Lions selected ninth in SAC preseason polls
The Mars Hill men's and women's cross country teams were selected ninth in the 2021 South Atlantic Conference Cross Country preseason polls, as release Thursday morning.
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
Mars Hill
Matthew Tingle
Blake Freeman
Hunter Snyder
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ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) - Queens was voted as the favorite to win the 2021 South Atlantic Conference Women's Cross Country title for the fourth year in a row, the league office announced today.
The Royals, who have won four straight SCA Women'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 144 points.
Lenoir-Rhyne and Anderson tied for No. 3 in the poll with 127 points each.
Catawba claimed fifth in the preseason poll with 115 points. Tusculum earned the No. 6 spot in the poll with 98 points, followed by Carson-Newman at No. 7 with 91 points.
Lincoln Memorial took the No. 8 spot with 73 points. Mars Hill was No. 9 in the poll, earning 71 points from the coaches.
In the No. 10 spot was Newberry with 53 points, while Limestone (46 points), Coker (40 points), and UVA Wise (29 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 Women'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 WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON POLL
|
Rank |
School |
Points (Frist Place Votes) |
|
1. |
Queens |
156 (12) |
|
2. |
Wingate |
144 (1) |
|
T-3. |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
127 |
|
T-3. |
Anderson |
127 |
|
5. |
Catawba |
115 |
|
6. |
Tusculum |
98 |
|
7. |
Carson-Newman |
91 |
|
8. |
Lincoln Memorial |
73 |
|
9. |
Mars Hill |
71 |
|
10. |
Newberry |
53 |
|
11. |
Limestone |
46 |
|
12. |
Coker |
40 |
|
13. |
UVA Wise |
29 |
2021 SAC Women's Cross Country Runners to Watch