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Best of 2020-21: The Final Ride as Piedmont College

By Joseph Garwood: Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

7/6/2021 2:21:00 PM

BEST OF 2020-21 IN PIEDMONT ATHLETICS

BY THE NUMBERS

1 - No. 1 National Ranking

1 - USA South West Division Tournament Championship

1 - Regional Staff of the Year

2 - CoSIDA Academic All-Americans

3 - USA South Coach of the Year Awards

4 - USA South Championships

4 - Undefeated USA South regular seasons

4 - All-Americans

5 - USA South West Division Regular Season Championships

5 - Conference Player of the Year Awards

8 - CoSIDA Academic All-District Honorees

26 - All-Region Selections

73-21-1 - USA South regular season record

85 - All-Conference Honorees

138 - total wins for Piedmont athletics (.600 win %)

205 - Academic All-Conference Honorees

COVID 19 presented many challenges for our department but because of the dedicated coaches and staff in our department we were able to successfully navigate this year. A special thanks to our President, James Mellichamp, who chaired the Presidents group of the USA South Athletic Conference. Without his leadership with the Presidents of the conference we would not have gotten to provide the experience we provided this year dealing with all the challenges COVID 19 presented.

Jim Peeples, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

THE TROPHIES

SB West Division Regular Season Championship Trophy 2021

Ben Balen and Matthew Leemann Transylvania 2020

THE CELEBRATIONS

Piedmont WLAX. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots LLC)

Piedmont MSOC. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots)

THE SENIORS

THE SETTING

Piedmont Swimming. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

Piedmont Softball. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots LLC)

Piedmont MLAX. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots)

Piedmont MTEN. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots LLC)

Piedmont WSOCl. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots LLC)

Piedmont Baseball. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

THE STANDOUTS

THE STUDENT ATHLETES

THE LEADERS

Piedmont WTEN & MTEN. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots LLC)

Piedmont WSOC. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots LLC)

Piedmont Volleyball. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots LLC)

2021 KMS Invitational - January 24, 2021

THE SUPPORT

Piedmont SB. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots LLC)

Piedmont Baseball. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots LLC)

THE CALLS

B3 | GRAND SLAM FOR EMMA MCBRAYER!!

WE ?? ARE ?? TIED!

Piedmont 4, N.C. Wesleyan 4 pic.twitter.com/ooehz8YTS6
— Piedmont Lions Softball (@PiedmontSB) May 9, 2021

B11 | CHAOS. #d3b

Piedmont 3, Adrian 3 pic.twitter.com/FM7cjJew1R
— Piedmont Lions Baseball (@PULionsBaseball) March 2, 2021

FOGO? Why when you can take it all the way?

Piedmont 8, Huntingdon 1 pic.twitter.com/DxMrs4Hh9K
— Piedmont Lacrosse (@PiedmontLax) April 30, 2021

THE UNITY

In our final year as Piedmont College athletics, the department had one of its most successful campaigns competing in the NCAA Division III. We are confident that we will build on that success as we compete this fall as Piedmont University. In the face of great adversity this year the LIONS ROARED!!!!

Jim Peeples

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