Mount Olive Picked to Edge UNC Pembroke for Ninth Men’s Indoor Track and Field Title in Preseason Coaches’ Poll

Mount Olive Picked to Edge UNC Pembroke for Ninth Men’s Indoor Track and Field Title in Preseason Coaches’ Poll

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GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Conference Carolinas men’s indoor track & field head coaches picked Mount Olive to win a seventh consecutive and ninth overall conference championship in the 2022-23 preseason poll released on Tuesday. 

The Trojans collected 94 points and eight of 11 first-place votes to edge 2022 conference runner-up UNC Pembroke who received 93 points and the final three first-place nods. North Greenville was picked third with 82 points, while Emmanuel was fourth with 67 points and Belmont Abbey and Southern Wesleyan tied for fifth with 58 points.

Lees-McRae earned 44 points to take the sixth spot and was followed by Barton and Erskine (33) in seventh, King (24) in ninth and Converse (19) in 10th.

The 2023 Conference Carolinas Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held on February 19-20 at the JDL Fast Track in Winston Salem, North Carolina. 
 
2022-23 Conference Carolinas
Men's Indoor Track and Field Preseason Poll
 
School Total (First Place)
Mount Olive 94 (8)
UNC Pembroke 93 (3)
North Greenville 82
Emmanuel 67
Belmont Abbey 58
Southern Wesleyan 58
Lees-McRae 44
Barton 33
Erskine 33
King 24
Converse 19

2022-23 Conference Carolinas Men's Indoor Track and Field
Players to Watch

Barton
  • Deshawn Owens, Sr., Pikeville, N.C.
  • Chase Eaton, Jr., Wilson, N.C.
  • Chace Pearson, Fr., Gloucester Township, N.J.
Belmont Abbey
  • Joshua Gulapa, Fr., Naples, Florida 
  • Thomas Thierfelder, Sr., Gastonia, North Carolina (2022 800m All-Conference Carolinas Second Team, 2021 800m Conference Carolinas Champion) 
  • Ryan Kohlhagen, Sr., Naples, Florida 
Converse
  • Ryan Glenn, So., Columbia, South Carolina 
  • Gerrard Donald, So., Greenville, South Carolina 
  • Gavin McFadden, So., Rock Hill, South Carolina (2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Freshman of the Year, 100m All-Conference Carolinas Second Team, 200m All-Conference Carolinas Third Team)
Emmanuel
  • Ethnie Stubbs, So., Freeport, Bahamas
  • Kevin Wood, So., Jefferson, Georgia
  • Tucker Flint, Sr., Commerce, Georgia (2022 Pole Vault All-Conference Carolinas Second Team; 2021 Pole Vault Conference Carolinas Champion, Two-time USTFCCCA All-Region Pole Vault)
Erskine
  • Angel Galan, Fr., Salamanca, Spain 
  • John Clayton Reed, So., Carnesville, Georgia 
  • Gabriel Walker, So., Taylors, South Carolina 
King
  • Matthew Henfield, So., Freeport, Grand Bahamas 
  • Clathon Henfield, Sr., Freeport, Grand Bahamas (2022 Long Jump All-Conference Carolinas Second Team) 
  • Bryson Gilliam, Fr., Kingsport, Tennessee  
Lees-McRae
  • Christian Bargaineer, Jr., Wedgewood, Florida (2022 60m Hurdles All-Conference Carolinas Third Team; 2021 Triple Jump Conference Carolinas Champion, 60m Hurdles All-Conference Carolinas Second Team) 
  • Jayden Green, So., Pensacola, Florida 
  • Brennen Pierce, So., Wilmington, North Carolina
Mount Olive
  • Justen Burnette, Sr., Sprints, Winston, North Carolina, (2022 200m Conference Carolinas Champion, 60m All-Conference Carolinas Second Team, USTFCCCA All-Region 60m and 200m; 2021 60m, 200m Conference Carolinas Champion, USTFCCCA All-Region 60m and 200m) 
  • Josh Faison, Jr., Throws, Raleigh, North Carolina (2022 Shot Put Conference Carolinas Champion, USTFCCCA All-Region Shot Put; 2021 Shot Put Conference Carolinas Champion, USTFCCCA All-Region Shot Put; 2020 Shot Put All-Conference Carolinas Second Team, USTFCCCA All-Region Shot Put)
  • Jaleal Hamlett, So., Jumps, Lynchburg, Virginia (2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Freshman of the Year, Long Jump All-Conference Carolinas Second Team, Triple Jump All-Conference Carolinas Third Team, USTFCCCA All-Region Triple Jump) 
North Greenville
  • Antavious Lawton, So., Aiken, South Carolina (2022 400m All-Conference Carolinas Third Team) 
  • Jacob Holcombe, Gr., Walhalla, South Carolina  
Southern Wesleyan
  • Calvin Fernandez, Jr., Columbia, South Carolina
  • Noah Meadows, Jr., Dunedin, Florida (2022 Long Jump All-Conference Carolinas Third Team)
  • Chandler Whittle, Gr., Walhalla, South Carolina (2021 High Jump All-Conference Carolinas Second Team, USTFCCCA All-Region High Jump; 2020 High Jump Conference Carolinas Champion) 
UNC-Pembroke
  • Delsin Burkhart, R-Jr., Distance, Fayetteville, North Carolina (2022 Distance Medley Relay All-Conference Carolinas Second Team, 2021 800m All-Conference Carolinas Second Team) 
  • DaMarr Harvey, So., Sprints, Greenville, North Carolina (2022 4x400m Relay All-Conference Carolinas Second Team) 
  • Caleb Baldwin, R-Jr., Sprints, Mebane, North Carolina