HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – After claiming four titles and four tourney runner-up finishes, Campbell was presented the Big South Conference men's sports trophy for the fifth-consecutive season.
 
Campbell, which combined to win nine men's and women's league titles during the 2022-23 campaign finished as runner-up in both the George F. "Buddy" Sasser Cup and women's sports trophy standings.
 
"We are proud of the accomplishments of our student-athletes, both in competition and in the classroom," said Director of Athletics Hannah Bazemore. "The dedication of these individuals, their coaches and staff members is truly evident by their performances.  Our department is also grateful for Dr. Creed's administrative support in our continued success."
 
The Camels won nine Big South championships in 2022-23 including regular season and tournament sweeps in baseball and softball.  CU claimed the Big South women's golf championship for the seventh-straight season, while the men's soccer, women's soccer, men's tennis and volleyball teams won the regular season title.  CU finished as tournament runner-up in men's soccer, volleyball, men's basketball and women's lacrosse, plus the men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field championships.
 
The Men's Sports Trophy was presented to Dr. Andrew Carter, Associate A.D. for Student-Athlete High Performance & Development, during the Big South's spring meetings Thursday night.
 
In the men's sports standings, Campbell finished with 8.03 points, followed by Charleston Southern (7.542), High Point (7.536) and UNC Asheville (6.57).
 
High Point (9.44) topped the women's sports standings, followed by the Camels (8.23), Charleston Southern (7.03) and Gardner-Webb (6.23).
 
Campbell averaged 8.14 Sasser Cup points during the 2022-23 campaign, second only to High Point (8.55), which competes in four fewer league sports.  Charleston Southern (7.23) was third in the 10-team Sasser Cup standings.
 
Only Campbell and Gardner-Webb compete in all 19 sports sponsored by the conference.  CU also competes in the Southern Conference (wrestling) and Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (women's swimming).
 
During the 2022-23 campaign, CU claimed the Big South's automatic berth to NCAA postseason competition in women's golf, softball and baseball.  The Camels also sent multiple athletes to the NCAA Championships in wrestling and track & field.
 
CU owns more Sasser Cup trophies (1992, 1993, 1994, 2019, 2021) – five – than any other current Big South member.  Campbell was runner-up in the 2017 and 2018, 2022 and 2023 Sasser Cup standings. During its 17-year tenure in the Atlantic Sun Conference (1995-2011), Campbell finished as high as third in the combined men's and women's all-sports race.
 
Campbell's fifth-straight men's sports trophy comes on the heels of steady success over the last eight seasons.  CU finished third in the 2016 Sasser Cup before placing second in 2017 and 2018, while winning the trophy in 2019 and 2021.  The Camels were second in the Sasser Cup race the last two seasons. 
 
In the men's sports race, Campbell was third in 2016 and second in 2017 before winning the last five seasons.  The Campbell women finished third in 2016, 2017 and 2018 before rising to second in each of the last four years (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023).  The Sasser Cup was not awarded in 2020 after the season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
The Sasser Cup is named for former Big South Commissioner Buddy Sasser (1989-96) and is awarded to the Big South member institution with the most successful year athletically, based on an average points system.  Points are awarded for both regular-season and tournament finishes in each of the league's 19 championships, and the average of the combined total is used to determine the overall point allocation in the respective sport.  One bonus point is added to the average total for each conference champion/automatic qualifier representative, as well as any teams that receive at-large NCAA Championships berths.  Teams tied in regular-season or tournament play split the points earned.  Each member's overall point totals are then divided by the number of sports sponsored by that school to determine the average.

2022-23 Big South Men's All-Sports Standings
1. Campbell 8.03, 2. Charleston Southern 7.542, 3. High Point 7.536, 4. UNC Asheville 6.57, 5. USC Upstate 6.36, 6. Radford 6.04, 7. Gardner-Webb 5.31, 8. Winthrop 5.29, 9. Longwood 4.92, 10. Presbyterian 4.33.
 
2022-23 Big South Women's All-Sports Standings
1. High Point 9.44, 2. Campbell 8.23, 3. Charleston Southern 7.03, 4. Gardner-Webb 6.23, 5. Radford 5.73, 6. USC Upstate 5.50, 7. Longwood 5.21, 8. UNC Asheville 4.75, 9. Presbyterian 4.19, 10. Winthrop 3.06.
 
2022-23 Big South Conference Sasser Cup Standings
1. High Point 8.55, 2. Campbell 8.14, 3. Charleston Southern 7.23, 4. USC Upstate 5.90, 5. Radford 5.84, 6. Gardner-Webb 5.82, 7. UNC Asheville 5.60, 8. Longwood 5.08, 9. Presbyterian 4.25, 10. Winthrop 4.03.
 
Sasser Cup Championships (by school)
14 Liberty *
11 Coastal Carolina *
5 Campbell
3 UNC Greensboro *
2 Winthrop
2 High Point
* former member