BENEDICT SWEEPS 2021-22 COMMISSIONER’S CUP AWARD
- Tyler Williams
- Jun 14, 2022
- 2 min read
ATLANTA, Ga. (June 15, 2022) – With sport's regular seasons completed after a two-season hiatus due to the pandemic, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announces their 2021-22 SIAC Commissioner’s Cup standings. The Commissioner’s Cup symbolizes overall athletic excellence in conference-sponsored championships. Benedict will receive both men’s and women’s awards this year.
This is Benedict’s third joint Commissioner’s Cup Award.
The recipient of the Commissioner’s Cup is based on a point system, reflecting the place of finish of each team in conference play. The coveted SIAC Commissioner's Cup is presented to the athletic department within the conference that has excelled in both men's and women's sports. A scoring system of 10 points for conference titles, seven for runner-up championship finishes, and four for third-place championship finishes is used to determine the all-sports standings.
Benedict paced both men’s and women’s competition during the 2021-22 season finishing with six conference titles, one runner-up title, and two third-place finishes. The Tigers claimed their championship crown in men’s cross country, men’s tennis, and men’s track and field. They finished as men’s basketball championship runner-up and in third place in the inaugural men’s volleyball championship. The Lady Tigers have crowned champions in women’s basketball, women’s tennis, and women’s track and field. The Lady Tigers also finished third in this year’s women's cross country meet.
Spring Hill finished second in both categories with 31 points, with championship titles in men’s golf, baseball, women’s cross country, and women’s volleyball. Albany State finished third in both categories (21 total points, 29 total points), finishing with championship titles in football.
For the men’s standings, in fourth with 18 total points, the Miles’ Golden Bears edged Morehouse (14) by four points and had a lead over Central State and Savannah State, who each finished with 10 points. Edward Waters finished eighth (7), followed by Kentucky State and Tuskegee, who tied for ninth (4).
For the women’s standings, Savannah State finished fourth with 14 points for their second-place finishes in women’s basketball and women’s tennis, ahead of Tuskegee, who finished with 10 points for their softball conference title.
About Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
The SIAC is an NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities (“HBCUs”) headquartered in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, South Carolina, and Tennessee). The SIAC sponsors seven men's and six women's sports and is a member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit www.thesiac.com.
Comments