2016-17 PBC Yearbook 1617 yearbook | Page 73

Year-End Honors North Georgia Wins PBC Commissioner’s Cup HILTON HEAD, SC – The University of North Georgia captured their first-ever PBC Commissioner’s Cup on Tuesday night at the annual awards dinner in Hilton Head. The Cup is presented annually to the best overall athletic department based on regular-season standings 2016-17 and select championships. The Nighthawks captured 102 of a possible 138 points available to them based on the number of sports sponsored. That is a .739 rating, tops in the league and the first for the program. UNG’s previous best finish was third in 2015. Columbus State was second in the standings with a .709 rating while UNC Pembroke was third – their best finish ever – with Flagler in fourth and Lander in fifth. North Georgia had a remarkable season from start to finish with regular-season championships in baseball and softball. The women’s cross country team was second at the PBC championships while men’s and women’s soccer were tied for second, women’s tennis tied for fourth, men’s tennis alone in fourth and women’s track & field third in their first year of competition. Columbus State won PBC regular-season championships Armstrong State Tribute P B C Y E A R B O O K 71