GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Conference Carolinas women's outdoor track & field head coaches picked the University of Mount Olive to win an 11th consecutive and 13th overall conference championship in the 2025 preseason poll released on Thursday.
The Trojans collected 156 points and 12-of-13 first-place votes (coaches can vote for own team) to edge Converse University's 145 points and final first-place vote. UNC Pembroke who received 125 points was picked third, followed closely by North Greenville University's 121 points in fourth. Belmont Abbey College rounded out the top five with 116 points.
Lees-McRae College earned 95 points to take the sixth spot and was followed by Shorter University (77), King University (74), Barton College (70), Southern Wesleyan University (60), Emmanuel University (55), Erskine College (38), Young Harris College (31) and Francis Marion University (20).
The 2025 Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held on April 24-26 at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
2025 Conference Carolinas
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Poll
|
School |
Points (First Place) |
| 1 |
Mount Olive |
156 (12) |
| 2 |
Converse |
145 (1) |
| 3 |
UNC Pembroke |
125 |
| 4 |
North Greenville |
121 |
| 5 |
Belmont Abbey |
116 |
| 6 |
Lees-McRae |
95 |
| 7 |
Shorter |
77 |
| 8 |
King |
74 |
| 9 |
Barton |
70 |
| 10 |
Southern Wesleyan |
60 |
| 11 |
Emmanuel |
55 |
| 12 |
Erskine |
38 |
| 13 |
Young Harris |
31 |
| 14 |
Francis Marion |
20 |
2025 Conference Carolinas Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Athletes to Watch
Barton
- Aniya Heckstall, Jr., Scotland Neck, North Carolina (2024 All-Conference Carolinas in the 200 meter dash)
- Keiarra Tutt, Jr., Bayboro, North Carolina (2024 All-Conference Carolinas in the 100 and 200 meter dash)
Belmont Abbey
- Isabelle Flores, Sr., Hurdles, Orange Park, Florida (2024 Female Track Athlete of the Year; 2023 and 2024 All-America in the 400 meter hurdles; Conference Carolinas champion (first team All-Conference Carolinas) in the 100 meter hurdles and 400 meter hurdles; 2023 second team All-Conference Carolinas in the 100 meter hurdles and 400 meter hurdles)
- Haley Kells, Multis, Sr., Greeneville, Tenn.
- Mia Zuniga, Distance, Sr., Spring, Texas
Converse
- Eseose Okoduwa, Sr., Columbia, South Carolina (2023 second team All-Conference Carolinas in the 200 meter dash, 2023 third T=team All-Conference Carolinas in the 100 meter dash and 4x100 meter relay)
- Jermyra Bethel, So., Columbia, South Carolina (2024 first team All-Conference Carolinas in the 400 meter dash, 2024 third team All-Conference Carolinas in the 4x400 meter relay)
- Lauren Beatty, Jr., Winchester, Virginia (2024 Second Team All-Conference 10,000 Meters, 2024 Third Team All-Conference 5,000 Meters)
Emmanuel
- Jai Piazza, So., Multis, Danville, Kentucky
- Valasha Carter, So., Jump/Sprints, Hartwell, Georgia
- Rayven Thurston, So., Jumps/Sprints, Albany, Georgia
Erskine
- Shamya Hudson, So., Mid-distance/Jumps, Calhoun Falls, South Carolina
- Chloe Mumaw, Jr., Mid-distance, York, South Carolina
- Antaja Whitehead, Sr., Mid-distance/Hurdles, Chicago, Illinois
Francis Marion
- Jazmine McDonald-Craft, Fr., Throws, Columbia, South Carolina
- Rileigh Lacy, Fr., Pole Vault, Darlington, South Carolina
- Rowan Hearn, Fr., Distance, Summerville, South Carolina
King
- Morgan Whitley, Senior, Distance, Danville, Virginia
- Ermay Vazquez, Sophomore, Distance, Commerce, Georgia
- Emily Ward, Junior, Distance, Jonesborough, Tennessee
Lees-McRae
- Lora Dillon, Jr., Sprints/Jumps, Clayton, North Carolina (2023 third team All-Conference in the triple jump - outdoor)
- Campbell Dille, Jr., Cary, North Carolina (2025 third team All-Conference - indoor Distance Medley Relay, 2023 first team All-Conference Carolinas, 2022 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Jocelyn Walker, Jr., Pole Vault, Yorktown, Virginia (2023 second team All-Conference Carolinas pole vault - outdoor)
Mount Olive
- Channie Jefferson, Jr., Richmond, Virginia (2024 Conference Carolinas Indoor 60mh & 400m champion, Long Jump Indoor All-Conference Carolinas second team, Outdoor 4x100 Relay & 400mh NCAA national qualifier, USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region 4x400 Relay, 400m & long jump, USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region 4x400 Relay & 400mh, 100mh Outdoor All-Conference Carolinas second team, 400mh Outdoor All-Conference Carolinas second team, 2023 Outdoor 4x100 Relay & 400mh NCAA national qualifier, USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region 4x400 Relay, USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay & 400mh, 400mh Conference Carolinas Outdoor 400mh Champion, 100mh Outdoor All-Conference Carolinas third team, Indoor 4x400m Relay NCAA National Qualifier, 400m Indoor All-Conference Carolinas second team, Long Jump Indoor All-Conference Carolinas third team)
- Kenisha Barnes, Jr., Selma, North Carolina (2024 Conference Carolinas Indoor Weight Throw Champion, USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region in the hammer throw)
- Linn Andrea Lindevik, Fr., Kristiansand, Norway
UNC Pembroke
- Moureen Kimaiyo, So., Distance, Eldoret, Kenya (2024 5000m & 10000m Conference Carolinas Champion)
- Katie-Marie Sherlock, So., Sprints, London, United Kingdom
- Geri Herrera, So., Sprints, Fort Myers, Florida
North Greenville
- Hannah Hill, Sr., Simpsonville, South Carolina
- Cecily Anderton, So., Sullivans Island, South Carolina (first team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Riley Nicholson, So., Anderson, South Carolina (second team All-Conference Carolinas)
Shorter
- Savannah Welch, Fr., Sprinter, Griffin, Georgia
- ?Madison Rose, Sr., Sprinter, Madison, Alabama
Southern Wesleyan
- TraVon Lay, Sr., Hurdles/Sprints, Central, South Carolina (2024 third team All-Conference Carolinas in the 100 meter hurdles)
- Merritt Smith, Jr., Distance, St. Petersburg, Florida
- Kristi Gallagher, So., Distance, Clemson, South Carolina
Young Harris
- Julia Hargrove, Fr., Distance, Flowery Branch, Georgia
- Brynley Walraven, Fr., Mid-distance, Calhoun, Georgia
- Harper Hubbard, Fr., Sprints, Dawsonville, Georgia