ALISA VIEJO -- The Cal State Dominguez Hills track and field team was chosen to finish ninth in a preseason tally amongst California Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches.

Cal Poly Pomona was voted as the favorites in the poll, with the four-time defending CCAA champions receiving 10 of the 12 first-place votes and 141 total.  Chico State finished second with 133 points and one first-place vote.  Cal State San Bernardino was third with 112 points, and Stanislaus State placed fourth with 106 points.
 
Fifth place went to Cal State San Marcos with 93 points, and Cal State LA placed sixth with 82 points. The remaining first-place vote went to Cal Poly Humboldt, which finished seventh with 76 points.  Cal State East Bay was eighth with 53 points, with the Toros earning 48 points.

San Francisco State (38), Cal State Monterey Bay (34) and UC Merced (18) complete the preseason poll.
 

Women's Track & Field Preseason Poll
Cal Poly Pomona (10)	141
Chico State (1)	133
Cal State San Bernardino	112
Stanislaus State	106
Cal State San Marcos	93
Cal State LA	82
Cal Poly Humboldt (1)	76
Cal State East Bay	53
Cal State Dominguez Hills	48
San Francisco State	38
Cal State Monterey Bay	34
UC Merced	18
(first-place votes in parentheses)

CSUDH competes at the Rossi Relays on Saturday, hosted by Claremont McKenna College.