Big South Oven/lew and History In addition to the Big South's athletic Edward M. Singleton was selected as the accomplishments, the League also honors league's first Commissioner and continued The Big South Conference is a progressive academic achievement. Each year the to solicit new members. By 1984, the NCAA Division I athletic conference reflecting Presidential Honor Roll and the George A. League's charter members included: the energy and growth of the New South, Christenberry Awards honor outstanding Armstrong State, Augusta, Campbell, Founded in 1983, the Big South Conference work in the classroom by the League's stu Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, has matured in its brief history into a com dent-athletes. For the eighth year, the Radford and Winthrop. petitive leader in college athletics, actively Conference's Sports Information Directors Not only has the league seen changes in pursuing excellence, both on the field and in will select a Scholar-Athlete in each Conference membership, but in administration as well. In the classroom. sport and a male and female Scholar-Athlete 1989, George F. "Buddy" Sasser replaced The Conference's growing presence as of the Year. the retiring Dr. Singleton as Commissioner. an NCAA Division I athletic league is evident Additionally, the Big South Select-Scholars, Under his leadership, the Conference imple by a bold television package, a honored by the Conference's Faculty mented its public relations and compliance state-of-the art web site and nine schools Athletics Representatives, will be presented programs, and introduced its first-ever men's committed to excellence, which will carry the for its fourth consecutive year. The League's basketball television package, featuring the Conference through the 21st century. outreach program includes a Youth Day at Big South competing among some of the The Big South Conference, in its 19th which select student-athletes helped young finest teams in the nation. year of existence, consists of nine member sters realize the importance of an education. So integral was Sasser to the growth of institutions in the Southeast. Ivlembers include: In May of 1998, Dr. dairy C. Huntep the League, that in 2000 the Conference Birmingham-Southern College, Charleston Charleston Southern President, succeeded renamed the Commissioner's Cup, the Southern University, Coastal Carolina Winthrop President Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio as award given to the institution with the most University, , High Point Conference President. Hunter, who served as the League's Vice President under DiGiorgio, successful athletic year, to the George F. University, , UNC Ashevllle, Sasser Cup. I— and . has now entered his second term as In 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Military Institute will join the League Conference President. Under his leadership, the Big South continues to push several ini Sasser, who would continue to serve the in the Fall of 2003. League as Director of Athletics at Coastal For the first time since 1997, the Big South tiatives focusing on strategic planning, fiscal integrity, community involvement and Carolina University until his retirement in has added a championship sport. Football 1999. Kallander has been instrumental in enhancement of athletic competition. began play in the Fall of 2002, bringing the aggressively promoting the Conference, 9number of Division I championship programs Dr. DiGiorgio's leadership served the including the development of the Big South an the Big South is sponsoring to 18. There are Conference well during his tenure. He repre sented the Big South nationally as a member Marketing Group, which has resulted in nine championship sports for men: , increased revenues and exposure for the basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, of the prestigious President's Commission and Board of Directors of the NCAA. He Conference and its members. 9 indoor/outdoor track and tennis, and nine for spent two terms as league President (six Kallander also brought television coverage women: basketball, cross country, golf, years), succeeding former Radford University to Big South women's basketball, a first in CG soccer, , tennis, indoor/outdoor track Conference history. Under Kallander's lead and . President Dr. Donald Dedmon. Dedmon also ership the Big South developed and initiated This season, Big South champions in the spent two terms (six years) at the helm of the its first long-range strategic plan, re-affirming sports of men's and women's basketball, League and played an instrumental role in the league's vision as a distinctive athletic men's and women's soccer, volleyball, men's establishing the Big South as a competitive Conference committed to the quality of insti and women's golf, baseball, Softball, men's NCAA Division I Conference. tutional life through athletic competition. and women's tennis and men's and women's The Conference was formed on August 21 As college athletics has rolled into the track and field will receive automatic bids to 1983, when Charleston Southern (theri 21st century, a vibrant Big South Conference NCAA Championships. Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard is emerging, providing quality athletic Bagwell, and Augusta President George competition while intentionally fostering the Christenberry initially began recruiting mem academic, personal, social and athletic bers into the Big South. One month later. Dr. Conference Administration development of each student-athlete.

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Team BSC Pet. Overall Pet. Home Away Neutral .$! Coastal Carolina 16-5 .762 44-19-0 Dawn Turner Marcia Hoilingswortfi Cynthia Zemick .698 27-8 Elon 13-8 .619 12-9 5-2 Asst. Commissioner Administrative Asst /*!«. pirenor of 34-23-0 .596 23-7 10-12 UartMug 0(TempfcreAto Charleston Southern 12-9 .571 25-34-0 1-4 .424 16-16 11-9 7-16 2-2 '^Liberty .550 33-24-2 .576 14-10-1 12-10 High Point 9-11 .450 26-31-0 7-4-1 .456 15-13 8-13 .381 10-16 1-2 Winthrop 29-30-0 .492 21-9 6-19 2-2 UNC Asheville 7-14 .333 21-30-0 .412 13-13 8-15 0-2 Radford 7-14 .333 18-31-0 .367 9-14 6-13 3-4 $ - Big South Champion Jason Comher Chaa Cook frea Barakat I - Big South Regular Season Champion Asst OtiTctorof Marketing Asst Official Coordinator FuotlclUSatiau - Big South Runner-up

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