Chattanooga Mocs win 2014-15 Southern Conference Commissioner's Cup

Mocs wrestlers meet with head coach Heath Eslinger.
Mocs wrestlers meet with head coach Heath Eslinger.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletics program won the 2014-15 Southern Conference Commissioner's Cup, which is awarded to the top men's athletics program in the conference. It is the second time the Mocs have won the honor, having also won the award after the 2004-05 season.

Each school receives points for its finish during the regular season and earns two extra points for winning the conference tournament. In golf, track and field and cross-country - sports where there is not a regular-season champion - the final results at the championship determine the points for those schools.

UTC finished with 51.58 points, narrowly defeating Mercer, who had 51.57 in one of the closest finishes in the conference awards history. Samford was third and Wofford fourth.

During the 2014-15 season, the Mocs' football and wrestling teams won the regular-season championships. Wrestling also won the conference tournament title. The men's basketball program finished second in the regular season while the golf program took third at the SoCon tournament.

The UTC women's program's placed second in the Germann Cup standings.

For full story, read Thursday's Times Free Press.

Contact Gene Henley at ghenley@timesfreepress.com. Follow him at twitter.com/genehenleytfp.

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