Wingate Tabbed as Men's Indoor Track & Field Favorites in Preseason Coaches' Poll Release
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The Wingate Bulldogs have been picked as the 2024-25 preseason Men's Indoor Track and Field favorite according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll, released today (December 5).
The Bulldogs received 12 first-place votes and 144 points in the preseason poll.
Lenoir-Rhyne earned the second spot with one first-place vote and 132 points, while Anderson placed third with 112 points followed by Tusculum at No. 4 with 109 points.
Catawba and Carson-Newman tied at No. 5 with 97 points each, while Lincoln Memorial and Limestone tied for seventh with 65 points. Newberry took the ninth slot with 60 points.
Mars Hill landed at No. 10 in the poll with 42 points, while Emory & Henry took the No. 11 spot with 41 points. Rounding out the poll at No. 12 and No. 13 was Coker with 30 points and UVA Wise with 20 points.
In addition to the preseason poll, the SAC also released the Indoor Track & Field Athletes to Watch list. This list includes the top athletes from each school to keep an eye on during the 2024-25 indoor track & field season. The full list of athletes to watch is listed below by team.
The 2024-25 Indoor Track & Field season will begin this weekend and will continue until the 2025 SAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. Mar. 1-2.
2024-25 SAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll
|
Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Score |
|
1. |
Wingate (12) |
144 |
|
2. |
Lenoir-Rhyne (1) |
132 |
|
3. |
Anderson |
112 |
|
4. |
Tusculum |
109 |
|
T5. |
Catawba |
97 |
|
T5. |
Carson-Newman |
97 |
|
T7. |
Lincoln Memorial |
65 |
|
T7. |
Limestone |
65 |
|
9. |
Newberry |
60 |
|
10. |
Mars Hill |
42 |
|
11. |
Emory & Henry |
41 |
|
12. |
Coker |
30 |
|
13. |
UVA Wise |
20 |
Men's Indoor Athletes to Watch
Anderson
Elliot Dotson
Lambdin Hardy
Carson-Newman
Amine Kasmi
Verrol Sam
Andre Morrison
Catawba
Winfred Porter
Javi Gomez-Wilson
Oussama Ajala
Miles Stephens
Coker
Donovan Jones
Xavier Ratliff
Emory & Henry
Heath Bowker
Will Humphrey, II
Matthew Klapak
Gavin Lee
Lenoir-Rhyne
Marcus Crumpler
Nick Henriques
Kahlil West
Limestone
Kengel Christopher
Rashane Bartlett
Lenny Fabulas
Lincoln Memorial
Luis Borkey
Avery Hatfield
Mars Hill
Jesse Shelton
Jesse Magly
Lucas New
Newberry
Walker Flores
Sean Price
Justin Canty
Rahyme Christian
Tyler Shumate
Tusculum
Isaiah Olson
Adrian Gumm
UVA Wise
Caleb Yeary
Francis Roberts
Hunter Blevins
Wingate
Elijah Compton
Mateo de Castro Navarro
Dequan Thompson
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