MACON, Ga., March 24 -- The University of North Florida issued the following news release:
After completion of the Atlantic Sun Conference Winter Championship season which included the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships and the Indoor Track & Field Championships, ETSU holds a 21-point lead over North Florida for the Bill Bibb Trophy in the combined all-sports race.
The Buccaneers, who claimed their first A-Sun Championship of the season with the men's indoor track & field title on February 19th and added regular-season runner-up titles in men's and women's basketball, have a league-leading total of 189 points.
UNF trails the Buccaneers for the Bill Bibb Trophy with 168 points after accumulating 66 points during the winter championships. Jacksonville sits in third place with 153 points just ahead of Belmont and FGCU, who are tied with 150.
In the battle for the Jesse C. Fletcher Trophy, which is given to the top men's athletic program, ETSU maintained their advantage from the fall season by amassing 96 points to push their advantage to 18 points ahead of second-place Belmont. The Bruins captured the men's basketball title with a 19-1 conference record en route to claiming the tournament title as well. Campbell and Kennesaw State sit in a tie for third place with 60 points behind the Bucs and Bruins.
On the women's side, crosstown rivals UNF and Jacksonville stand tied for the Sherman Day Trophy as both programs earned 111 points through the winter season. The Dolphins won their sixth-straight A-Sun indoor track & field title, while UNF finished directly behind JU at the track championships, but finished one spot ahead of the Dolphins in the women's basketball standings to maintain the tie for the lead.
ETSU and FGCU trail the Ospreys and Dolphins with 93 points apiece as the Eagles earned their program's second A-Sun women's basketball regular-season title with a 17-3 conference mark, while the Lady Bucs finished in second place. Kennesaw State and Lipscomb round out the top five for the Sherman Day Trophy tied for fifth place with 85.5 points.
With nine of 17 Atlantic Sun Championships in the books, seven different programs have captured conference titles. FGCU holds the lead for most A-Sun titles with three.
Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Campbell, Mercer, USC Upstate and Stetson round out the final spots of the combined all-sports standings.
Points for the all-sports standings are awarded on a descending basis in three-point increments and are established according to the number of teams participating in each sport. In team sports, points are awarded based on a school's regular season finish. In individual sports, such as cross country, golf, and track and field, points are awarded based on their A-Sun Championship standings. In the event of a tie, the two schools split the combined points. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
