Wingate Earns Top Spot in 2023-24 SAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The Wingate Bulldogs have been picked as the 2023-24 preseason favorite according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll, released today (December 4).
The Bulldogs received 11 first-place votes and 143 points in the preseason poll.
Lenoir-Rhyne earned the second spot with two first-place votes and 133 points, while Carson-Newman placed third with 120 points followed by Catawba at No. 4 with 106 points.
Limestone came in at No. 5 with 102 points, followed by Anderson at No. 6 with 84 points and Tusculum at No. 7 with 80 points. Newberry took the eighth slot with 66 points.
Emory & Henry landed at No. 9 in the poll with 52 points, while Lincoln Memorial took the No. 10 spot with 46 points. Rounding out the poll at No. 11, No. 12, and No. 13 was Mars Hill with 35 points, Coker with 24 points, and UVA Wise with 15 points.
In addition to the preseason poll, the SAC also released the Indoor Track & Field Athletes to Watch list. This list includes the top athletes from each school to keep an eye on during the 2023-24 indoor track & field season. The full list of athletes to watch is listed below by team.
The 2023-24 Indoor Track & Field season began this weekend and will continue until the 2023 SAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. Feb. 24-25.
2023-24 SAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll
|
Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Score |
|
1. |
Wingate (11) |
143 |
|
2. |
Lenoir-Rhyne (2) |
133 |
|
3. |
Carson-Newman |
120 |
|
4. |
Catawba |
106 |
|
5. |
Limestone |
102 |
|
6. |
Anderson |
84 |
|
7. |
Tusculum |
80 |
|
8. |
Newberry |
66 |
|
9. |
Emory & Henry |
52 |
|
10. |
Lincoln Memorial |
46 |
|
11. |
Mars Hill |
35 |
|
12. |
Coker |
24 |
|
13. |
UVA Wise |
15 |
Men's Indoor Athletes to Watch
Anderson
Elliot Dotson
Lambdin Hardy
Carson-Newman
Dawson Jones
Femi Richards
Catawba
Barja Walter
Erick Ramirez-Ramos
Javier Gomez-Wilson
Coker
Jeffrey Stiles
Phillip Davis
Emory & Henry
Andrew Craft
Kaleb Elswick
Jackson Swanson
Tyrique Taylor
Lenoir-Rhyne
Trent Davis II
Marcus Crumpler
Nurain Musa
Limestone
Lloyd McCurdy
Evan Wells
Rashane Bartlett
Lincoln Memorial
Spencer Baldwin
Vincent Quilici
Hank Fisher
Mars Hill
Jesse Shelton
Jackson McClain
Newberry
Parker Pitts
Kalyn Cook
Noel Asiedu
Tusculum
Isaiah Olson
Lansford Cunningham
UVA Wise
Maddox Reynolds
Patrick Shelley
Wingate
Elijah Compton
Dequan Thompson
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