Spring Sports Wrap-up

The Southern University athletic program finished the 2002 season with a total of four championship titles. Many of the various teams went on to compete on the national level, including the Jaguar baseball, tennis and track and field team.
The SU baseball team completed their season in the NCAA Regionals falling to Tulane University eliminating themselves from the tournament. However, that was the lowest point of the entire season. They finished the season with a 45-10 overall record, going 25-3 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. All-tournament honors went to Rickie Weeks, Fernando Pueblo, Antoin Gray, Joey Mounton, Fred Lewis, Josef Rankin and Eric Thomas. Honors for top defender went to Pueblo, top pitcher Rakin and Weeks garnered top hitter and most outstanding player honors. Southern University head coach Roger Cador received the SWAC Coach of the Year award.
The Southern University men’s track and field team ended their season on a similar high note. The men took home the outdoor title, under the leadership of SWAC track and field Coach of the Year Johnny Thomas. The women’s track and field team finished fourth in the SWAC.
Brian Johnson received All- American honors for placing 3rd in the long jump with a jump of 26-1.5. The golf team placed two players on the SWAC top ten team, Peter Ndungu second and Brian Njorge third. The women’s golf team competed and finished third in the Women Collegiate Golf Classic.
The softball team finished with a record of (24-24) overall and (21-11) in the SWAC for a fifth place finish.
The Southern University men and women’s tennis team gave a surprising performance this year with both the men and women winning the SWAC Championship and going on to the NCAA Regionals Tourney finishing with a record of 5-10 overall and 3-0 in the SWAC for the men and the women 4-15 and 3-1 in the SWAC.