Mount Olive Picked as Favorite in 2021 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Mount Olive has been picked as the favorite in the 2021 Conference Carolinas Men's Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Poll.
The conference office officially unveiled the preseason poll on Dec. 17, 2020. The preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Mount Olive is looking for its ninth championship since 2009 in the 2021 Conference Carolinas Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship. In the 2021 preseason poll, Mount Olive received seven first-place votes and a total of 63 points to take top honors. North Greenville was right behind with 57 points. The Crusaders garnered two first-place votes.
Emmanuel (50) was picked third in the preseason poll and they were followed by Southern Wesleyan (44), Barton (35), Belmont Abbey (28), Lees-McRae (22), King (15) and Erskine (10).
The 2021 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships are scheduled for Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24 in Mount Olive, North Carolina on the University of Mount Olive campus.
2021 Conference Carolinas
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Poll
| School |
First Place |
Total |
| Mount Olive |
7 |
63 |
| North Greenville |
2 |
57 |
| Emmanuel |
|
50 |
| Southern Wesleyan |
|
44 |
| Barton |
|
35 |
| Belmont Abbey |
|
28 |
| Lees-McRae |
|
22 |
| King |
|
15 |
| Erskine |
|
10 |
2021 Conference Carolinas Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Athletes to Watch
Barton
Chianti Ghee, Sr., Throws, Fayetteville, North Carolina (2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
Belmont Abbey
Dominic Pautler, Sr., Long Jump, Birmingham, Alabama
Corbin Lamb, Fr., High Jump, Rome, Georgia
Thomas Thierfelder, So., Mid-Distance, Gastonia, North Carolina
Emmanuel
Sulamaine Bangura, Sr., Sprints, Conyers, Georgia (2020 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 NCAA National Qualifier)
Chuk Nnamdi, So., Austria, Vienna, Austria
Malik Jackson, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles, Sandersville, Georgia
Erskine
Noah Woodbury, Fr., Summerville, South Carolina
Kavon McBride, Fr., Kingstree, South Carolina
Darius Dotson, So., Anderson, South Carolina
King
Kolin Miller, Jr., Throws, Lebanon, Tennessee
Reed Samuel, Fr., Sprints/Jumps, Bristol, Virginia
Clathton Henfield, So., Mid Distance, Freeport, Grand Bahamas
Lees-McRae
Camden Donovan, So., High Jump, Andover, New Hampshire (2020 All-Conference Carolinas)
Christopher Lomax, So., Mid-Distance, Elkin, North Carolina (2020 All-Conference Carolinas)
Tristin Bertie, Sr., Distance, Cleveland, Georgia (2019 and 2020 All-Conference Carolinas)
Mount Olive
Michael Lotts, Jr., Throws, Monterey, Virginia
Jawann Washington, Jr., Jumps, Lexington, North Carolina
Cas Kopmels, So., Distance, Leiden, Netherlands
North Greenville
Tevin Richardson, Gr., Sprints, Calhoun Falls, South Carolina (2019 and 2020 All-Conference Carolinas, 2020 Indoor All-America Selection, 2019 Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, 2017 Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year)
Victor Shellhammer, Jr., Mid-Distance, Summerville, South Carolina
Southern Wesleyan
Peyton Shelton, Jr., Distance, Columbus, Indiana
Christian Swindle, Sr., Throws, Seneca, South Carolina
Chandler Whittle, Jr., Jumps, Westminster, South Carolina (2020 All-Conference Carolinas)
