The South Atlantic Conference Announces Women’s Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll and Watch List

The South Atlantic Conference Announces Women’s Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll and Watch List
November 29, 2017

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Wingate has been picked to win the 2017-18 South Atlantic Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship as voted by the League's head coaches, the League announced today.  The Bulldogs picked up eight top votes and received 107 points from the panel.

 

Queens placed second in the poll with two first-place votes and 102 points, ahead of Coker, who notched 89 points.  Lenoir-Rhyne landed at No. 4 with one top-vote and 88 points and Anderson rounded out the top five with 74 points.

 

At No. 6 in the poll was Carson-Newman with 73 points, while Lincoln Memorial's 44 points was good for the No. 7 slot.  Tusculum came in at No. 8 as it picked up 40 points.  Mars Hill was selected at the No. 9 position as it received 38 points.  Catawba was voted No. 10 with 32 points and Newberry rounded out the list with 27 points.

 

The 2017-18 South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track and Field season marks the inaugural year for the sport in the South Atlantic Conference.  The season is set to get underway on Saturday, Dec. 2 with many of the League's member institutions competing at the JDL Kick Off Classic.  Below is a look at some of the top athletes from the South Atlantic Conference.

 

Anderson

Sprinter: Jasmine Barmore 

Field: JoLyn Copeland

Distance: Haylee Love

 

Carson-Newman 

Sprinter: Tia Davis  

Field: Tori Gaul

 

Coker

Sprinter Noelia Leake

Distance: Darroneshia Lott

 

Lenoir-Rhyne

Sprinter:  Sarai Hayes

Field:  Haylea Salamon

Distance:  Audra Yarber

 

Lincoln Memorial 

Sprinter: Jordan Crawford

Field: Karen Robinson

Distance: Whitney Elliott 

 

Mars Hill 

Field: Jordan Bair

 

Queens

Sprinter: Asia Hart

Field: Aintzane Casterlenas 

Distance: Hannah Wolkenhauer

 

Tusculum
Sprinter: Selena Gauthier

Field: I'Keriah Day

Distance: Alissa Furches

 

Wingate

Sprinter: Tarah Young

Field: Vanisha Wilshire

Distance: Juliet Salgueiro

 

 

2017-18 Women's Indoor Track and Field Preseason Poll (First-Place Votes) - Points

  1. Wingate (8) 107
  2. Queens (2) 102
  3. Coker 89
  4. Lenoir-Rhyne (1) 88
  5. Anderson 74
  6. Carson-Newman 73
  7. Lincoln Memorial 44
  8. Tusculum 40
  9. Mars Hill 38
  10. Catawba 32
  11. Newberry 27

 

 

 

 

 

 

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