June 04, 2025
Cup of Commissioner Swac
By Kenneth Mullinax/Asu
The Southwestern Athletic Convention (SWAC) has awarded two of its first three-Sports activities prizes to the Alabama State College Division for the outstanding efficiency of this system in season 2024-2025.
ASU gained the coveted “Cup of Commissioner James Frank” and “Sadie Magee/Barbara Jacket Award” for the third consecutive yr. Hornets barely missed all of the SWAC awards with a margin of simply over three factors, coming to the second place for “CD Henry Award” from Swac.
Dr. Jason Cable, ASU vice -president and athletics director (AD), shared that he can’t be extra happy with the ASU achievements.
“We’re ecstatic concerning the college that gained two of the three Swac All-Sports activities awards for season 2024-2025,” mentioned Dr. Cable. “Good athletic applications are college students -centered, pushed by coach and administratively assisted.”
Award standards
All-Sports activities awards are decided by the way in which particular person groups finish in league sponsored sports activities. The applications are awarded a punctual worth, and on the finish of the season, faculties with the best factors win the All-Sports activities prizes.
ASU has gained the 9 Swac Commissioner Cup of the previous 12 years. This season, Hornets groups have far surpassed different applications, gaining league titles in Cross Nation, Inside Feminine and Males’s Land (Event), Males’s Gulf, Male Tennis (common season/event) and feminine tennis (common season).
ASU Athletics has gained the Sadie Magee/Barbara Jacket award for the final three consecutive years and for the 10th time within the final 11 years.
Working collectively
Cable explains that many individuals who work collectively is required to realize this stage of success.
“I’m extraordinarily happy with the sports activities college students of the State College of Alabama, the coaches and all these concerned in making the sort of victory,” mentioned Dr. Cable. “I additionally need everybody to know that the management and encouragement we obtain from the president of ASU, Dr. (Quinton T.) Ross, permits us to take action effectively and make historical past occur time and again.”