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MOBILE, Ala. – May 3, 2013, will mark the 50th Anniversary of the University of South Alabama.  Throughout the academic year, the USA Department of Athletics will recognize “50 Great Moments In Jaguar Athletics” to honor past teams, coaches and student-athletes for their accomplishments.

Dec. 6, 2007
The University of South Alabama Board of Trustees approved the addition of a football team and 200-member marching band for the Department of Music.  Just weeks after students presented a petition with over 2,500 signatures supporting the development of a football program at the school, the board supported the recommendation of President Gordon Moulton at its meeting that day.  It is announced that the Jaguars will begin play in 2009, and will complete their transition to the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level by 2013.

June 10,2011
Lindsay Schwartz earns second-team All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships after finishing in 13th place — 11 spots ahead of her qualifying mark — in the heptathlon with a then school-record 5,274 points.  A native of Watertown, Wis., Schwartz would go on to be named second-team All-America twice last season, finishing 13th at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the pentathlon before recording a 10th-place finish in the heptathlon in June.  With a school-record 5,606 points at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Schwartz qualified to participate in the heptathlon at the United States Olympic Trials, where she would go on to place 14th while posting yet another school-record point total in the event.

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