Big South Quick FactsAddress .................. 7233 Pineville-Matthews Road Charlotte, NC 28226Phone ................................................. 704-341-7990Fax ..................................................... 704-341-7991Website............................www.BigSouthSports.comFounded .............................................................1983President ........... Dr. Frank Bonner, Gardner-WebbVice President .............Dr. Jerry Wallace, CampbellCommissioner ..............................Kyle B. KallanderAssociate Commissioner ....................Dawn TurnerAssistant Commissioner/PR ............ Mark SimpsonAssistant Commissioner/Marketing .....Chad CookDir. of Compliance & Admin ..Sherika MontgomeryDir. of Multimedia Development .......Mark BryantAsst. Dir. of Public Relations ..............Nic BowmanAsst. Dir. of Marketing ............Matthew VanSandtAdministrative Assistant .................. Stephanie RoePublic Relations Assistant ..................Bryan DillonMarketing Assistant ..................Lauren MarvinneyMembers (12) ............................................Campbell Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb High Point Liberty Longwood Presbyterian College Radford UNC Asheville Virginia Military Institute WinthropChampionship Sports (19) .........................Baseball Men’s and Women’s Basketball Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Football Men’s and Women’s Golf Women’s Lacrosse Men’s and Women’s Soccer Softball Men’s and Women’s Tennis Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track Volleyball

CreditsThe 2013-14 Big South Fan Guide was produced by the Big South Office: Copyright 2013, Big South Conference. All Rights Reserved. Editing, Layout and Design by Nic Bowman, Assistant Director of Public Relations. Associate Editor: Mark Simp-son. Assistant Editor: Bryan Dillon. Also special thanks to, Lauren Marvinny, Matthew VanSandt, Chad Cook, April Goode and the Big South Con-ference Media Relations Directors for their tireless effort and help with this publication. Printing by United Printing, Charlotte, N.C.

Table of ContentsPage 3 .......................... Big South InformationPage 4-5 ........................... About the Big SouthPage 6 .......... Big South Leadership ConferencePage 7 ............. 2013-14 Championship VenuesPage 8-19 ............. Member Institution ProfilesPage 20 .... Big South Basketball ChampionshipPage 21-39................ Conference Sport ProfilesPage 40 ..............................Big South FootprintPage 41 .......................... Big South MultimediaPage 42 ......................................... Shop OnlinePage 43 ................................... Big South SAACPage 44-45.................Notable Student-AthletesPage 46-47.................................Hotel PartnersPage 48 .............................. Corperate PartnersPage 49-50....................Big South Yellow Pages

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Embarking on its 30th year in 2013-14, the Big South Conference has matured into a competi-tive leader in college athletics, actively pursuing excellence on the field of play and in the classroom. The League’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic conference is evident by notable accomplish-ments on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages, and quality athletic competition while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of each student-athlete. This has evolved into the Conference’s mission of “Devel-oping Leaders Through Athletics.”

On April 24, 1983, Charleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bag-well and Augusta President George Christenberry began recruiting members into the Big South and less than four months later on August 21, the Big South Conference was formed when Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop committed to the new League. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selected as the League’s first Commissioner and continued to solicit new members. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong State, Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the required six members to constitute an official conference. The Big South’s first year of competition was in the Fall of 1984, and in September 1986, the Big South Conference was granted full-fledged NCAA Division I status.

During its infancy and prior to securing automatic bids to NCAA Championships, the Big South made early strides in earning at-large berths in several national postseason events, including volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s golf. In 1989, George F. “Buddy” Sasser replaced the retiring Dr. Single-ton as Commissioner, and in 1990, the League received its first automatic bid – receiving an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Baseball Championship. Under Sasser’s seven years of leadership, the Conference implemented its public relations and compliance programs, and introduced its first-ever men’s basketball television package, featuring the Big South competing against some of the finest teams in the nation.

In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasser as the League’s third Commissioner, and in his 17 years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting the Conference to new heights. The Conference has enjoyed record levels in marketing revenue during his tenure, as he has brought television coverage to Big South women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and women’s lacrosse for the first time in Conference history, as well as increased national television exposure to the League as a whole through aggressive and unique television packages.

Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big South developed and initiated its first long-range strate-gic plan, re-affirming the League’s vision as a distinctive athletic Conference committed to the quality of institutional life through athletic competition. He also spearheaded the efforts to add football as a cham-pionship sport, which came to fruition in 2002, and oversaw the additions of men’s and women’s indoor track & field in 1997 and women’s lacrosse in 2013. At the same time, Kallander has solidified Conference membership, as an all-time high 12 member institutions comprise the 30-year old League. Recent addi-tions include High Point, Gardner-Webb, Presbyterian College and Longwood, plus the return of charter member Campbell University. Kallander’s long range vision has also included technological advance-ments, as the Conference introduced its first live video streaming event in 2005 and has since expanded its video offerings to more than 900 events annually through a partnership with the member institutions, as well as the creation of several online and social media platforms.

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Since 2000, the Big South Conference has experienced monumental growth and success in near-ly every sport. During this time, the Conference has had an individual National Champion six times, has had more than 300 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and baseball, has received national Top 25 rankings in football, men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basket-ball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & field, and men’s golf, had an individual selected to play in the NCAA Singles Championship seven times in addition to the first men’s tennis doubles at-large selection, had the first women’s golf program advance to the national finals, had the No. 1 ranked men’s golfer in the coun-try, had the nation’s top scoring men’s basketball team five consecutive years as well as the national men’s basketball scoring leader twice, has received two at-large playoff berths in the Football Championship Subdivision since 2006, has had six NFL Draft picks, and has had two institutions finish in the top 10 in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships -- including the Conference’s highest-ever team finish in an NCAA event (fifth in 2007).

In 2006-07, the Big South was the only Conference nationwide to have an at-large participant in the football playoffs (Coastal Carolina), a team in the Second Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Winthrop) and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Baseball Regionals (Coastal Carolina). In fact, Coastal Carolina’s baseball program has been a No. 1 seed four times -- including a national seed for the first time in 2010, while the Chanticleers’ FCS playoff berth in 2006 came in just the fifth-year of the Big South’s football existence. The 2009-10 season saw Liberty’s Sam Chelanga win two NCAA National Championships (cross country, 10,000-meter run); Coastal Carolina’s baseball team reach the Super Re-gionals for the second time in three years as well as being ranked No. 1 in the national RPI and as high as No. 3 in the national polls; and three women’s basketball teams reached the postseason for the first time in Conference history. In 2010-11, Chelanga won two more NCAA National Championships (cross country, outdoor 5,000-meter run), the Big South had its first automatic bid recipient in football (Coastal Carolina), UNC Asheville reached the Second Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, Coastal Carolina’s women’s golf team was the first in Conference history to advance to the NCAA Championship out of Re-gional play, and a League-record 18 baseball players were drafted in the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft. In 2011-12, the Big South had a record five individuals selected for the NCAA Men’s Golf Regionals -- the most of any Division I conference, as well as a record 42 All-Americans.

This past season, the Big South had 32 student-athletes earn All-America distinction, while another 12 were named Academic All-Americans. The Conference also had two football playoff teams - and two playoff wins - for the first time, had a women’s basketball team win a postseason game for the first time since 2005, had a League-record four men’s basketball teams selected for postseason play, had two men’s soccer teams reach the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season, and had two men’s and women’s golf programs selected for NCAA Regional play.

Several former Big South student-athletes have also reached national prominence in recent years. Coastal Carolina’s Amber Campbell made the U.S. Olympic Team in 2008 and 2012, and was one of five former Big South athletes to compete in the 2008 Games; High Point’s Tamas Kovacs qualified for the 2012 London Games; VMI’s Reggie Williams has played in the NBA since 2010, UNC Asheville’s Ty Wigginton was named an American League All-Star in 2010, and Coastal Carolina’s Dustin Johnson has won seven PGA Tour events since departing the Big South Conference in 2007. Three former Big South baseball players made their major league debuts in 2012, while Avery Warley became the third Big South women’s basketball player to play in the WNBA two years ago.

