2014-20152014-2015 RecordRecord BookBook The history of SEC Men’s & Women’s Golf, Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving, Women’s Equestrian, Men’s & Women’s Tennis, Men’s & Women’s Cross Country, Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field, and Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field. www.SECsports.comwww.secsports.com Men’s SPORTS GOLF SWIMMING & DIVING TENNIS CROSS COUNTRY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Women’s SPORTS EQUESTRIAN GOLF SWIMMING & DIVING TENNIS CROSS COUNTRY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SEC HISTORY BERNIE MOORE ALL-SPORTS TROPHY WOMEN’S ALL-SPORTS TROPHY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2014-15 Southeastern Conference RECORD BOOK From The Editor Table of Contents The 2014-15 Southeastern Conference Record Book has been History of the Southeastern Conference .................................................. 2 designed to assist you in your cover- 2013-14 SEC In Review .................................................................... 3-5 age of SEC sports. Official records SEC in 2013-14 NCAA Championships................................................ 6 for 13 of the league’s 21 sponsored SEC Athletes of the Year ..........................................................................7 sports are listed in this publication. SEC Male Athlete of the Year Nominees ............................................ 8-10 Any additions and/or corrections SEC Female Athlete of the Year Nominees ...................................... 11-13 should be verifiable and directed to the editor. H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year...........................14 All vital information pertaining to H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athlete Winners .......................... 15-18 football, men’s basketball, women’s SEC Community Service Post-Graduate Award Winners ...................... 19 basketball, baseball, gymnastics, SEC Good Works Teams .................................................................. 20-21 softball, soccer and volleyball are SEC Championship Totals ......................................................................22 maintained in separate publications. Men’s SEC Champions .......................................................................... 23 The complete Record Book sections of all other sports are available by Women’s SEC Champions ..................................................................... 24 visiting www.secsports.com and SEC’s Men’s National Champions ..........................................................25 clicking on the “Record Book” sec- SEC’s Women’s National Champions .................................................... 26 tion of each individual sport, or by e- mailing Chuck Dunlap of the SEC MEN’S SPORTS Office at [email protected] and Available by logging on to www.SECSports.com and clicking on each requesting the PDF version of each requested section. sport’s “Record Book” link. Up-to-date PDF versions of each sport’s Credits Record Book section are also available at any time by e-mailing Chuck Dunlap ([email protected]) in the SEC Office. Designed and edited by: Chuck Dunlap WOMEN’S SPORTS Providing editorial assistance: Available by logging on to www.SECSports.com and clicking on each Herb Vincent sport’s “Record Book” link. Up-to-date PDF versions of each sport’s Craig Pinkerton Record Book section are also available at any time by e-mailing Chuck Tammy Wilson Dunlap ([email protected]) in the SEC Office. Sean Cartell Jill Skotarczak SEC HISTORY Allison Jacobs Bernie Moore All-Sports Trophy .................................................... 165-166 The 2014-15 Southeastern Women’s All-Sports Trophy .................................................................. 167 Conference Record Book is pub- SEC Executive Committee ............................................................168-171 lished by the Southeastern Conference Office, Michael L. Slive Commissioner. Permission to reprint materials in this publication, whether in whole or in part, must be obtained in writing from the editor. All information reproduced SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE from this publication should credit 2201 Richard Arrington Blvd. North the 2014-15 Southeastern Birmingham, AL 35203-1103 Conference Record Book. www.SECsports.com Main Switchboard (205) 458-3000 Administration FAX (205) 458-3031 Media Relations FAX (205) 458-3030 THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE “THE“THE SSTANDARDTANDARD OOFF EXCELLENCE”EXCELLENCE” he Southeastern Conference, with its storied 81-year history of athletic achievements and academic excellence, has built perhaps the greatest tradition of intercollegiate competition of any league in the country since its inception in 1933. The 2013-14 academic year was another season to remember for the SEC as conference teams captured seven national