ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Wingate University athletic training staff, under the direction of Leigh Ann Caldwell, has been selected as the 2009-10 Athletic Training Staff of the Year in the South Atlantic Conference. Wingate earns this award for the first time. The award is voted on by the head athletic trainer at each of the member institutions in the South Atlantic Conference.

NEWBERRY, S.C. - Newberry College athletic director Brad Edwards has announced the hiring of Shawn McCullion as head men's and women's cross country coach. McCullion will also serve as an assistant men's basketball coach under head coach Dave Davis.

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Carson-Newman College, which went undefeated in conference play in 2009 and advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA playoffs, is the favorite to capture another South Atlantic Conference football championship, in a vote of the league’s head coaches.

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Newberry College, picked to finish fourth in the preseason coaches poll, leads the way with 10 members on the 2010 South Atlantic Conference preseason All-Conference football team.

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -- Suzanne Byrd has been named the new cross country coach at Tusculum College announced Frankie DeBusk, Director of Athletics.  She replaces Dr. Jim Fields, who stepped down after six seasons (2000-04, 2009) with the program.

BREVARD, N.C. - The Brevard College Athletic Department and Athletic Director Kim Pate are pleased to announce Dr. Jack Daniels, a world-renowned coach, author and speaker, as the new Brevard College cross country and track & field coach.

LEXINGTON, KY. -- Wingate University’s Assistant AD for sports information and game operations David Sherwood has garnered a pair of prestigious recognitions this summer. On Tuesday, Sherwood received the College Sports Information Directors of America 25-year Award in San Francisco, Calif. He was honored by the AVCA last week, earning the AVCA Grant Burger Media Award.

ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Atlantic Conference grows to 10 league members on Thursday, July 1 as Anderson University becomes an official member. Anderson’s membership was announced on Jan. 22, 2009, but their membership became official with the start of the new academic year July 1.

BREVARD, N.C. - The Brevard College Athletic Department and Athletic Director Kim Pate announced during a press conference today that the Tornados Football team will hold its 2010 home games at Asheville High School in Asheville, N.C.

WINGATE, N.C. -- Wingate University vice-president and director of athletics Steve Poston announces the appointment of Jeff Gregory as head baseball coach. Gregory replaces Allen Osborne, who resigned to accept an assistant coaching position at another institution.