SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Drury women's indoor track and field team is picked to finish third in the Great Lakes Valley Conference this season in the league's preseason coaches' poll.
 
Lewis is picked to win the conference after receiving 11 of the 14 first-place votes. Indianapolis is picked to be the runner-up, receiving two first-place votes. Drury is picked third and received a first-place vote. Southwest Baptist, Missouri S&T, and Truman State round out the top six.
 
This is the first time that the GLVC has released an indoor track and field preseason poll in conference history.
 
The Panthers received 135 points and one first-place vote to be picked third overall in the poll. Drury finished third at the GLVC Championships last season and return two conference champions in Ashley Childers (200m dash), and Luz Olivera (3000m run). Head Coach Lee Wood enters his third season coaching the Panthers.
 
Complete Preseason GLVC Poll

Place	School	Points (1st-place votes)
1.	Lewis	165 (11)
2.	Indianapolis	154 (2)
3.	Drury	135 (1)
4.	Southwest Baptist	127
5.	Missouri S&T	122
6.	Truman State	110
7.	Maryville	99
8.	McKendree	69
9.	Illinois Springfield	68
	William Jewell	68
11.	Quincy	52
12.	Missouri-St. Louis	41
13.	Rockhurst	38
14.	Upper Iowa	26

GLVC News Release
 
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