The Conference’s tagline, “Developing Leaders Through Athletics” was unveiled in 2008-09 in conjunction with the Conference’s 25th Anniversary. The League also honored its heritage with the Top 25 “Best of the Best” moments in League history from 1983-2008, with Liberty University’s 10-year women’s basketball championship run from 1996-2007 being crowned the No. 1 moment in the Big South’s first 25 years. The Conference’s on-field accomplishments have been duplicated in the classroom. For the past four years, nearly 50 percent of Conference’s student-athletes have been named to the Big South’s Presiden-tial Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.0 grade-point average for the academic year, and the League has had more than 110 Academic All-Americans in its history. Furthermore, the Big South has recorded double figure totals in NCAA Public Recognition Awards for APR progress the last four years. As part of this year’s 30th anniversary celebration, the League will recognize All-Decade Teams for each sport spanning the Conference’s first three decades of existence.

Since 2005, the Big South Conference has hosted an annual Leadership Weekend for its student-athletes, affectionately known as “The LC.” The 2014 L e a d e r s h i p Conference will mark the 9th year that the Conference has provided this opportu- nity for its s tudent-at h- letes, in con-junction with its theme of “Develop- ing Leaders Through Ath- letics.” Sev-eral hundred student-ath-letes from all 12 campuses have partici- pated in this out s t a nd i ng weekend of fellowship, fun and learning. More than 50 student-athletes participate in the weekend, which has been hosted in Black Mountain, N.C, and were instrumental in helping a local fam-ily in need with their community service initiative. The Big South Confer-ence: Developing Leaders Through Athletics.

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Get Social with Campbellfacebook.com/GoCamelsATH ......................................... @campbellcamels

Campbell Quick FactsFounded .......................................................................1887Enrollment..................................................................4,663Location ................................................Buies Creek, N.C.President ................................................ Dr. Jerry WallaceAthletics Director ............................................ Bob RollerSenior Woman Administrator ............Malinda AshcraftFaculty Athletics Representative......................Ken Jones Website ............................................ www.GoCamels.comInstitutional Website ........................www.Campbell.eduTicket Office ................................................910-893-1549

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Get Social with Charleston Southernfacebook.com/CSUSports ........................................................... @csusports

Charleston Southern Quick FactsFounded ...................................................................... 1964Enrollment................................................................. 3,287Location .................................................. Charleston, S.C.President .......................................Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr.Athletics Director ..........................................Hank SmallSenior Woman Administrator ..Christie Faircloth-DixonFaculty Athletics Representative...... Dr. Todd HeldrethWebsite ...........................................www.CSUSports.comInstitutional Website ........................... www.CSUniv.eduTicket Office ............................................... 843-863-7213

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Get Social with Coastal Carolinafacebook.com/ChaunceyCCU .............................................@GoCCUSports

Coastal Carolina Quick FactsFounded ...........................................................................1954Enrollment ......................................................................8,939Location.............................................................Conway, S.C.President...........................................Dr. David A. DeCenzoAthletics Director .....................................Hunter YurachekSenior Woman Administrator .........................Cari RosiekFaculty Athletics Representative ... Dr. Sharon ThompsonWebsite ........................................www.GoCCUSports.comInstitutional Website ............................... www.Coastal.eduTicket Office ..................................................843-347-TIXX

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Get Social with Gardner-Webbfacebook.com/GWUSports .................................................... @GWUSports

Gardner-Webb Quick FactsFounded ...........................................................................1905Enrollment ......................................................................4,300Location...............................................Boiling Springs, N.C.President.............................................. Dr. A. Frank BonnerAthletics Director ............................................Chuck BurchSenior Woman Administrator ...................... Pam ScruggsFaculty Athletics Representative .......................Chris DavisWebsite ............................................www.GWUSports.comInstitutional Website ..................www.Gardner-Webb.eduTicket Office ....................................................704-406-4340

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Get Social with High Pointfacebook.com/highpointpanthers ...................................@HighPointSports

High Point Quick FactsFounded ...........................................................................1924Enrollment ......................................................................3,500Location...................................................... High Point, N.C.President.....................................................Dr. Nido QubeinAthletics Director .............................................Craig KeilitzSenior Woman Administrator ........................April WinesFaculty Athletics Representative ..............Greggory HundtWebsite ................................www.HighPointPanthers.comInstitutional Website ..........................www.HighPoint.eduTicket Office ....................................................336-841-9276

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Get Social with Libertyfacebook.com/LibertyFlamesAthletics .................................@libertyflames

