Kansas City, Mo. – The MIAA announced its preseason Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Coaches Polls today and the Southern men were picked second, while the women were picked third.
 
Both teams finished second at the 2021 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships last season. The women went on to finish ninth at the 2021 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships, while the men were tenth.
 
The first United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II poll will be announced on January 25.
 
The men received 88 points, including two first-place votes, finishing ten points behind the preseason favorite Pittsburg State. The women picked up 107 points, just two points behind second-place Pittsburg State and eight behind first place Central Missouri.
 
The complete polls are listed below. The teams will be back in action on January 22 when the teams travel to Northwest Missouri State University.
 
2021-22 Men's Indoor T&F Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Pittsburg State (8) – 98 points
2. Missouri Southern (2) – 88 points
3. Central Missouri – 81 points
4. Northwest Missouri (1) – 75 points
5. Fort Hays State – 63 points
T6. Lincoln – 53 points
T6. Nebraska Kearney – 53 points
8. Emporia State – 33 points
9. Washburn – 32 points
10. Missouri Western – 19 points
11. Rogers State – 10 points
(first place votes)
Coaches Are Not Allowed to Vote For Their Own Team
 
2021-22 Women's Indoor T&F Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Central Missouri (8) – 115 points 
2. Pittsburg State (4) – 109 points
3. Missouri Southern – 107 points
4. Lincoln – 86 points
5. Northwest Missouri – 85 points
6. Fort Hays State – 72 points
7. Nebraska Kearney – 62 points
8. Washburn – 50 points
9. Missouri Western – 37 points
10. Emporia State – 32 points
11. Central Oklahoma – 24 points
12. Rogers State – 13 points 
(first place votes)
Coaches Are Not Allowed to Vote For Their Own Team