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SWAC Announces 2013 All-SWAC Baseball Team

By on May 14, 2013 in Baseball, SWAC

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – To cap the 2013 baseball regular season, Arkansas-Pine Bluff junior shortstop Isias Alcantar headlines this year’s post season honors as the Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Alabama State sophomore pitcher, T.J. Renda, was tabbed Pitcher of the Year while Grambling State senior outfield specialist, Darren Farmer, received Hitter of the [...]

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2013 SWAC Softball Tournament Down To Final Four

By on May 9, 2013 in Softball, SWAC

DECATUR, GA  — The field at the Southwestern Athletic Conference softball tournament was trimmed down to four teams on Thursday, with the 2012 finalists still alive and kicking. Jackson State and Mississippi Valley State fought off elimination, while Alabama State and Prairie View remained unbeaten in the tournament. Jackson State faces Alabama State, while Prairie [...]

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SWAC Announces 2013 All-SWAC Softball Teams

By on May 9, 2013 in SWAC

BIRMINGHAM – Texas Southern duo Thomasina Garza and Rebecca Villarreal topped the list of selections for the 2013 All-SWAC Softball teams. Garza, a junior second baseman from Pasedena, Texas, was named SWAC Player of the Year, while Villarreal, a senior from Houston, captured Pitcher of the Year honors. In addition, Garza was also named Newcomer [...]

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Alabama State Wins Second SWAC Men’s Golf Title

By on April 25, 2013 in SWAC

ALEXANDRIA, La. — The Alabama State men’s golf team repeated as Southwestern Athletic Conference champion, holding off Jackson State at Oak Wing Golf Club on Wednesday. The Hornets finished the three-day, 54-hole event with a score of 881, pulling away from second place Jackson State in the final round. JSU, who had closed to within [...]

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Grambling Wins Fifth Straight SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship

By on April 22, 2013 in Track and Field

NEW ORLEANS – The Grambling State Tigers claimed their fifth straight conference title on Sunday at the 2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Tad Gormley Stadium. GSU scored 146 points to earn their 9th title overall, earning Bertram Lovell Coach of the Year honors. Prairie View A&M finished the meet second [...]

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Alabama State Women Win SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship

By on April 22, 2013 in Track and Field

NEW ORLEANS – Alabama State University outran Prairie View A&M to their eighth SWAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship. It’s four straight for the Lady Hornets who came from behind to capture the title. The Lady Hornets scored 196.5 points, finishing just ahead of second place Prairie View who finished the meet with 183.33 points. [...]

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Prairie View A&M Wins SWAC Tennis Title

By on April 22, 2013 in Olympic Sports

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Prairie View A&M University won its 21st Southwestern Athletic Conference men’s tennis crown with a 4-0 win over defending tournament champions, Alcorn State, on Sunday at City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center. The 21 championship titles is the most by any team in the SWAC. In addition, the Panthers pick up their second [...]

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The FCS Football Playoff Debate Continues

By on March 28, 2013 in Football, The Blog

The words opportunity and accessibility stuck out to me after listening to comments made by SWAC Commissioner Duer Sharp during a recent interview from this year’s conference basketball tournament in Garland, Texas. If Sharp is so big on giving the conference an opportunity, why not give the conference an opportunity to participate in the FCS [...]

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In His Own Words: Interview With SWAC Commissioner Duer Sharp

By on March 22, 2013 in Football

Charles Edmond of radio station WPRL (Alcorn State) spent a little time to speak with SWAC commissioner Duer Sharp during the SWAC Basketball Tournament last week in Garland, Texas. Among the topics discussed were the possible locations of the 2014 basketball tournament, the decision to move the conference baseball tournament to Fort Worth, TX, and [...]

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Prairie View A&M Women Win 2013 SWAC Tournament Championship – (VIDEO)

By on March 16, 2013 in Basketball, W Basketball

GARLAND, Texas – They fought harder than they had all season and expended every ounce of energy in a four-overtime thriller. The Lady Panthers dug in deep, made the gritty plays and defensive stands to accomplish the improbable. Prairie View A&M defeated Mississippi Valley 100-87 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship to earn their third-consecutive [...]

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