High Point, NC - Conference Carolinas welcomes outdoor track & field as a new conference sport for the 2009 spring season. While many league members previously sponsored outdoor teams, this is the first year that enough schools are fielding full teams, in order for the sport to become a qualified conference sponsored sport. The regular season will culminate with a conference championship. The conference championship will be hosted by Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, NC on the weekend of April 17-19, 2009. Teams sponsoring outdoor track & field this year that will compete in the conference championship will be Anderson University, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, Mount Olive College, Queens University of Charlotte, and St. Andrews Presbyterian College. Belmont Abbey College has also released plans to add a full team in 2010. 2009 Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track & Field 'Athletes to Watch' Female Track Anderson: Whitney Bishoff (1500m) Lees-McRae: Shantra McCoy (110 Hurdles; 400h, 100m, 4x100 Relay, & Triple Jump) Limestone: Bri Barbee (Sprints) Mount Olive: Savannah Kosik (200 meter, 400 meter) Queens: Tanya Zeferjahn (5,000m and 10,000m) & Jessica Neville (5,000m) St. Andrews: Alyson Trovato (5000m) Female Field Anderson: Lauren Sloan (Shot, Discus, Javelin, Hammer) Lees-McRae: Erin Tyler (Shot, Javelin, Long & High Jump, Pole Vault) Limestone: Jenny Altieri (Hurdles) Mount Olive: Ariel Woodard-Stephens (Triple Jump, Long Jump, High Jump) Queens: n/a St. Andrews: Kristin Zipkin (Shot put, Discus) Male Track Anderson: Alex Jordan (5000m) Lees-McRae: Jon Arthur (Pole vault, Triple Jump) Limestone: Kortez Scott (Jumps) Mount Olive: Jovan Gore (100 meter, 200 meter) Queens: Michael Crouch (5,000m) & Futsum Mebrahtu (10,000m) St. Andrews: Mitch Cooper (3000m Steeplechase, 5000m) Male Field Anderson: Rayon Markland (Javelin, Discus) Lees-McRae: Brad Tanis (400h/110h, 400 and 4x400relay) Limestone: Richard Gore (Hurdles) Mount Olive: Aaron Johnson (Triple Jump, Long Jump) Queens: n/a St. Andrews: Matt Rogers (Shot, Discus) Conference Carolinas is a proud member of the NCAA and Division II. Division II is a dynamic and engaging group of colleges, institutions, and conferences of varying sizes and educational missions. Division II members encourage and support diversity; value sportsmanship, fairness and equity; and place the highest priority on the overall educational excellence of the student-athlete. Anderson Head Coach Randy Greer