Mount Olive Picked to Edge UNC Pembroke for 11th Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Title in Preseason Coaches’ Poll

Mount Olive Picked to Edge UNC Pembroke for 11th Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Title in Preseason Coaches’ Poll

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GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Conference Carolinas men’s outdoor track & field head coaches picked Mount Olive to win a ninth consecutive and 11th overall conference championship in the 2023 preseason poll released on Thursday. 

The Trojans collected 119 points and nine of 12 first-place votes to edge 2023 conference runner-up UNC Pembroke who received 113 points and the final three first-place nods. North Greenville was picked third with 98 points, while Southern Wesleyan and Belmont Abbey tied for fourth with 83 points.

Emmanuel earned 73 points to take the sixth spot and was followed by Lees-McRae (50), Erskine (48), Barton (45), Converse (37), King (30) and Francis Marion (13).

The 2023 Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29. 
 
2023 Conference Carolinas
Men's Outdoor Track and Field Preseason Poll
 
School Total (First Place)
Mount Olive 119 (9)
UNC Pembroke 113 (3)
North Greenville 98
Southern Wesleyan 83
Belmont Abbey 83
Emmanuel 73
Lees-McRae 50
Erskine 48
Barton 45
Converse 37
King 30
Francis Marion 13

2023 Conference Carolinas Men's Outdoor Track and Field
Players to Watch
 
Barton
  • Deshawn Owens, Sr., Pikeville, North Carolina
  • Chase Eaton, Jr., Wilson, North Carolina
  • Chace Pearson, Fr., Gloucester Township, New Jersey
Belmont Abbey
  • Luke Thierfelder, So., Gastonia, North Carolina (2022 Javelin All-Conference Carolinas First Team) 
  • Thomas Thierfelder, Sr., Gastonia, North Carolina (2021 800m, 4x400m Relay All-Conference Conference First Team) 
  • Kelly Hay, So., Huntsville, Alabama 
Converse
  • Gavin McFadden, So., Rock Hill, South Carolina (2022 Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year, 100m All-Conference Carolinas Second Team, 200m All-Conference Carolinas Third Team) 
  • Issac Gilmore, Fr., Rock Hill, South Carolina 
  • Gerrard Donald, So., Greenville, South Carolina 
Emmanuel
  • Ethnie Stubbs, So., Freeport, Bahamas
  • Kevin Wood, So., Jefferson, Georgia
  • Tucker Flint, Sr., Commerce, Georgia (2021 Pole Vault All-Conference Carolinas First Team)
Erskine
  • John Clayton Reed, So., Carnesville, Georgia 
  • Joey Tindale, Fr., York, South Carolina 
  • Gabriel Walker, So., Taylors, South Carolina 
 Francis Marion
  • Andrew Lance, So., Columbia, South Carolina
  • Cullen Dore, Jr., Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • Zachary Patrick, Fr., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
King
  • Clathon Henfield, Sr., Freeport, Grand Bahamas (2022 Long Jump All-Conference Carolinas Second Team)
  • Jordan Keith, Jr., Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee
  • Kolin Miller, Sr., Lebanon, Tennessee (2021 Hammer Throw All-Conference Carolinas Second Team, Shot Put All-Conference Carolinas Third Team) 
Lees-McRae
  • Christian Bargaineer, Jr., Wedgewood, Florida (2022 110m Hurdles All-Conference Carolinas First Team; 2021 110m Hurdles and 400m Hurdles All-Conference Carolinas Second Team) 
  • Jayden Green, So., Pensacola, Florida 
  • Brennen Pierce, So., Wilmington, North Carolina
Mount Olive
  • Kamden Johnson, Sr., Rocky Mount, North Carolina (2022 USTFCCCA All-Region High Jump, High Jump All-Conference Carolinas Third Team; 2021 High Jump All-Conference Carolinas Third Team)
  • Aman Tsegay, So., High Point, North Carolina
  • Joshua Faison, Sr., Clayton, North Carolina (2022 USTFCCCA All-Region Shot Put and Discus Throw, Conference Carolinas Outdoor record holder in Shot Put and Discus Throw, Shot Put and Discus Throw All-Conference Carolinas First Team; 2021 USTFCCCA All-Region Shot Put and Discus Throw, Shot Put and Discus Throw All-Conference Carolinas First Team) 
North Greenville
  • Antavious Lawton, So., Aiken, South Carolina (2022 400m and 4x400m Relay All-Conference Carolinas Second Team) 
  • Terrique Webb, Fr., Seneca, South Carolina
  • Hayden Goode, Jr., Lyman, South Carolina
Southern Wesleyan
  • Calvin Fernandez, Jr., Columbia, South Carolina (2022 Javelin All-Conference Carolinas Second Team; 2021 Javelin All-Conference Carolinas First Team)
  • Noah Meadows, Jr., Dunedin, Florida (2022 USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Outdoor All-Region Long Jump, Long Jump Outdoor All-Conference Carolinas First Team, 200m Outdoor All-Conference Carolinas Second Team)
  • Ronan O’Neill, Fr., Pendleton, South Carolina
UNC Pembroke
  • Delsin Burkhart, R-Jr., Fayetteville, North Carolina (2022 800m All-Conference Carolinas Third Team) 
  • DaMarr Harvey, So., Sprints, Greenville, North Carolina (2022 4x400m Relay All-Conference Carolinas First Team, 400m All-Conference Carolinas Third Team) 
  • Caleb Baldwin, R-Jr., Sprints, Mebane, North Carolina (2022 4x100m Relay All-Conference Carolinas First Team)