HIGH POINT, N.C. – Thursday afternoon, the Big South released the preseason poll for the 2019-20 Men's Indoor Track & Field season. The Panthers were selected third in the poll voted on by the conference's coaches. The full poll can be seen below.
 
High Point returns with a veteran group for this indoor season, including Hocine Bouchrak who earned a pair of third-place finishes at last year's Big South Indoor Championships, recording a 4:09.99 mile and an 8:37.74 in the 3000m.
 
Senior pole vaulter Carter Clasper also returns for the Panthers after clearing 4.95m at the Darius Dixon Memorial and the Big South Championship, where he took home the conference title. Clasper also looks to set a new lifetime best after clearing 5.05m at the Doc Hale VT Elite last February.
 
Sophomore sprinter and long jumper Daniel Bogle also returns after winning Big South  Freshman of the Year last indoor season.

2019-20 Men's Indoor Track & Field Preseason Poll

Rk.	Team (First-Place Votes)	Points
1.	Hampton (7)	63
2.	Campbell (1)	55
3.	High Point	48
4.	Charleston Southern	42
5.	USC Upstate	31
6.	Winthrop	19
T-7.	Gardner-Webb	15
T-7.	UNC Asheville	15

Note: points are based on a weighted system. First-place votes received 8 points, followed by 7 points for second-place, and so on.