Montgomery, Ala.- For the tenth straight year, the William Carey Athletic Department won the Southern States Athletic Conference Commissioner's Cup which was announced on Sunday night. In addition to winning the overall award, Carey also won the men's division and the women's division, completing the sweep. Athletic Director Tracy English was named the SSAC Athletic Director of the Year to cap off the evening.
 
The Crusaders brought home 13 conference championships for the 25-26 athletic year. Carey brought home championships in women's cross country, women's soccer (regular season and tournament), women's basketball, men's basketball, women's indoor track and field, men's tennis (regular season and tournament), women's tennis (regular season and tournament), softball (regular season and tournament), and women's outdoor track and field.
 
"I'm really proud of all of our teams and the effort each of them put into our department," says Athletic Director Tracy English. "It's not easy to keep winning this award but they keep grinding year in and year out. I'm thankful to have such a great team of people to work alongside each day, as well as a supportive administration," he added.
 
In the women's division, the Crusaders ran away with the title. The Lady Crusader teams amassed 99.41 total points. The next closest was Life University with 68.67. In the men's division, Carey edged out Life University by less than four total points. WCU totaled 86.00 points while Life had 82.43. For the overall title, the Crusaders once again won by a sizable margin. Carey totaled 98.14 points while Life finished with 75.00 total points. The last time Carey swept all three divisions was in the 2023-2024 athletic year. Before that, the last clean sweep came in 2018-2019.
 
The SSAC Commissioner's Cup is given annually to the member institution with the most successful all-around sports program for the year. Points are awarded based on how a team finishes in the regular season (M&W Soccer, Volleyball, M&W Basketball, M&W Tennis, Baseball and Softball) or the conference championship (M&W Cross Country, Competitive Cheer, M&W Indoor Track & Field, M&W Swimming, M&W Outdoor T&F and M&W Golf). There are bonus points for winning conference tournaments in sports that also crown a regular season champion and for sponsoring sports above the minimum of six. Percentages are calculated based on the potential points earned by each institution in the sports it sponsors.