LANCASTER, PA – The Johns Hopkins women's outdoor track & field team was picked to win the program's 14^th straight Centennial Conference Championship, as released by the conference this morning. The Blue Jays received all nine possible first-place votes, with Hopkins' vote going to last year's runner-up in Dickinson.
 
Following an indoor season that saw the Blue Jays claim their 13^th straight Centennial title and their highest finish at the NCAA Championships in program history — a third-place finish with 33 points — Hopkins is the favorite to sweep the conference's track & field championships for the 13^th year in a row.
 
The Blue Jays finished atop the preseason poll with 81 points, with Dickinson (73) and Swarthmore (63) rounding out the top three. Below is the complete preseason poll:
 
2024 Centennial Conference Preseason Poll
1. Johns Hopkins (9) – 81 points
2. Dickinson (1) – 73
3. Swarthmore – 63
4. Ursinus – 56
5. Haverford – 49
6. Gettysburg – 43
7. McDaniel - 28
8. Muhlenberg – 25
9. F&M – 23
10. Bryn Mawr – 9