COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Fans can ask questions of SAC head football coaches on Friday

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Atlantic Conference (The SAC.com) annual Digital Media Day for its head football coaches is scheduled Friday with Lenoir-Rhyne University head coach Drew Cronic set for his 15 minutes beginning at 10:15 a.m. Fans can follow the event at www.TheSAC.com, the league’s official website. It begins at 9:30 a.m. with brief remarks by SAC …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bears duo on first-team preseason all-league defense

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman leads the preseason All-South Atlantic Conference (All-SAC) selections announced on Thursday with nine, while Lenoir-Rhyne University has two first-teamers on defense. The Eagles — named on Wednesday as the favorite to win the conference title this season in a vote by league head coaches — have five selections on offense and four on defense …

COLLEGE: Bears’ Salamon named South Atlantic Conference Woman of the Year

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the first time, Lenoir-Rhyne University has produced the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Woman of the Year. In press release announcement by league officials on Monday, the Bears’ Haylea Salamon, a recent graduate, was tabbed for the award. A native of Saskatchewan, Canada, she graduated from LRU in May with a degree in Health and …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears’ Crompton top scholar-athlete in conference

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University goalkeeper Ryan Crompton has been named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year in men’s lacrosse in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). A senior from Fredrick, Md., he graduated last month with a bachelor’s degree in sports management with a grade point average of 3.55, LRU officials announced in a press release. Crompton, a three-year …

MEN’S COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Lotharp, Henderson All-Region in 2 events each for LRU

HobbsDailyReport.com NEW ORLEANS, La. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s P.J. Lotharp and Cole Henderson earned All-Southeast Region recognition in two events each in selections by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for NCAA Division II. A press release from LRU said Lotharp, a sophomore from Indian Trail, was picked in the 100 and 200-meter dashes while …