Florida Sun Conference
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The Florida Sun Conference (FSC) is an athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
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- Edward Waters College
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Florida Memorial University
- Northwood University
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- St. Thomas University
- Warner Southern College
- Webber International University
- South Carolina Beaufort (Beginning in 2008)
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The Florida Sun Conference
Celebrating its 18th season, the Florida Sun Conference (FSC) continues to be one of the most successful intercollegiate athletic conferences in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
The conference, which consists of eight colleges and universities, spans the entire state of Florida and Southern Georgia. Florida Sun Conference member institutions include Edward Waters College, Embry-Riddle University, Florida Memorial University, Northwood University, St. Thomas University, Savannah College of Art and Design, Warner Southern College and Webber International University. The Athletic Directors at the member institutions serve as the Florida Sun Conference Board of Directors.
The institutions in the conference believe in strong educational commitment combined with balanced athletic competition. Originally formed in March 1990 as the Florida Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (FIAC), the FSC was established as a conference for small independent institutions within the NAIA. The name "Florida Sun Conference" was adopted in 1992. Two of the league's newest members are SCAD, which joined in 2004-05, and Edward Waters College, which is in its second season of competition this year.
The league sponsors championships in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, women's volleyball and began men's and women's track championships in the spring of 2006.
Since the league's inception in 1990 only five teams have captured the Commissioner's Cup, formerly known as the All-Sports Trophy. Embry-Riddle won its eighth straight cup in 2006-07, continuing to set the mark for cups won. Former FSC and current NCAA Division II member Nova Southeastern is second with five honors (1992-93, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97 & 1998-99), St. Thomas is third claiming the cup twice in the 1993-94 and 1998-99 seasons, while Webber International (1990-91) and Flagler (1991-92) each earned the award during the first two years of the conference when the league was known as the FIAC.
The cup is awarded annually to the strongest athletic program in the league. Points are awarded in descending order to the eight FSC schools in the 15 conference sports based on regular season standings in each sport; eight for first place, seven for second place, and so on. In addition, one bonus point is awarded to the FSC tournament champions in both men's and women's basketball. During its 17-year existence, the FSC has quickly established postseason tradition, consistently winning region championships and representing the Southeast at the NAIA national tournaments.
Individually speaking, athletes from the Florida Sun Conference have proven themselves worthy of national recognition year after year. In 2005-06 alone, 33 FSC athletes were named NAIA All-America and 31 others earned honorable-mention accolades. 31 FSC athletes were also named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes. The conference also boasts two NAIA National Players of the Year. In baseball, Embry-Riddle's Frank Thompson claimed the highest honor in 1996, while Warner Southern's Josh Hall was pegged as the Association's top basketball player following the 1998-99 season.