Liberty Quick FactsFounded ...........................................................................1971Enrollment ....................................................................11,928Location......................................................... Lynchburg, Va.President....................................................... Jerry Falwell, Jr.Athletics Director .................................................Jeff BarberSenior Woman Administrator ..................Erin McKeownFaculty Athletics Representative ..............William GribbinWebsite .........................................www.LibertyFlames.comInstitutional Website ................................www.Liberty.eduTicket Office ..................................................434-582-SEAT

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Get Social with Longwoodfacebook.com/LongwoodLancers1839 ......................... @LongwoodLancers

Longwood Quick FactsFounded ...........................................................................1839Enrollment ......................................................................4,198Location............................................................Farmville, Va.President..............................................W. Taylor Reveley IVAthletics Director .............................................. Troy AustinSenior Woman Administrator ............Michelle MeadowsFaculty Athletics Representative .....Dr. Consuelo AlvarezWebsite .................................www.LongwoodLancers.comInstitutional Website .........................www.Longwood.eduTicket Office ....................................................434-395-2138

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Get Social with Presbyterian Collegefacebook.com/BlueHoseSports ........................................ @BlueHoseSports

Presbyterian College Quick FactsFounded ...........................................................................1880Enrollment ......................................................................1,200Location..............................................................Clinton, S.C.President.......................................................Dr. Claude LillyAthletics Director .............................................. Brian ReeseSenior Woman Administrator ........................Dee NicholsFaculty Athletics Representative ..............Dr. Craig PowellWebsite ........................................... www.GoBlueHose.comInstitutional Website .................................www.Presby.eduTicket Office ....................................................864-833-8240

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Get Social with Radfordfacebook.com/RadfordAthletics .............................................@ru_athletics

Radford Quick FactsFounded ...........................................................................1910Enrollment ......................................................................9,350Location..............................................................Radford, Va.President.....................................................Penelope W. KyleAthletics Director ......................................Robert LineburgSenior Woman Administrator .............. Stephanie BalleinFaculty Athletics Representative ..........Dr. Elizabeth DoreWebsite ....................................www.RadfordAthletics.comInstitutional Website ...............................www.radford.eduTicket Office ....................................................540-831-5228

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Get Social with UNC Ashevillefacebook.com/ashevilledogs ................................................ @AshevilleDogs

UNC Asheville Quick FactsFounded ...........................................................................1927Enrollment ......................................................................3,700Location..........................................................Asheville, N.C.Chancellor ..................................................Dr. Anne PonderAthletics Director ................................................Janet ConeSenior Woman Administrator ...........................Terri BrneFaculty Athletics Representative ................... Herman HoltWebsite ......................................www.UNCABulldogs.comInstitutional Website ................................www.UNCA.eduTicket Office ....................................................828-251-6904

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Get Social with VMIfacebook.com/VMI-Keydets-Athletics .........................................@VMISID

VMI Quick FactsFounded ...........................................................................1839Enrollment ......................................................................4,198Location.......................................................... Lexington, Va.Superintendent .....................General J.H. Binford Peay IIIAthletics Director .............................................. David DilesSenior Woman Administrator .............. Elizabeth LaRoseFaculty Athletics Representative .......Colonel Lee DewaldWebsite ........................................... www.VMIKeydets.comInstitutional Website ....................................www.VMI.eduTicket Office ....................................................504-464-7266

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Get Social with Winthropfacebook.com/WinthropEagles ................................................ @WUEagles

Winthrop Quick FactsFounded ...........................................................................1886Enrollment ......................................................................6,400Location.......................................................... Rock Hill, S.C.President...........................................Jayne Marie ComstockAthletics Director ......................................... Tom HickmanSenior Woman Administrator .............. Norma McDuffieFaculty Athletics Representative .................Evelyne WeeksWebsite .....................................www.WinthropEagles.comInstitutional Website ...........................www.Winthrop.eduTicket Office ....................................................803-323-2345

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2014 Baseball ChampionshipMay 20-24

Winthrop UniversityWinthrop Ball Park

Defending Champion

Did You Know?Coastal Carolina was the No. 4 National Seed in the 2010 NCAA Baseball Championship.

Winthrop’s Jason Colson is the Big South’s All-Time Leading home run hitter with 53 from 1998-01.

The Big South Conference has had 218 players drafted into Major League Baseball, includ-ing a League-best 18 taken in 2011.

