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Armstrong State’s Lisa
Sweany Named 2016-17
NACDA Under Armour AD
of the Year
among conferences, the NCAA released today. UNG set a DII record
with $34,000 raised while the Peach Belt as a whole contributed
$63,208.
Georgia College was ninth on the national list with $8,200
raised while Young Harris was 21st at $5,628
“This underscores the tremendous commitment the University
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Armstrong State
of North Georgia and the Peach Belt Conference have to this cause,”
University athletic director Lisa
said PBC commissioner David Brunk. “Thanks to the hard work of
Sweany has been named a 2016-17 our campus SAAC committees, student-athletes and coaches and
Under Armour Athletics Director
athletic department personnel we have established the Peach Belt
of the Year for NCAA Division II,
as a national leader in giving, which is something we take great
announced today by the National
pride in.”
Association of Collegiate Directors
The Peach Belt and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
of Athletics (NACDA).
became the first two leagues to ever surpass $60,000 in annual
The award spans seven divisions (NCAA FBS, FCS, Division I-AAA, II,
giving. Since 2009, the PBC has contributed over $290,000 to the
III, NAIA/Other Four-Year Institutions and Junior College/Community Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Colleges). Winners will be recognized during the James J. Corbett
Division II schools raised more than $608,000 for Make-A-Wish
Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, June 13 at NACDA’s 52nd Annual Con- during the 2015-16 academic year, marking the fifth consecutive
vention at the World Center Marriott Resort in Orlando, Florida.
year the division has