The South Atlantic Conference Announces 2014-15 Fall/Winter Echols Athletic Excellence Award Standings

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – In a very competitive year which has seen eight out of 12 SAC schools win Regular-Season Championships, Wingate University leads the 2014-15 South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award Standings after the conclusion of the 2014-15 SAC Fall and Winter Regular Seasons.  After winning three championships this past fall, the Bulldogs finished second in women's basketball and claimed eight points in men's basketball to push their total to 83.5 points on the 2014-15 season.

In second-place is Lenoir-Rhyne with 67.5 points, followed by Carson-Newman with 60 points.  Anderson claimed the Women's Basketball Championship and is currently No. 4 with 57.5 points.  Lincoln Memorial took home the Men's Basketball Championship to run its total to 55.5 points and round out the top five.

Mars Hill currently stands at No. 6 in the points with 51, ahead of Newberry with 50 points.  Tusculum's 45 points is good for the No. 8 spot and at No. 9 is Queens with 43 points.  Catawba is No. 10 in the League with 41 points, while Coker sits at No. 11 with 31.5 points.  Brevard rounds out the list with 26.5 points.

The Echols Athletic Excellence Award is presented annually to the member athletic department that earns the highest point total based on cumulative final standings in each of the Conference's 18 sports.  Regular season finish is used in the sports of men's and women's soccer, volleyball, football, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's lacrosse, baseball and softball, while SAC Championship results are used for men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf and men's and women's outdoor track.

2014-15 SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award Standings