-place votes and 64 points to land atop the preseason rankings. 

Haverford grabbed the other first-place vote and took second in the poll with 56 points, while Swarthmore (46 points) edged Dickinson (45 points) by the narrowest of margins for third. Ursinus rounded out the top-five placings with 30 points, with Gettysburg and Muhlenberg one point behind the Bears in a tie for sixth. 

The indoor season will begin this weekend, with Dickinson opening up the action on Friday, Nov. 1 and six Centennial squads competing on Saturday. For the full indoor schedule, click here. 

2019 Centennial Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll

Alexander Mollick, Johns Hopkins, Sr., 60, 200, 4 x 200, Lansdale, Pa. / Springside Chestnut Hill Academy

Liam Lynch, Haverford, Sr., 400, 4 x 400, DMR, Albany, N.Y. / Doane Stuart School

Chris Goings, Haverford, Sr., 800, 4 x 400, DMR, Haddonfield, N.J. / Haddonfield Memorial

Greg Morgan, Haverford, Sr., Mile, DMR, Hollidaysburg, Pa. / Episcopal

^ Dylan Gearinger, Haverford, Sr., 3000, 5000, Berwick, Pa. / Berwick Area

Ian Imery, Johns Hopkins, So., 4 x 200, Shelton, Conn. / Fairfield Prep

Eric Alimena, Johns Hopkins, Sr., 4 x 200, Eastchester, N.Y. / Fordham Prep

Gene Perry, Haverford, So., 4 x 400, Stratford, Conn. / The Masters School (N.Y.)

Scott Pollara, Haverford, Sr., 4 x 400, Hingham, Mass. / Hingham

Giacomo Taylor, Johns Hopkins, Sr., 4 x 800, New York, N.Y. / Trinity School

Vipul Bhat, Johns Hopkins, Jr., 4 x 800, Voorhees, N.J. / Eastern Regional

* Daniel Belkin, Swarthmore, Sr., High Jump, Florence, Mass. / Northampton

Kacper Rzempoluch, Dickinson, So., Pole Vault, Princeton, N.J. / West Windsor Plainsboro North

Matthew Su, Johns Hopkins, Jr., Long Jump, Jericho, N.Y. / Jericho Senior