Two-Minute Drill: Redhawks Win First-Ever OVC Commissioner's Cup with Unprecedented 2020-21 Season

In 2018, SEMO Athletics developed a comprehensive five-year strategic plan which included a significant goal related to Competition: “Win the OVC Commissioner's Cup within the next five years and compete annually thereafter." Three years later, mission accomplished. SEMO Athletics' is officially OVC Commissioner’s Cup Champions for the 2020-21 school year, capping off the most successful school year in the programs Division I history. SEMO accumulated a total of 119 points, 7.5 points ahead of second-place Belmont (111.5). While competing in the middle of a COVID-19 pandemic, the Redhawks celebrated a dominating spring season bolstered by championships in women's tennis, women's track & field, softball and baseball, and a second-place finish in men's track & field. The Redhawks also posted third-place finishes in women's basketball, soccer and volleyball. The award is given to one school in the OVC each year with the best overall athletics program. The point system awards