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Southern sweeps SWAC awards

Southern University athletic programs captured the 2003-04 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) All-Sports Championships in both the Men's and Women's Divisions and retained their hold on the Dr. James Frank Commissioners Cup Award. Alabama State finished second in both men and women's divisions and also finished second in the Commissioner's Cup race.

The Southern Jaguars' men's programs captured three of the eight SWAC championships (football, cross-country and tennis) for a total of 71.5 points to capture the C.D. Henry Award for the men's All-Sports Championship. Alabama State finished second with 65 points. Southern has won four consecutive C.D. Henry Awards.

The Jaguars' women's programs captured five (bowling, golf, indoor track, outdoor track and tennis) of ten SWAC championships for a total of 93 points to capture the Barbara Jacket / Sadie Magee Award for the women's All-Sports Championship. Alabama State and Alcorn State tied for second with 73.5 points each. The Jaguars have won six consecutive Jacket/Magee Awards.

The Commissioner's Cup, the newly named, Dr. James Frank Award, is awarded to the school with the best combined total of the all-sports awards. Southern tallied 164.5 points, followed by Alabama State with 138.5 points.

Southern has won four of the last five and five of the last seven Commissioner's Cup Awards.

The awards were presented to Southern University athletic director, Floyd Kerr, and Senior Woman Administrator, DeBorah Paul, at the SWAC Spring meetings at the Beau Rivage Hotel in Biloxi, Mississippi this week.

C.D. Henry Award Points
1) Southern
71.5
2) Alabama State
65
3) Jackson State
60.5
4) Alcorn State
57.5
5) Grambling State
56.5
6) Texas Southern
55
7) Alabama A&M
45.5
8) Prairie View A&M
40
9) Miss. Valley State
36
10) Ark.-Pine Bluff
32.5
Jacket/Magee Award Points
1) Southern
93
2) Alabama State
73.5
2) Alcorn State
73.5
4) Grambling State
68
5) Alabama A&M
67
6) Texas Southern
63
7) Jackson State
61
8) Ark.-Pine Bluff
53.5
9) Prairie View A&M
50.5
10) Miss. Valley State
40
Frank Award Points
1) Southern
164.5
2) Alabama State
138.5
3) Alcorn State
131
4) Grambling State
124.5
5) Jackson State
121.5
6) Texas Southern
118
7) Alabama A&M
112.5
8) Prairie View A&M
90.5
9) Ark.-Pine Bluff
86
10) Miss. Valley State
76

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