Mount Olive Named Favorite in 2021 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Mount Olive has been chosen as the favorite in the 2021 Conference Carolinas Women’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 will be looking for its ninth championship since 2009 at the 2021 Conference Carolinas Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship. Mount Olive collected six first-place votes and 78 points overall to secure the top spot. Southern Wesleyan was second with a total of 74 points. The Warriors picked up the final four first-place votes.
North Greenville (65) was third in the preseason poll and they were followed by Converse (58), Erskine (46), Lees-McRae (37), Emmanuel (33), Barton (26), King (18) and Belmont Abbey (15).
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
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Poll
| School |
First Place |
Total |
| Mount Olive |
6 |
78 |
| Southern Wesleyan |
4 |
74 |
| North Greenville |
|
65 |
| Converse |
|
58 |
| Erskine |
|
46 |
| Lees-McRae |
|
37 |
| Emmanuel |
|
33 |
| Barton |
|
26 |
| King |
|
18 |
| Belmont Abbey |
|
15 |
2021 Conference Carolinas Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Athletes to Watch
Barton
Takeitha Glaspie, Jr., Sprints, Goldsboro, North Carolina
Belmont Abbey
Cristina Villanueva, So., Long Jump, Orlando, Florida
Caylan Medley, Fr., High Jump, Temecula, California
Rachel Lang, Jr., Martinez, Georgia (2020 All-Conference Carolinas)
Converse
Daeja Belton, Sr., Hurdles, Abbeville, South Carolina
Kristin Frost, Fifth Year, Pole Vault, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Serenity Hunt, Sr., Long Jump/High Jump, Marion, South Carolina
Emmanuel
Jharna Alston, Sr., Smyrna, Georgia (2019 All-American)
Moena Battle, Jr., Atlanta, Georgia
Erskine
Lizzie Naval, So., Summerville, South Carolina (2020 Conference Carolinas Indoor Freshman of the Year, 2020 Indoor All-Conference Carolinas)
Antaja Whitehead, Fr., Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Hailey Holcomb, So., Lancaster, South Carolina
King
Katy Neubert, So., Mid-Distance, Johnson City, Tennessee
Meg Davis, Jr., Distance, Kingsport, Tennessee
Whitney Christian, Jr., Hurdles/Sprints, Church Hill, Tennessee
Lees-McRae
Britney Augustin, Jr., Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps, North Port, Florida (2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 All-Region)
Deanna Betzer, So., Distance, New Columbia, Pennsylvania
Mya Roberts, Sr., Throws, Burlington, North Carolina
Bayle Wood, Sr., Throws, Roaring River, North Carolina (2019 All-Region)
Mount Olive
Jaiden Moody, Fr., Sprints, Vacaville, California
Monique Whiteman, Fr., Distance, Rangitikei, New Zealand
Mary Brigid Keck, So., Throws, Newark, Ohio
North Greenville
Emily Beisecker, Gr., Sprints/Hurdles, Hartsville, South Carolina (2018 and 2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
Millie Klefsaas, Sr., Pole Vault/Distance, Motley, Minnesota (2020 All-Conference Carolinas, 2018 National Qualifier)
Southern Wesleyan
Jami Wright, Gr., Sprints, Stafford, Virginia (2020 Conference Carolinas Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, 2019 and 2020 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 and 2020 All-Region, 2019 and 2020 All-American, 2020 NCAA Qualifier)
Michele Beugre, Jr., Sprints, Powder Springs, Georgia (2019 and 2020 All-Conference Carolinas)
Mycherie Onwuzuruike, Jr., Jumps/Sprints, Powder Springs, Georgia (2020 Conference Carolinas Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, 2019 and 2020 All-Conference Carolinas, 2020 All-Region, 2020 All-American, 2020 Indoor NCAA Qualifier, 2019 Conference Carolinas Outdoor Freshman of the Year)
Kelsie Smith, Sr., Throws, Stafford, Virginia
