Peacock women's outdoor track and field has been picked to finish 12^th in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.

The poll is led by eight-time defending champions Lewis as they accumulated 194 points and 12 first place votes. GLVC newcomer Lincoln came in second in the poll after racking up 182 points and two first place votes. Indianapolis rounds out the top three with 168 points and the final first place vote.

The Peacocks accumulated 46^th points en route to finishing 12^th in the poll. They trail Illinois Springfield at 72 points and rank above Missouri-St. Louis (42 points), Rockhurst (40 points), and Quincy (25 points).

Nate Rucker continues his twelfth season at the helm with Upper Iowa, where the Peacocks placed 10^th overall at last season's GLVC Championships. UIU opened the 2024 Spring season at Wartburg, where they placed ninth overall. They would continuously post better results as they came in fifth place at Mount Mercy before closing out the regular season with a fourth-place finish at Coe College.

Upper Iowa fields 14 athletes with eight returners from last season. Sophomore Haylie Hutchinson achieved four first place finishes in her solo events last season, with two wins in the 100m hurdles, and one victory in both the 400m hurdles and triple jump. She posted season-best marks of 15:15 in the 100m hurdles and 11.31m triple jump at the GLVC Championships. Senior Jordan Sekafetz also qualified to the GLVC Championships in the 100m hurdles, where she recorded a season-high time of 15.82. Junior Jillian Dodds added a first-place finish in the 400m at the SMU Invitational, as she crossed the finish line in 1:00.55.

The Peacocks will compete in six meets this season, including the Emporia State Relays that occurred last weekend. Hutchinson placed seventh in the triple jump with an 11.30m mark, which is the 36^th best triple jump by a division II athlete this season. She followed that up with another seventh-place finish which came in the 400m hurdles in 1:06.67. Hutchinson, Sekafetz, Dodds and senior Carolina Regalado posted a 15^th-place finish in the 4x100m relay as they recorded a time of 51.56. In the field events, senior Kiana Maghanoy took ninth place in the discus throw with a mark of 38.60m. She added a 15^th place finish in the hammer throw at 41.01m. Junior Myah Brinker came in 11^th in the discus throw with a 37.44m throw.

GLVC Preseason Coaches' Poll

Rank	School	Points (1st-place votes)
1.	Lewis	194 (12)
2.	Lincoln	182 (2)
3.	Indianapolis	168 (1)
4.	Southwest Baptist	154
5.	Missouri S&T	145
6.	Maryville	126
7.	Truman State	118
8.	William Jewell	96
9.	McKendree	85
10.	Drury	80
11.	Illinois Springfield	72
12.	Upper Iowa	46
13.	Missouri-St. Louis	42
14.	Rockhurst	40
15.	Quincy	25