(FAYETTEVILLE, NC) - The 2013-14 season serves as the 50th
for the USA South Athletic Conference. In an effort to relive 50
Years of League memories, the USA South has produced "50 Years in
50 Weeks", a weekly chronicle of some of the great moments in
Conference history.
Each week, a year of moments will be released on the USA South's
website. To view previous entries, click the appropriate year at
the bottom of the screen.
1966 -
1967
- Men’s Soccer is first sponsored by the Conference and
Lynchburg captures the championship.
- Wrestling is first introduced to the Conference as St. Andrews
wins the first of its four titles.
- Jim Darden of Methodist ties the record for most free throws
made in a Men’s Basketball Tournament with 28, a record that
still stands today.
- St. Andrews wins the first of three consecutive bowling regular
season titles.
|
Greensboro College (then known as the Hornets)
joins the Conference.
|
N.C. Wesleyan’s Harold Sutton grabs 22 rebounds in a
Men’s Basketball Tournament game, a mark that has yet to be
eclipsed.
|
Conference Champions
| Sport |
Regular Season
Champion |
Tournament/Meet
Champion |
| Bowling |
St. Andrews |
Lynchburg |
| Golf* |
|
St. Andrews |
| Men's Basketball |
Lynchburg |
Lynchburg |
| Men's Cross Country* |
|
Lynchburg |
| Men's Soccer*** |
Lynchburg |
|
| Men's Tennis** |
St. Andrews |
|
| Men's Track & Field* |
|
Lynchburg |
| Wrestling* |
|
St. Andrews |
*-no regular season
championship awarded
**-no tournament was held until the 2005-06 season
***-no tournament was held until the 2000-01 season |
Previous Years
To view more ways the USA South is celebrating its 50th
year, please click HERE!