GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Conference Carolinas office released the Joby Hawn Cup final standings on Wednesday morning, and for the first time in program history Converse University earned the men's Hawn Cup.
Converse won the Hawn Cup with a 91.1 percentage rating, narrowly beating out UNC Pembroke (90.6 percent) and Mount Olive (79.7 percent). This season the Valkyries saw success from the start with the cross country team garnering their first runner-up finish at the Conference Carolinas Championships. The men's soccer team won the Northwest Division Championships and was a top-two seed in the Conference Carolinas Tournament.
The men's basketball team made it to the postseason for a third straight season and advanced to the second round for just the second team in program history. The men's swim team finished third overall in the Conference Carolinas Championships in just their second season as a program. Rounding out the winter season, the men's track & field team won the Conference Carolinas Indoor Championship.
During the spring season, the men's tennis team had a runner-up finish at the Conference Carolinas Championship and they were a top-two seed in the Conference Carolinas Tournament for the first time in program history. The men's track & field team finished runner-up at the Conference Carolinas Outdoor Championships. The men's 4x100 relay team is currently competing in the NCAA Championships this weekend.
The Valkyries coaches also raked in the accolades this past season: Mark Rennix, Rob Miller, Brandon Morton, and Logan Simpson were all named Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year for their respective sports. James Smith was named the ITA Southeast Region Coach of the Year earlier this week.
In the overall standings, Converse finished third in the standings with a 74.8 percentage rating. The Valkyries finished ahead of Belmont Abbey and Francis Marion, while UNC Pembroke and Mount Olive finished first and second in the standings.
In the women's only standings, Converse finished fifth with a 65.4 percentage rating. UNC Pembroke, Mount Olive, Francis Marion, and Belmont Abbey all finished ahead of the Valkyries. In the fall the women's team's found success just as often as the men's teams. The women's cross country team finished runner-up in the Conference Carolinas Championships, while the Volleyball team claimed the Northwest Division Championship and their first ever Conference Carolinas Tournament Championship.
The field hockey team made it back to the postseason, while the women's soccer team made it to the quarterfinals round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament for first time in over a decade. The women's indoor track & field team finished runner-up at the Conference Carolinas Championships, while the women's basketball team made a return trip to the postseason. The women's swim team finished fourth overall at the Conference Carolinas Championships and a few podium finishes as well.
During the spring season, the softball team made their first ever appearance in the Conference Carolinas Championships, the acrobatics & tumbling team qualified for postseason for the sixth straight season and won the inversion pyramid event. The golf team posted a sixth place finish in the Conference Carolinas Championships, while the women's tennis team qualified for the postseason for the second straight season. The women's outdoor track & field team finished third overall at the Conference Carolinas Championships, and Eseose Okoduwa will be competing at the National Championships later this week.
The Hawn Cup is named after H.C. "Joby" Hawn, who in 1962 became the first full-time Commissioner of what was then known as the Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and now Conference Carolinas. Following his retirement from the conference in 1976, Conference Carolinas began awarding the Hawn Cup annually in his honor.
Overall Hawn Cup Standings (Rating %)
- UNC Pembroke (86.2)
- Mount Olive (77.5)
- Converse (74.8)
- Belmont Abbey (71.2)
- Francis Marion (66.8)
Women's Hawn Cup Standings (Rating %)
- UNC Pembroke (83.1)
- Mount Olive (75.2)
- Francis Marion (73.0)
- Belmont Abbey (65.9)
- Converse (65.4)
Men's Hawn Cup Standings (Rating %)
- Converse (91.1)
- UNC Pembroke (90.6)
- Mount Olive (79.7)
- Belmont Abbey (76.8)
- Francis Marion (58.4)
Previous Overall Hawn Cup Winners
2023-24: UNC Pembroke
2022-23: UNC Pembroke
2021-22: Mount Olive
2020-21: Mount Olive
2019-20: Mount Olive
2018-19: Mount Olive
2017-18: Limestone
2016-17: Limestone
2015-16: Limestone
2014-15: Limestone
2013-14: Mount Olive
2012-13: Limestone
2011-12: Mount Olive
2010-11: Queens
2009-10: Anderson
2008-09: Anderson
2007-08: Anderson
2006-07: Anderson
2005-06: Pfeiffer
2004-05: Barton
2003-04: Barton
2002-03: Barton
2001-02: Lees-McRae
2000-01: Queens
1999-00: Belmont Abbey
1998-99: Belmont Abbey
1997-98: Queens
1995-96: High Point
1994-95: Pfeiffer
1993-94: High Point
1992-93: St. Andrews
1991-92: UNC Pembroke
1990-91: Pfeiffer
1989-90: High Point
1988-89: UNC Pembroke
1987-88: Elon
1986-87: Elon
1985-86: High Point
1984-85: High Point
1983-84: UNC Pembroke
1982-83: Guilford
1981-82: Elon
1980-81: Elon
1979-80: High Point, Elon
1978-79: High Point
1977-78: High Point
1976-77: High Point
1975-76: High Point
Previous Men's & Women's Hawn Cup Winners (Started in 2010-11)
2023-24: Women's – UNC Pembroke | Men's – UNC Pembroke
2022-23: Women's – UNC Pembroke | Men's – UNC Pembroke
2021-22: Women's - Mount Olive | Men's - UNC Pembroke
2020-21: Women's - Mount Olive | Men's - Mount Olive
2019-20: Women's - Mount Olive | Men's – Emmanuel
2018-19: Women's - Mount Olive | Men's - Mount Olive
2017-18: Women's - Limestone | Men's - Mount Olive
2016-17: Women's - Limestone | Men's - Limestone
2015-16: Women's - Limestone | Men's - Mount Olive
2014-15: Women's - Limestone | Men's - Mount Olive
2013-14: Women's - Mount Olive and Limestone | Men's - Mount Olive
2012-13: Women's - Queens | Men's – Limestone
2011-12: Women's - Mount Olive | Men's - Mount Olive
2010-11: Women's - Queens | Men's - Queens
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