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[Football] Football Falcons Picked Ninth in KCAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, 10th in Media Poll

WICHITA, Kan. – The Friends University Falcons have been selected to finish ninth in the KCAC Football Preseason Coaches' poll and 10th in the media poll following a virtual KCAC Media Day earlier today (Aug. 7).Defending conference regular season champion Kansas Wesleyan University was picked first in both polls, with Bethel College, Avila University, Sterling College and Tabor College comprising the top five in both surveys."I'm real excited, we've been working real hard over the last three years to recruit good people," Friends head coach Dion Meneley said during his media day conference. "It's a big deal having returners come back that can step up and take the lead for us."The Falcons were 3-7 in 2019 after finishing last season with two straight victories to snap a seven-game losing skid."My staff has done an awesome job of getting some ideas and doing some advanced planning, we're now excited we have a season coming up," Meneley said.Friends is scheduled to open up the 2020 campaign on Sept. 12 at preseason favorite KWU in Salina, Kan.The complete KCAC preseason polls are listed below:Coaches Poll:1) KWU – 98 pts (8)2) Bethel – 86 pts (1)3) Avila – 81 pts (2)4) Sterling – 72 pts5) Tabor – 58 pts6) Southwestern – 56 pts7) McPherson – 46 pts8) Ottawa – 42 pts9) Friends – 32 pts10) Bethany – 23 pts11) Saint Mary – 10 ptsMedia Poll:1) KWU – 266 pts (14)2) Bethel – 245 pts (6)3) Avila – 238 pts (4)4) Sterling – 199 pts (1)5) Tabor – 174 pts6) Southwestern – 148 pts7) Ottawa – 118 pts (1)8) McPherson – 109 pts9) Bethany – 96 pts10) Friends – 88 pts11) Saint Mary – 35 pts