Defending champion Johns Hopkins is the preseason favorite to capture the 2018 Centennial title in a poll of Conference coaches.

The Blue Jays received all nine available first-place votes for a total of 81 points in the preseason poll. Dickinson ranked second, earning one first-place vote and 72 points. Haverford was chosen to finish third with 64 points. Swarthmore (59) and Gettysburg (46) round out the top five.
 

2018 Preseason Poll Results

1- Johns Hopkins (9 first-place votes), 81 points
2- Dickinson, 72 (1)
3- Haverford, 64
4- Swarthmore, 59
5- Gettysburg, 46
6- Muhlenberg, 38
7- Bryn Mawr, 33
8- Ursinus, 23
9- Franklin & Marshall, 21
10- McDaniel, 13

Returning 2017 All-Conference Runners

FIRST TEAM

Ellie Clawson *, Johns Hopkins, Sr., Bellevue, Wash. / Issaquah
Natalia LaSpada, Johns Hopkins, Sr., San Diego, Calif. / La Jolla Country Day School
Therese Olshanski #, Johns Hopkins, Soph., Mountain Lakes, N.J. / Mountain Lakes

SECOND TEAM

Tess Cassidy, Dickinson, Jr., Brunswick, Maine / Brunswick
Lauren Jacob, Johns Hopkins, Jr., Los Altos, Calif. / Los Altos
Sarah Rinehart, Gettysburg, Sr., Eldersburg, Md. / Liberty
Kristin Meek, Johns Hopkins, Jr., Phoenix, Md. / Dulaney
Allison Rosen, Johns Hopkins, Jr., Cary, N.C. / Apex

* 2017 Runner of the Year
# 2017 Rookie of the Year