Benedict captures SIAC Men’s Commissioner’s Cup for third year in a row

HBCUs | Sports
1 min read • July 17, 2024
Benedict College President Dr. Roslyn Clark-Artis (left) and Athletic Director Willie Washington (right) accept the SIAC Commissioner’s Cup from SIAC Commissioner Anthony Holloman (center)
Benedict College President Dr. Roslyn Clark-Artis (left) and Athletic Director Willie Washington (right) accept the SIAC Commissioner’s Cup from SIAC Commissioner Anthony Holloman (center)

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced Spring Hill and Benedict as the recipients of its 2023-24 Commissioner’s Cup awards Wednesday at the 2024 SIAC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Atlanta.

For Benedict, the Tigers capture the men’s Commissioner’s Cup for the third year in a row. Benedict had swept both the men’s and women’s trophies for the past two years.

All told, Benedict has now won 10 of the 18 trophies since the inception of the Commissioner’s Cup Award in 2014.

During the 2023-24 school year, Benedict won the football championship and men’s track and field championship. Benedict also finished second in the men’s crosscountry championship and men’s tennis championship.

The highly coveted Commissioner’s Cup awards are

presented annually to the SIAC member institutions whose teams demonstrate top athletic performance and distinction throughout the academic year.

These prestigious honors further underscore the institutions’ dedication to athletic excellence, highlighting the talents and determination of their student-athletes, coaches and support staff.

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