Ttitles and six national runner-up finishes. The SEC has won consecutive national championships in equestrian, men’s golf, gymnastics and women’s swimming and diving. Since 1990, the SEC has won 163 team national championships for an average of more than six per year. Florida’s second consecutive gymnastics national title was the fourth straight for the league and 198th overall. The Georgia equestrian team brought home the national title marking the 13th consecutive year that a team currently in the SEC captured the title. Alabama won its second consecutive national championship in the sport of men’s golf. Georgia’s women’s swimming team captured its sixth national title and second in a row. The Florida softball team prevailed in an all SEC final to win its first champi- onship and second for the league. Texas A&M won the league’s 18th championship in women’s outdoor track & field. Vanderbilt won the baseball title, the league’s fourth in the last six years. Overall, the SEC finished in the top two in nine of its 21 sponsored sports and in the top five in 13 of the 21 sports. Ten SEC teams participated in football postseason bowls with Auburn participating in the BCS Championship. Three men’s basketball teams were invited to the NCAA Tournament and eight women’s basketball teams were also invited to the NCAA Tournament. The SEC had 10 teams advance to postseason play in baseball with Ole Miss and Vanderbilt advancing to the College World Series. With 178 teams advancing to NCAA postseason competition, the SEC continued to solidify its place as the nation’s premier conference. In addition to the seven team championships, 71 SEC student-athletes garnered individual national championships, while 555 individuals were awarded with First-Team All-America Honors. Student-athletes around the league continued to excel in the class- room as well with more than 3,100 earning recognition on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. On the national all-sport level, all 14 SEC schools placed in the top 55 of the NACDA Director’s Cup rankings. Florida led the league with a second-place finish. Texas A&M placed 10th while Kentucky was 11th; Georgia finished 16th, Alabama 17th, LSU 24th, Arkansas 28th, Auburn 34th, South Carolina 35th, Tennessee 40th, Vanderbilt 45th, Missouri 46th, Mississippi State 52nd and Ole Miss 54th. A brief sport-by-sport summary of the 2013-14 year follows: BASEBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEC Champion: Arkansas Coach of the Year: Chris Bucknam AR A record 10 teams were invited to NCAA play with Ole The SEC had eight teams earn bids to the 2014 NCAA Runner of the Year: Kemoy Campbell, AR Miss and Vanderbilt advancing to the College World Tournament. Freshman of the Year: T.J. Carey, MO Series in Omaha. NCAA Tournament Participants: NCAA Tournament Participants: Texas A&M Elite Eight WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Vanderbilt CWS - Champion Kentucky Sweet Sixteen Two SEC teams advanced to the 2013 NCAA Cross Ole Miss CWS - t3rd LSU Sweet Sixteen Country Championship, with Arkansas finishing 15th. Alabama Regionals South Carolina Sweet Sixteen NCAA Championships Participants: Arkansas Regionals Tennessee Sweet Sixteen Arkansas 340 15th Florida Regionals Florida Second Round Vanderbilt 676 27th Kentucky Regionals Georgia First Round Alabama South Regional - 3rd LSU Regionals Vanderbilt First Round Texas A&M South Central Regional - 3rd Mississippi State Regionals SEC Champion: South Carolina (14-2) Florida South Regional - 4th South Carolina Regionals SEC Tournament Champion: Tennessee Ole Miss South Regional - 5th Texas A&M Regionals Coach of the Year: Dawn Staley, SC Georgia South Regional - 6th SEC Champion: Florida (21-9) Player of the Year: Tiffany Mitchell, SC Kentucky Southeast Regional - 6th SEC Tournament Champion: LSU Freshman of the Year: Alaina Coates, SC Missouri Midwest Regional - 6th Coach of the Year: Kevin O’Sullivan, UF Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Martha Alwal, Mississippi State South Regional - 7th Player of the Year: A.J. Reed, UK MS and Jordan Jones, AM Tennessee South Regional - 9th Pitcher of the Year: Aaron Nola, LS Co-Sixth Women of the Year: Jennifer O’Neill, UK Auburn South Regional - 10th Freshman of the Year: Logan Shore, UF and Alaina Coates, SC South Carolina Southeast Regional - 14th Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Seth Heck, MS Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Lianna Doty, MO LSU South Central Regional - 17th SEC Champion: Arkansas MEN’S BASKETBALL MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Coach of the Year: Lance Harter, AR The SEC sent eight teams into postseason play with The SEC sent three teams to compete in the NCAA Runner of the Year: Dominique Scott, AR three combining to record a 12-3 record in the NCAA Championships with Arkansas leading the way with a Freshman of the Year: Kaitlyn Fischer, MO Tournament. 12th-place finish. EQUESTRIAN