Lions chosen 10th in SAC preseason poll
The Mars Hill men's outdoor track and field team was selected 10th in the South Atlantic Conference preseason poll, as announced by the league Monday afternoon.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Queens has been picked to win the 2019 South Atlantic Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship, the League announced today. The Royals picked up 10 first place votes and received 110 points from the League's head coaches.
Lenoir-Rhyne placed second in the poll with one first place vote and 97 points. Wingate took the No. 3 spot with 92 points, while Carson-Newman came in fourth with 87 points. Catawba rounded out the top five with 64 points.
Tusculum landed at the No. 6 spot with 62 points and at No. 7 was Coker with 59 points. Lincoln Memorial earned 38 points to come in at No. 8, while Newberry finished at No. 9 with 36 points. Anderson and Mars Hill picked up 35 points each to earn a tie at No. 10.
The 2019 SAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships will take place on April 18-20 at the Irwin Belk Track on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C.
Below is a look at the top athletes from each member institution.
Anderson
Sprints: Jordan Anderson
Distance: Logan Horning
Carson-Newman
Sprints: Devon Moore
Distance: Luke Greer
Field: Kristofer Potts-Howard
Catawba
Sprints: Darius Turner
Distance: Tom Joyce
Field: Terrell Johnson
Coker
Sprints: Sage Lilly
Distance: Brandon Mullins
Field: Malik Tarbell
Lenoir-Rhyne
Sprints: PJ Lotharp
Distance: Josh Adkins
Field: Cole Henderson
Lincoln Memorial
Sprints: Jaeden Douglass
Distance: Brandon Vaughn
Field: Kyle Nabe
Mars Hill
Sprints: Tyrize Claude
Distance: Noah Allison
Field: Tyler Holloway
Newberry
Sprints: James Glenn
Distance: Quinn Wilson
Throws: Kayshon Mitchell
Queens
Sprints: Kevin Harrison
Distance: Daniel Wallis
Field: Martin Knauer
Tusculum
Sprints: Widchard Guervil
Distance: Jackson Beason
Field: Guillaume Devries
Wingate
Sprints: Michael Carson
Distance: Micah Kipchumba
Field: Isaiah Kyle
2019 Men's Outdoor Track and Field Preseason Poll
RANK |
SCHOOL (first-place votes) |
TOTAL |
1. |
Queens (10) |
110 |
2. |
Lenoir-Rhyne (1) |
97 |
3. |
Wingate |
92 |
4. |
Carson-Newman |
87 |
5. |
Catawba |
64 |
6. |
Tusculum |
62 |
7. |
Coker |
59 |
8. |
Lincoln Memorial |
38 |
9. |
Newberry |
36 |
T-10. |
Mars Hill |
35 |
T-10. |
Anderson |
35 |