Mount Olive Picked to Repeat in Women’s Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll

Mount Olive Picked to Repeat in Women’s Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll

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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Mount Olive was picked to repeat and win its 10th title in program history in the 2023-24 Conference Carolinas Women’s Indoor Track & Field Preseason Coaches’ Poll, the conference announced on Tuesday. 

The Trojans, who won seven straight championships from 2014-2020 and the past two, received 96 points and eight first-place votes in the poll. Converse was picked second with 89 points and two first-place votes while the 2023 Conference Carolinas runner-up, UNC Pembroke, was picked third with 84 points and the remaining first-place vote. Southern Wesleyan was selected fourth with 70 points while North Greenville rounded out the top five with 65 points.

Belmont Abbey was chosen sixth with 54 points and was followed by King (42), Lees-McRae (40), Erskine (27), Emmanuel (21) and Barton (17).

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
Women's Indoor Track and Field Preseason Poll
 
School Total (First Place)
Mount Olive 96 (8)
Converse 89 (2)
UNC Pembroke 84 (1)
Southern Wesleyan 70
North Greenville 65
Belmont Abbey 54
King 42
Lees-McRae 40
Erskine 27
Emmanuel 21
Barton 17

2023-24 Conference Carolinas Women's Indoor Track and Field
Athletes to Watch
 
Barton
  • Keiarra Tutt, So., Pamlico, North Carolina
  • Aniya Heckstall, So., Greensboro, North Carolina
Belmont Abbey
  • Isabell Flores, Jr., Orange Park, Florida (2023 60m Hurdles Conference Carolinas Champion)
  • Sydney Keller, Sr., Baker City, Oregon (2023 Pole Vault Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Karolina Colon, Jr., Marietta, Georgia (2023 60m Hurdles Third Team All-Conference Carolinas) 
Converse
  • Eseose Okoduwa, Jr., Columbia, South Carolina
  • Phoebe Myers, Sr., Cambria Heights, New York (2023 High Jump Conference Carolinas Champion, 60m Hurdles Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Ruth Spijker, So., Sint Pancras, Netherlands (2023 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, 800m and Mile Conference Carolinas Champion)
Emmanuel
  • Valasha Carter, Fr., Hart County, Georgia
  • Ashley Williams, Jr., Lithonia, Georgia
  • Rayven Thurston, Fr., Albany, Georgia
Erskine
  • Chloe Mumaw, So., York, South Carolina 
  • Antaja Whitehead, Sr., Chicago, Illinois 
  • Brooklyn Epps, Fr., Travelers Rest, South Carolina 
 King
  • Tahtalina Jobel, So., Durham, North Carolina 
  • Caitlin Paulins, So., Unicoi, Tennessee (2023 Pole Vault Conference Carolinas Champion, Distance Medley Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas) 
  • Morgan Whitley, Jr., Danville, Virginia (2023 5,000m Conference Carolinas Champion, 3,000m and Distance Medley Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Lees-McRae
  • Campbell Dille, So., Cary, North Carolina  
  • Symone Taylor, So., Tucson, Arizona 
  • Jocelyn Walker, So., Yorktown, Virginia 
Mount Olive
  • Adrienne Crawford, Jr., Kingston, New York 
  • Celine Fleurilus, Sr., Port Charlotte, Florida 
  • Karla Hormazabal, Jr., Orlando, Florida (2023 Triple Jump Conference Carolinas Champion) 
Southern Wesleyan
  • Abbey Frock, Sr., Liberty, South Carolina (2021 Distance Medley Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Kyla Johnson, Jr., Dallas, Georgia
  • Merritt Smith, So., St. Petersburg, Florida
UNC Pembroke
  • Jackline Kosgei, R-Jr., Eldoret, Kenya (2023 5,000m Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2021 3,000m Second Team All-Conference Carolinas
  • Raven Haston, R-Sr., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Alycia Artman, R-Jr., Hampstead, North Carolina