Texas State wins second Bubas Cup in three years

Texas State won the Sun Belt Conference’s Vicas Bubas Cup, which awards the conference’s top athletic department.

With the win, Texas State has now won its third Bubas Cup, and their second in the past three years.

Texas State beat out runner-up James Madison 130.5 points to 126 points after the Bobcats trailed the Dukes heading into the spring sports season.

The Bubas Cup awards the conference members points based on the sports sponsored by the Sun Belt and how each team finished during the season.

This cup is named after Vicas Bubas who was the first Sun Belt Commissioner from 1976-1990, This year, Texas State was boosted when three Bobcat teams won their respective conference championships.

Texas State women’s golf won their first conference championship since 2018 beating Georgia Southern in match play. Texas State softball hosted the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Tournament before running the table and winning their first tournament championship since 2018. Texas State women’s track capped off the season by winning the overall championship in the same weekend as softball.

Texas State also finished in the top three of seven different sports to help clinch the title.

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