Wingate wins 2008 SAC Athletic Excellence Award

WINGATE UNIVERSITY WINS SECOND CONSECUTIVE SAC ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE AWARD

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Wingate wins 2007 SAC Athletic Excellence Award

Rock Hill, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs won the 2007-08 South Atlantic Conference Athletic Excellence Award,
league officials announced recently. The Bulldogs take the title for the second year in a row. Wingate won four conference
regular season titles during the 2007-08 academic year.

The SAC Athletic Excellence Award is presented annually to the member athletic department that earns the highest overall finish
based on final regular season standings in each of the 14 conference-sponsored sports. Points are based on final tournament
standings in the sports of men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s golf and women’s golf. The trophy is presented
at the SAC Annual Business Meeting at the conclusion of each year.

Wingate edged out Tusculum College by a half point for the crown. The TC Pioneers made a late charge in the spring, giving
the league the closest point race in conference history.

The Bulldogs won conference championships in volleyball, women’s cross country, men’s basketball and women’s golf and
earned 75 points during the school year.

Wingate had a seven-point lead over Tusculum heading into the spring season. The Pioneers picked up 34 points in the spring
to finish with 74.5 points. They won a conference title in men’s tennis and finished second in women’s golf and women’s
tennis to narrow the gap. Tusculum also won conference championships in women’s basketball and men’s soccer.

Three-time champion Carson-Newman College finished third with 69 points. The Eagles won conference championships
in football, softball and women’s tennis. C-N finished second in men’s golf and baseball. Newberry College finished fourth
with 63.5 points. The Indians won the men’s golf conference championship and tied for second in women’s soccer.

Catawba College was fifth with 61.5 points. The Catawba Indians were regular-season champions in football and baseball.
Lenoir-Rhyne College was sixth with 61 points. The Bears were league champions in men’s basketball and softball and finished
second in women’s cross country.

Lincoln Memorial University received 49 points. The Railsplitters took home championships in men’s and women’s soccer and
came in second in men’s cross country. Mars Hill College rounds out the standings with 47.5 points. The Lions were
conference champion in men’s cross country and finished second in men’s tennis.

2007-08 South Atlantic Conference
Athletic Excellence Award Standings