Armstrong earns Commissioner’s Cup
A record-setting athletic season has resulted in Armstrong Atlantic State receiving their first-ever PBC Commissioner’s Cup, presented at the league’s annual meetings in Hilton Head on Tuesday night. The award is presented annually to the best overall athletic department in the league, as determined by regularseason standings. A founding member of the Peach Belt, the 2011-12 Commissioner’s Cup is the first in school history. Armstrong set a league record this season by winning seven regular-season championships. The Pirates began the year with the women’s soccer crown fol2011-12 Commissioner's Cup Standings
School
Max Possible
Total Earned
Armstrong 118 88.5 Columbus State 120 86.5 Clayton State 89 56 USC Aiken 121 73.5 Augusta State 99 58.5 UNC Pembroke 127 75 Georgia College 113 61.5 Lander 118 62.5 Flagler 137 69 Montevallo 116 56 Francis Marion 108 50.5 North Georgia 110 48.5 Georgia Southwestern 113 27
Rating
.750 .721 .629 .607 .591 .591 .544 .530 .504 .483 .468 .441 .239
*Numbers in parentheses indicate maximum number of points that can be awarded for each sport. Ratings are determined by taking the maximum number of points available to each school, depending on how many sports each has, and dividing by the number of points won, based on conference finish through the regular season (except golf and cross country which are based on championship results).
lowed by a co-Championship in volleyball. Armstrong flexed their true muscle in the spring, winning league titles in baseball, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and women’s golf. The previous record of PBC titles was five, set twice before. Even with those titles, the Pirates just edged out Columbus State, who finished second despite not winning a title this year, but finishing in the top four in seven sports. Clayton State was third in the standings after winning the women’s basketball title and finishing second in women’s cross country. The PBC Commissioner’s Cup is determined by calculating the number of points possible to each school, given the number of sports they participate in, divided by the number of points earned during the year. Points are determined by placement in the final regular-season standings of each of the PBC’s 13 championship sports.
Garrison and Bergfeld Named PBC Scholar Athletes of the Year The University of Montevallo’s Anna Garrison and Flagler College’s Johan Bergfeld were named the female and male Peach Belt Conference StudentAthletes of the Year at a year-end awards banquet in Hilton Head, S.C., site of the league’s annual meetings. The two were selected by the PBC’s Faculty Athletics Representatives, who looked at information on each candidate and based their vote on 50% academic accomplishment, 30% 192