After claiming the East Coast Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships a season ago, the St. Thomas Aquinas Men's Track & Field team is the favorites to win the conference title once again in 2019 after topping the league's preseason poll in a vote by the conference's coaches. In addition, Spartan St. Jacob Diodonet (Sr./West Milford, N.J.) claims the ECC Men's Preseason Athlete of the Year honor for the third straight year.

In the men's poll, St. Thomas Aquinas was the clear favorite with six first place votes and 94 points. The Spartans won the ECC Indoor Track & Field Championship in 2018 and are also winners of the past two ECC Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Diodonet, a three‐time ECC Indoor Athlete of the Year, kicks off the final season of his decorated career with a third straight Preseason Athlete of the Year honor. In another dominating indoor campaign a year ago, Diodonet qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championship meet in the 200m and 400m dash. He also earned All‐Region selections as the regionʹs fastest in the 60m (6.89) and 200m (21.44) and third fastest in the 400m (47.98). Diodonet was also named the ECC Indoor Championship Athlete of the Meet after winning the 60m (6.89), 200m (21.83), 400m (48.66) and 4x400m relay (3:22.07) to help the Spartans win title.

On the women's side of the ledger, St. Thomas Aquinas earned three first place votes and 91 total points, good for third place in a very tight poll. Last year's champion, Roberts Wesleyan College was picked to also repeat as indoor champions in 2019, as they received three first place votes and 102 total points. Following the Redhawks was Georgian Court University, who garnered two first place votes and 93 points.

2019 ECC Men's Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll

2019 ECC Women's Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll

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