League Coaches Vote Wingate as Preseason Favorite in SAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Poll
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The Wingate Bulldogs have been picked as the 2024-25 preseason Women'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 133 points, while Carson-Newman placed third with 111 points followed by Catawba at No. 4 with 109 points.
Anderson came in at No. 5 with 107 points, followed by Tusculum in sixth with 83 points. Lincoln Memorial came in seventh with 77 points and were narrowly trailed by Limestone who placed eighth and totaled 75 points. Newberry was tabbed to finish ninth and earned 46 points.
Mars Hill landed at No. 10 in the poll with 43 points, while Emory & Henry took the No. 11 spot with 40 points. Rounding out the poll at No. 12 and No. 13 was Coker with 24 points and UVA Wise with 22 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 Women's Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll
|
Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Score |
|
1. |
Wingate (12) |
144 |
|
2. |
Lenoir-Rhyne (1) |
133 |
|
3. |
Carson-Newman |
111 |
|
4. |
Catawba |
109 |
|
5. |
Anderson |
107 |
|
6. |
Tusculum |
83 |
|
7. |
Lincoln Memorial |
77 |
|
8. |
Limestone |
75 |
|
9. |
Newberry |
46 |
|
10. |
Mars Hill |
43 |
|
11. |
Emory & Henry |
40 |
|
12. |
Coker |
24 |
|
13. |
UVA Wise |
22 |
Women's Indoor Athletes to Watch
Anderson
Lacey Boozer
Kennedy Roush
Rylie Jenkins
Carson-Newman
Sade de Sousa
Sydney McCarty
Jenna Pittman
Catawba
Efe Egberi
Madi Clay
Natalie Almond
Onii Bivens
Coker
Patience Libson
Dakota Jernigan
Emory & Henry
Aiyanna Blakey
Delaney Eller
Mia Spangler
Lenoir-Rhyne
Alexis Brown
Melody Jones
Holly Kone
Limestone
JoAnn Smiling
Tyleah Moorer
Cassie Small
Lincoln Memorial
Sterling Webb
Navaeh Kerns
Mars Hill
Simone Giggetts
Cierra Williams
Newberry
Andrea Pascual Rivera
Irma Watson-Perez
Leonie Samuels
Mia Dionisio
Isabel Farup
Tusculum
Qitarah Castlin
Agustina Dittrich
UVA Wise
Madison Outland
Nia Rogers
Wingate
Margaux Shelton
Valerie Daehler
Amber Lawless
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