ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte Royals have been picked as the favorites to win the 2019-20 South Atlantic Conference Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship, according to the preseason coaches' poll released today.
The defending champions earned 110 points in the poll, including 10 of 11 first place votes.
Lenoir-Rhyne earned the second spot with 98 points, while Wingate and Carson-Newman placed third in the poll with 89 points each. Wingate had one first place nod.
Catawba came in at No. 5 with 72 points, followed by Tusculum at No. 6 with 65 points, and Coker at No. 7 with 54 points.
Newberry took the No. 8 spot with 39 points, while Lincoln Memorial earned the No. 9 spot with 34 points. Mars Hill followed closely at No. 10 with 33 points and Anderson placed 11th with 32 points.
The 2020 SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships will take place on Feb. 29-Mar. 1 at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. Below is a list of the top athletes to watch from each SAC institution.
2019 SAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Poll
Rank School Score 1st Place Votes
1 Queens 110 10
2 Lenoir-Rhyne 98 0
3 Wingate 89 1
4 Carson-Newman 89 0
5 Catawba 72 0
6 Tusculum 65 0
7 Coker 54 0
8 Newberry 39 0
9 Lincoln Memorial 34 0
10 Mars Hill 33 0
11 Anderson 32 0
Preseason South Atlantic Conference Watch List
Anderson
Field: Conner Wheatley
Carson-Newman
Sprints: Devon Moore
Distance: Conal McCaimbridge
Field: Jahvad McDermott
Catawba
Distance: Tom Joyce
Coker
Sprints: Tony McElveen
Distance: Riley Cushing
Field: Alex Berry
Lenoir-Rhyne
Sprints: PJ Lotharp
Distance: Chandelor Stamp
Field: Chris Reichenbach
Lincoln Memorial
Sprints: Jaeden Douglass
Distance: Sam Lloyd-Perks
Field: Kyle Nabe
Queens
Sprints: Kevin Harrison
Distance: Anthony Raftis
Field: Martin Knauer
Tusculum
Sprints: David Kisotu
Distance: Will Conlin
Field: Ja Juan McCain
Wingate
Sprints: Javon Graham
Distance: Micah Kipchumba
Field: Darius Weathers
