Newberry Picked to Repeat in 2020-21 South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Men’s Wrestling Preseason Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Defending champion Newberry has been picked to repeat in the 2020-21 South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Men’s Wrestling Preseason Poll.
South Atlantic Conference Carolinas officially unveiled the preseason poll on Dec. 4, 2020. The preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Newberry received seven first-place votes and a total of 57 points to earn the top spot in the preseason tally. Belmont Abbey was right behind with 53 points. The Crusaders collected one first-place vote. Limestone obtained one first-place vote and a total of 50 points to garner the third spot in the preseason poll.
Coker (36) was fourth in the preseason poll followed by King (35), Queens (33), Lander (25), Emmanuel (19) and Mount Olive (16).
2020-21 South Atlantic Conference Carolinas
Men’s Wrestling Preseason Poll
| School |
First Place |
Total |
| Newberry |
7 |
57 |
| Belmont Abbey |
1 |
53 |
| Limestone |
1 |
50 |
| Coker |
|
36 |
| King |
|
35 |
| Queens |
|
33 |
| Lander |
|
25 |
| Emmanuel |
|
19 |
| Mount Olive |
|
16 |
2020-21 South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Men’s Wrestling
Wrestlers to Watch
Belmont Abbey
Mitchell Dean, Sr., 157, Mebane, North Carolina (2020 All-South Atlantic Conference Carolinas, 2020 All-American, Ranked No. 8 in FloWrestling's Division II preseason national rankings, Ranked No. 4 in The Open Mat's Division II preseason national rankings)
Logan Branham, Sr., 174, Rogersville, Tennessee
Benjamin Fielding, So., 133, Brookfield, Ohio
Coker
Omar Armengol, So., 133 pounds, Mater Lakes, Florida (2020 National Qualifier, Ranked No. 15 in FloWrestling's Division II preseason national rankings)
Corey Christie, Jr., 165 pounds, Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania (2020 National Qualifier, Ranked No. 15 in FloWrestling's Division II preseason national rankings)
Zachary Van Alst, 141/149 pounds, Prattville, Alabama (2020 National Qualifier, Ranked No. 15 in The Open Mat's Division II preseason national rankings)
Emmanuel
Dalton Flint, Sr., 141 pounds, Commerce, Georgia
Myles Williams, Jr., 174 pounds, Kennesaw, Georgia
King
Rylee Billings, Jr., 125 pounds, Millers Creek, North Carolina (2020 All-South Atlantic Conference Carolinas, 2020 National Qualifier, Ranked No. 14 in FloWrestling's Division II preseason national rankings, Ranked No. 14 in The Open Mat's Division II preseason national rankings)
Cade Ridley, Jr., 285 pounds, Lula, Georgia (2020 All-South Atlantic Conference Carolinas, 2020 National Qualifier, Ranked No. 14 in FloWrestling's Division II preseason national rankings, Ranked No. 12 in The Open Mat's Division II preseason national rankings)
Dallas Boone, Jr., 157 pounds, Valley Center, Kansas
Lander
Darius Parker, So., 197 pounds, Fort Myers, Florida (Ranked No. 13 in FloWrestling's Division II preseason national rankings, Ranked No. 11 in The Open Mat's Division II preseason national rankings)
Jack Bond, R-So., 174 pounds , O’Fallon, Illinois (Transfer from Old Dominion)
Elijah Gray, So., 141 pounds, Lakeland, Florida
Limestone
Majid Corbett, Sr., 133 pounds, Sumter, South Carolina (All-South Atlantic Conference Carolinas, 2020 National Qualifier, Ranked No. 10 in FloWrestling's Division II preseason national rankings, Ranked No. 10 in The Open Mat's Division II preseason national rankings)
John Burger, Jr., 149 pounds, New Milford, New Jersey (All-South Atlantic Conference Carolinas, 2020 National Qualifier, 2020 All-American, Ranked No. 10 in The Open Mat's Division II preseason national rankings)
Mount Olive
Hayden Waddell, So., 133 pounds, Asheboro, North Carolina
Colby Teague, So., 157 pounds, Newton, North Carolina
Micah Dixon, Fr., 184 pounds, Morehead City, North Carolina
Newberry
Isiah Royal, Sr., 141 pounds, Guyton, Georgia (2020 All-South Atlantic Conference Carolinas, 2020 South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Wrestler of the Year, 2020 Super Region Wrestler of the Year, 2020 All-American, Ranked No. 1 in FloWrestling's Division II preseason national rankings, Ranked No. 2 in The Open Mat's Division II preseason national rankings)
ZeBrandon Gant, Jr., 184 pounds, Springfield, Georgia (2020 All-South Atlantic Conference Carolinas, 2020 All-American, Ranked No. 5 in FloWrestling's Division II preseason national rankings, Ranked No. 3 in The Open Mat's Division II preseason national rankings)
Austin Neal, Sr., 125 Pounds, Rutherfordton, North Carolina (2020 All-South Atlantic Conference Carolinas)
Queens
Noah Curreri, Jr., 174 pounds, Glen Spey, New York (2020 National Qualifier, Ranked No. 7 in FloWrestling's Division II preseason national rankings, Ranked No. 9 in The Open Mat's Division II preseason national rankings)
Stephon Halliburton, Jr., 184 pounds, Orlando, Florida
Hunter Tobiasson, So., 197 pounds, Grand Junction, Colorado
