On the track, the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released the fourth Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index (TFRI) and Mount Olive improved one spot to No. 3 in the men’s Southeast Region Rating with 601.46 points. UNC Pembroke came in at No. 9 with 299.35 points, two spots ahead of North Greenville with 204.76 points. Southern Wesleyan was No. 13 with 188.57 points followed by Belmont Abbey (14th, 162.86), Emmanuel (17th, 131.68), Lees-McRae (18th, 112.39), Barton (21st, 71.22), Erskine (22nd, 55.96), King (23rd, 51.74) and Francis Marion (2.10).
The Trojans were also third in the Southeast Region in the women’s TFRI with 646.72 points and they were joined in the top 10 by UNC Pembroke at No. 6 (365.16), Southern Wesleyan at No. 7 (337.91), Belmont Abbey at No. 8 (245.57) and Emmanuel at No. 10 (200.23). North Greenville ranked 13th with 166.13 points followed by Converse (15th, 155.59), Lees-McRae (22nd, 119.06), Erskine (23rd, 87.21), Barton (26th, 65.97), King (27th, 52.19) and Francis Marion (30th, 2.90). The full men’s rankings are available here with the women here.