Spartan men third, women fourth in SoCon all-sports races
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s men are
in third and women are in fourth after the fall season competition
in the Southern Conference’s all-sports races.
The Commissioner’s Cup and Germann Cup are awarded annually
to the Southern Conference schools fielding the league’s best
all-around men’s and women’s sports programs. Schools
earn points based upon their regular-season finishes, with two
bonus points going to the team that wins the conference
tournament.
The Spartans men accumulated 24 points toward the
Commissioner’s Cup, an impressive feat given that UNCG does
not field a team in football, one of the three fall sports. The
Spartans’ total is bolstered by a regular-season league title
in soccer and a SoCon Championship win by the cross country team.
Furman leads the men’s race with 30 points, while Appalachian
State is second with 28.
UNCG finished second in the Commissioner’s Cup standings
last year.
UNCG’s women are fourth in the race for the Germann Cup
after finishing fifth a year ago, just 1.5 points out of first.
This year, the Spartans won the cross country championship,
finished tied for second in the league in women’s soccer and
finished in a tie for fourth in the SoCon’s North Division in
volleyball for a total of 26.5 points, just a point behind Furman
in third. Samford sits atop the standings with 33 points, while
College of Charleston is second with 29.5 points.
The Commissioner’s Cup was introduced in 1970 and the
Germann Cup was first awarded in 1987. The latter is named after
Ken Germann, who served as commissioner of the Southern Conference
from 1974-86 and spearheaded the effort to introduce women’s
athletics to the league.
2011-12 Commissioner’s Cup (men’s athletics,
through fall sports)
1. Furman 30
2. Appalachian State 28
3. UNCG 24
4. Georgia Southern 22
5. Elon 21.5
6. Davidson 19.5
7. Wofford 18.5
8. Chattanooga 14.5
9. College of Charleston 11.5
10. Western Carolina 10.5
11. Samford 10
12. The Citadel 9
2011-12 Germann Cup (women’s athletics, through fall
sports)
1. Samford 33
2. College of Charleston 29.5
3. Furman 27.5
4. UNCG 26.5
5. Elon 21.5
6. Appalachian State 20.5
7. Davidson 19
Western Carolina 19
9. Georgia Southern 16
10. Wofford 9.5
11. The Citadel 6
12. Chattanooga 4
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