Mount Olive Picked to Edge UNC Pembroke for 10th Men’s Indoor Track and Field Title in Preseason Coaches’ Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Conference Carolinas men’s indoor track & field head coaches picked Mount Olive to win an eighth consecutive and 10th overall conference championship in the 2023-24 preseason poll released on Tuesday.
The Trojans collected 97 points and seven-of-11 first-place votes to edge 2023 conference runner-up UNC Pembroke who received 92 points and the final four first-place nods. North Greenville was picked third with 75 points while Belmont Abbey was fourth with 71 points and Southern Wesleyan was picked fifth with 62 points.
Lees-McRae earned 49 points to take the sixth spot and was followed by Emmanuel (41), Converse and Erksine (36), Barton (32) and King (14).
The 2024 Conference Carolinas Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held on February 18-19 at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
2023-24 Conference Carolinas
Men's Indoor Track and Field Preseason Poll
| School |
Total (First Place) |
| Mount Olive |
97 (7) |
| UNC Pembroke |
92 (4) |
| North Greenville |
75 |
| Belmont Abbey |
71 |
| Southern Wesleyan |
62 |
| Lees-McRae |
49 |
| Emmanuel |
41 |
| Converse |
36 |
| Erskine |
36 |
| Barton |
32 |
| King |
14 |
2023-24 Conference Carolinas Men's Indoor Track and Field
Athletes to Watch
Barton
- Justin Copper, Jr., High Point, North Carolina
- Chase Eaton, Sr., Wilson, North Carolina
- Jacquez Durham, Sr., Clayton, North Carolina
Belmont Abbey
- Kelly Hay, So., Huntsville, Alabama (2023 Pole Vault Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Ryan Kohlhagen, Sr., Naples, Florida
- Thomas Thierfelder, Sr., Gastonia, North Carolina (2023 800m Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 800m Second Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2021 800m Conference Carolinas Champion)
Converse
- Alain Flores, Fr., Sopelana, Basque Country, Spain
- Gavin McFadden, Jr., Rock Hill, South Carolina (2023 60m Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Devron Davis, So., Columbia, South Carolina
Emmanuel
- Jason Burke, Sr., Jefferson, Georgia (2020 High Jump Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Evan Deaton, So., Concord, North Carolina
- Demarco Hernandez, Sr., Commerce, Georgia
Erskine
- Ángel Galán, So., Salamanca, Spain
- Shaun Jones, Jr., North Augusta, South Carolina
- Greyson Marlowe, Sr., Greenville, South Carolina
King
- Clathon Henfield, Sr., Freeport, Grand Bahamas
- Jordan Keith, Sr., Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee
- Matthew Henfield, Jr., Freeport, Grand Bahamas
Lees-McRae
- Christian Bargaineer, Sr., Wedgewood, Florida (2023 60m Hurdles Second Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 60m Hurdles Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Jayden Green, Jr., Pensacola, Florida (2023 High Jump Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 High Jump Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Josh Gillis, So., Casselberry, Florida (2023 800m Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Mount Olive
- Jason Hart, So., Richmond, Virginia
- Dorian Tolbert, Sr., Pelham, Alabama
- Aman Tsegay, Jr., High Point, North Carolina
Southern Wesleyan
- Ronan O’Neill, So., Pendleton, South Carolina (2023 3,000m Third Team All-Conference Carolinas, 5,000m Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Drew Jones, So., Riverview, Florida
- Ethan Marchman, So., Lavonia, Georgia
UNC Pembroke
- Delsin Burkhart, R-Sr., Fayetteville, North Carolina (2023 800m and Mile Conference Carolinas Champion; 2021 800m Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Tayvon Callahan, Jr., Hinesville, Georgia (2023 60m Hurdles Conference Carolinas Champion)
- Justin Walker, Jr., Charlotte, North Carolina (2023 Shot Put Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)