The South Atlantic Conference Announces 2021 Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll and Runners to Watch List
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) - Queens was voted as the favorite to win the 2021 South Atlantic Conference Men's Cross Country title for the third year in a row, the league office announced today.
The Royals, who have won three straight SCA Men's Cross Country Championships, received 12 first place votes and tallied 156 points in the poll.
Wingate, No. 2 in the poll, snagged the lone remaining first-place nod and collected 138 points.
Anderson came in at No. 3 in the poll with 135 points, followed by Catawba at No. 4 with 121 points.
Lenoir-Rhyne claimed fifth in the preseason poll with 118 points. Tusculum earned the No. 6 spot in the poll with 99 points, followed by Lincoln Memorial at No. 7 with 89 points.
Carson-Newman took the No. 8 spot with 81 points. Mars Hill was No. 9 in the poll, earning 60 points from the coaches.
In the No. 10 spot was Newberry with 55 points, while Limestone (47 points), Coker (39 points), and UVA Wise (32 points) wrapped up the preseason ranking at No. 11, No. 12, and No. 13, respectively.
In addition to the preseason coaches poll, the SAC also released its 2021 Men's Cross Country Runners to Watch list. Below is the full list of runners to watch by team during the 2021 season.
The 2021 season will get underway on Friday, September 3.
2021 SAC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON POLL
|
Rank |
School |
Points (Frist Place Votes |
|
1. |
Queens |
156 (12) |
|
2. |
Wingate |
138 (1) |
|
3. |
Anderson |
135 |
|
4. |
Catawba |
121 |
|
5. |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
118 |
|
6. |
Tusculum |
99 |
|
7. |
Lincoln Memorial |
89 |
|
8. |
Carson-Newman |
81 |
|
9. |
Mars Hill |
60 |
|
10. |
Newberry |
55 |
|
11. |
Limestone |
47 |
|
12. |
Coker |
39 |
|
13. |
UVA Wise |
32 |
2021 SAC Men's Cross Country Runners to Watch
Anderson
Patrick Berlejung
Philip Quillen
Spain Vaughan
Carson-Newman
Raymond Brugmans
Catawba
Erick Ramirez-Ramos
Matthew Fowler
Ethan Bemis
Coker
Arat Joanico-Gonzalez
Austin Bates
Lenoir-Rhyne
Sean Incardona
Jacob Parkinson
Lewis Budgen
Limestone
Antonio Williams-Maybin
Lincoln Memorial
Roberto Fajardo
Isaac Korir
Khotsofalo Pheko
Mars Hill
Matthew Tingle
Blake Freeman
Hunter Snyder
Newberry
Jacob Johnson
Jared Kilday
Henry Johnson
Queens
Jan Lukas Becker
Eric Keogh
Seb Anthony
Tusculum
Alex Perez
Ray Richardson
Caleb Archer
UVA Wise
Nick Deboard
Zach Owens
Wingate
Micah Kipchumba
Bastian Mrochen
Oliver Way
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