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2014 Men’s Basketball ChampionshipMarch 5-9

Coastal Carolina UniversityThe HTC Center

Defending Champion

Did You Know?Winthrop & UNC Asheville have each posted wins in the NCAA Tournament. Winthrop downed Notre Dame in 2007 & Asheville defeated Arkansas-Little Rock in 2011.

Last year, the Big South Conference sent a League-record four teams to the post season.

Former Chanticleer Tony Dunkin is the only player in NCAA Division I history to ever be named Conference Player of the Year four times.

Defending Champion

Did You Know?In the 2005 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, Liberty knocked off #4 Penn State and #5 DePaul to advance to the Sweet 16.

Gardner-Webb head coach Rick Reeves is the only coach in League history to win a Big South women’s championship at two different schools.

Former Liberty Lady Flames Katie Feenstra and Megan Frazee were each drafted in the WNBA. Feenstra was a 1st round, (8th overall) pick in 2005.

2014 Women’s Basketball Championship

March 4-9Coastal Carolina University

The HTC Center

Defending Champion

Did You Know?Charleston Southern won the first-ever Big South Championship when it took home the 1984 Cross Country Title.

Liberty has had two NCAA Cross Country National Champions in Sam Chelanga in 2009 & 2010 and Josh McDougal in 2007.

McDougal is the only four-time Men’s Cross Country Champion in League history.

2013 Men’s Cross CountryChampionship

Nov. 2VMI

Vista Links Golf Course

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Defending Champion

Did You Know?Coastal Carolina has produced two women’s cross country All-Americans in Julia Vielleh-ner (2006) and Diana Jepchirchir (2007).

Hannah Granger earned VMI’s first-ever Big South Individual Title in cross country as she claimed the 2009 championship.

Liberty has won five of the last seven women’s cross country titles.

2013 Women’s Cross CountryChampionship

Nov. 2VMI

Vista Links Golf Course

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Defending Co-Champion

Did You Know?During the 2013 season, Gardner-Webb knocked off #11/15 Richmond and blanked No. 8/10 Wofford to become the first team in Big South history to defeat nationally-ranked opponents in consecutive weeks.

Since 2010, the Big South has collected three wins over FBS opponents.

The Big South has nine former football student-athletes on NFL rosters in 2013 (active and practice squad).

2013 Big South FootballChampion is crowned based on

Regular-Season Conference record.

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Defending Champion

Did You Know?Coastal Carolina finished fifth in the nation in the 2007 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship.

Former Chanticleer Dustin Johnson has seven career wins on the PGA Tour and went 3-0 in the 2012 Ryder Cup.

The Big South placed a record five individuals in the NCAA Regionals during the 2012 season.

2014 Men’s GolfChampionship

April 21-23Liberty

The Patriot Golf Club

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Defending Champion

Did You Know?Campbell was the first Big South women’s golf team to play in the NCAA Regionals in 1994.

In 2007, Chanticleer golfer Aruka Felgueroso was named a Golfweek All-American.

Coastal Carolina became the first women’s golf team in League history to advance to the NCAA National Finals in 2011.

2014 Big South Women’s Golf Championship

April 13-15Charleston SouthernThe Patriot Golf Club

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Did You Know?The 2013 season marked the first season of women’s lacrosse in the Big South Conference.

Davidson’s Emily Cooke was named the League’s inaugural Attacking Player of the Year, while Jasmine Jordan of High Point was named the Big South Defensive Player of the Year. Shannon Gallagher of Winthrop was tabbed the 2013 Big South Freshman of the Year.

Gardner-Webb will begin play in Women’s Lacrosse in 2015.

2014 Big South Women’s LacrosseChampionship

May 2, 4Campus Sites

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Defending Champion

Defending Champion

Did You Know?The Big South has had two teams in the NCAA Tournament in each of the past two years.

Both Winthrop and Coastal Carolina advanced in the 2012 NCAA Men’s Soccer Champi-onship, with Coastal Carolina advancing to the Sweet 16 of the tournament for the second time in school history.

Former Radford star Dante Washington played for the United States during the 1992 Sum-mer Olympics, scoring two goals.

2013 Big South Men’s SoccerChampionship

Nov. 12 - Campus SitesNov. 15 & 17 Greensboro, N.C.

