WSSU Rams take home 2016 Loretta Taylor All-Sports trophy Award
Winston-Salem State University Director of Athletics, Tonia Walker, holds 2016 Loretta Taylor All-Sports trophy.
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CHARLOTTE – The 2016 Loretta Taylor All-Sports Award was presented to Winston-Salem State University.
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) held its annual Spring General Assembly Meeting and End-of-Year Awards Reception in Charlotte on Monday evening, May 16.
Athletics administration representatives from each of the CIAA’s 12 member institutions joined members of the conference office for the recognition of more than 20 conference awards.
The All-Sports Award is determined by a point system for achievement in all the institutions programs based on championship finish.
The Loretta Taylor All-Sports Award, granted to the top women’s athletic program, was earned by Winston-Salem State after winning championship titles in women’s cross country, volleyball, women’s indoor track & field, and softball. The Rams also finished third in outdoor track & field and fourth in tennis of the women’s CIAA championship competitions.
Loretta Taylor is a former Fayetteville State women’s head basketball coach (1944-1977). She was with the Broncos during an important time for gender equality in collegiate sports in America.
