SAC releases cross country preseason polls, runners to watch
The South Atlantic Conference has released both the men's and women's cross country preseason polls.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) - Wingate was voted as the favorite to win the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Men's Cross Country title, the league office announced today.
The Bulldogs, who won the 2021 SAC Men's Cross Country Championship, the 2021 NCAA Southeast Regional, and finished in the top-10 nationally, received 12 first place votes and tallied 144 points in the poll.
Anderson, No. 2 in the poll, snagged 125 points, followed by Catawba at No. 3 in the poll with 124 points and the lone remaining first place vote.
Lincoln Memorial earned the No. 4 spot with 111 points, while Lenoir-Rhyne claimed fifth in the preseason poll with 104 points. Tusculum earned the No. 6 spot in the poll with 89 points, followed by Carson-Newman at No. 7 with 72 points.
Limestone took the No. 8 spot with 69 points. Coker was No. 9 in the poll earning 50 points from the coaches.
In the No. 10 spot was Newberry with 49 points, while Mars Hill (31 points), Emory & Henry (27 points), and UVA Wise (19 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 2022 Men's Cross Country Runners to Watch list. Below is the full list of runners to watch by team during the 2022 season.
The 2022 season will get underway on Friday, September 2.
2022 SAC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON POLL
|
Rank |
School (Frist Place Votes) |
Points |
|
1. |
Wingate (12) |
144 |
|
2. |
Anderson |
125 |
|
3. |
Catawba (1) |
124 |
|
4. |
Lincoln Memorial |
111 |
|
5. |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
104 |
|
6. |
Tusculum |
89 |
|
7. |
Carson-Newman |
72 |
|
8. |
Limestone |
69 |
|
9. |
Coker |
50 |
|
10. |
Newberry |
49 |
|
11. |
Mars Hill |
31 |
|
12. |
Emory & Henry |
27 |
|
13. |
UVA Wise |
19 |
2022 SAC Men's Cross Country Runners to Watch
Anderson
Daniel Similton
Spain Vaughan
Carson-Newman
Colten Lee
Brent Borden
Ray Brugmans
Catawba
Erick Ramirez-Ramos
Oussama Ajala
Coker
Mahliqe Andrews
Austin Bates
Josh Zeigler
Emory & Henry
Logan Choplin
Miles Baldwin
Tommy Henzey
Lenoir-Rhyne
Jacob Parkinson
Lewis Budgen
Noah Julian
Limestone
Augustin Debrock
Judson Taylor
Mohamed Redha Djane
Lincoln Memorial
Spencer Baldwin
Ben Trimm
Caleb Brock
Mars Hill
Aaron Newlon
Hunter Snyder
Braxton Cummings
Newberry
Jacob Johnson
Nathaniel Carrasco
Jared Kildrey
Tusculum
Ray Richardson
Bryson Livesay
Gideon Dowling
UVA Wise
Nick Deboard
Zach Owens
Asher Whitt
Wingate
Bastian Mrochen
Scott Nutter
Oliver Way
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ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) - Wingate was voted as the favorite to win the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Women's Cross Country title, the league office announced today.
The Bulldogs, who won the 2021 SAC Women's Cross Country Championship and placed fifth at the NCAA National Championship, received 12 first place votes and tallied 144 points in the poll.
Anderson, No. 2 in the poll, collected 126 points, followed by Lenoir-Rhyne with the lone remaining first place vote and 123 points.
Catawba claimed fourth in the preseason poll with 112 points, with Lincoln Memorial earning the No. 5 spot with 101 points. Carson-Newman earned the No. 6 spot in the poll with 88 points, followed by Tusculum at No. 7 with 82 points.
Newberry took the No. 8 spot with 66 points. Limestone was No. 9 in the poll, earning 48 points from the coaches.
In the No. 10 spot was UVA Wise with 45 points, while Coker (30 points), Emory & Henry (26 points), and Mars Hill (23 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 2022 Women's Cross Country Runners to Watch list. Below is the full list of runners to watch by team during the 2022 season.
The 2022 season will get underway on Friday, September 2.
2022 SAC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON POLL
|
Rank |
School (Frist Place Votes) |
Points |
|
1. |
Wingate (12) |
144 |
|
2. |
Anderson |
126 |
|
3. |
Lenoir-Rhyne (1) |
123 |
|
4. |
Catawba |
112 |
|
5. |
Lincoln Memorial |
101 |
|
6. |
Carson-Newman |
88 |
|
7. |
Tusculum |
82 |
|
8. |
Newberry |
66 |
|
9. |
Limestone |
48 |
|
10. |
UVA Wise |
45 |
|
11. |
Coker |
30 |
|
12. |
Emory & Henry |
26 |
|
13. |
Mars Hill |
23 |
2022 SAC Women's Cross Country Runners to Watch
Anderson
Elise Matthews
Whitney Hanson
Carson-Newman
Grace Lathrop
Katie Smock
Imke Van Gog
Catawba
Madison Lowery
Raina Andrews
Coker
Catherine Cann
Stephanie Forrester
Destiny Ingram
Emory & Henry
Annalyse McHone
Elise McKinney
Sydney Bonney
Lenoir-Rhyne
Janet Kwambai
Kathrin Polke
Paige Ewald
Limestone
Deimante Bedalyte
Andrea Segura
Alia Ibensadiken
Lincoln Memorial
Brooke Foster
Elke Wijkmans
Katilee Croft
Mars Hill
Alina Mueller
Alyssa Jamerson
Megan Van Etten
Newberry
Alaya Lindquist
Reagan Wells
Ahja Amos
Tusculum
Erin Bruce
Judy Chellah
Emily Coddington
UVA Wise
Haley Sykes
Kaley Sykes
Isabella Mullins
Wingate
Tatjana Mense
Gemma Rebollo
Mollie Scott