On the track, the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released the third Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index (TFRI) and Mount Olive was ranked No. 4 in the men’s Southeast Region Rating with 604.71 points. UNC Pembroke came in at No. 9 with 312.85 points, one spot ahead of Southern Wesleyan with 208.36 points. Belmont Abbey was No. 11 with 199.13 points followed by North Greenville (12th, 186.16), Emmanuel (15th, 143.16), Lees-McRae (18th, 131.84), King (21st, 73.84), Barton (22nd, 62.09), and Erskine (23rd, 45.98).
The Trojans were second in the Southeast Region in the women’s TFRI with 668.94 points and they were joined in the top 10 by Southern Wesleyan at No. 6 (370.91), UNC Pembroke at No. 7 (308.04) and Belmont Abbey at No. 8 (279.41). North Greenville ranked 11th with 172.64 points followed by Emmanuel (17th, 157.38), Converse (18th, 147.70), Lees-McRae (20th, 129.26), Erskine (24th, 76.00), King (25th, 62.55), Barton (27th, 41.77) and Francis Marion (30th, 1.30). The full men’s rankings are available here with the women here.