Bryan Park (SF/F)

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No Champion Declared

Defending Champion

Did You Know?Winthrop junior Krystyna Freda is on pace to become the Big South All-Time leader in goals scored.

Radford goalkeeper Che’ Brown set a Big South single-season record with 13 shutouts in 2012.

Radford’s Sue Williams was a finalist for the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy in 1993.

2013 Big South Women’s SoccerChampionship

Nov. 1-3 - Campus Sites Nov. 8 & 10 - Coastal Carolina

(SF/F)

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Defending Champion

Did You Know?Former Radford pitcher Chelsea Kelley was named the 2011 Lowes Senior CLASS Award Winner.

In 2013 -- Longwood captured the Big South Softball Championship, its first season in the Big South Conference

Former Winthrop standout Janiva Willis was a National Finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year in 2005.

2014 Big South SoftballChampionship

May 8-11Coastal Carolina

CCU Softball Field

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Defending Champion

Did You Know?Former Radford player Martin Sayer earned a bid to the NCAA Singles Championship in each of his four years at Radford (2006-09).

Winthrop was awarded the NCAA Public Recognition Award for High Academic Achieve-ment in 2007.

The Big South has placed four tennis players on the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team, including two-time First-Team honoree Tomas Malik of CCU (1996-97).

2014 Big South Men’s TennisChampionship

April 15-18Gardner-Webb

Webb Tennis Complex

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Defending Champion

Did You Know?Former Campbell Camel Antonia Homolya was an ITA All-American in 1993.

The Big South has placed two student-athletes on the Women’s Tennis Arthur Ashe Sport Scholar first-team in Paula Takahashi (Winthrop, 2006) and Livia Branco (Liberty, 2006).

Winthrop has made a League-high 10 appearances in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Cham-pionship.

2014 Big South Women’s TennisChampionship

April 15-18Gardner-Webb

Webb Tennis Complex

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Defending Champion

Did You Know?The Big South Conference has had seven student-athletes earn Men’s Indoor Track and Field All-American honors.

Liberty’s Sam Chelanga finished as the Indoor Track and Field National 5K runner-up in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Gardner-Webb’s Christoph Hutschalik earned a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2011.

2014 Big South Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championship

Feb. 28 - March 1Blacksburg, Va.

Rector Field House

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Defending Champion

Did You Know?Former Liberty star Heather Sagan took home the NCAA Indoor Mile National Champion-ship in 2002.

The Big South has had seven Indoor Track and Field All-Americans, including three-time honoree Amber Campbell of Coastal Carolina in 2001-02-04.

Ashley Howard of Winthrop was tabbed a USATF Jr. All-American during the 2006 season.

2014 Big South Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship

Feb. 28 - March 1Blacksburg, Va.

Rector Field House

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Defending Champion

Did You Know?Former Liberty Flame Sam Chelanga took home the gold at the NCAA National Champi-onship in the 10K in 2010 and the 5K in 2011.

Coastal Carolina and Liberty are the only schools in the League who have won the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

High Point’s Dakota Peachee finished 5th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championship to earn All-American honors.

2014 Big South Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship

April 17-19Winthrop

Irwin Belk Track

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Defending Champion

Did You Know?CSU’s Dionne Gibson, Jessica Thomas, Misha Morris and Gabrielle Houston advanced all the way to the finals in the 4x100 at the 2009 NCAA Championships.

Coastal Carolina’s Jessica Gelibert placed 3rd at the 2013 Pan American Junior Athletics Championship in the 400-meter hurdles.

Coastal Carolina and Liberty are the only schools in the Big South who have claimed the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

2014 Big South Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship

April 17-19Winthrop

Irwin Belk Track

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Defending Champion

Did You Know?The Big South has had four AVCA All-Americans in Mary Hock (Winthrop-04), Elif Unlu (UNC Asheville-05), Kallie Corbin (Liberty-08) & Chelaine McCarty (Liberty-09).

High Point volleyball has earned the NCAA Public Recognition Award for High Academic Achievement in each of the past three seasons.

Former UNC Asheville standout Raquel Miotto tops the League with 2,694 career digs to rank 4th All-Time in NCAA Division I history.

2013 Volleyball ChampionshipNov. 21-22 & 24

Presbyterian CollegeRoss E. Templeton Center

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