CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri's athletics marketing team won numerous awards at this year's National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Convention in Orlando, Florida.

SEMO was recognized as one of three finalists in Group II (comprised of all non-FBS Division I athletic departments) for the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators "Marketing Team of the Year." It marked the first time SEMO was tabbed a finalist for the award, which went to the University of Montana. SEMO became the first Ohio Valley Conference school to reach that status, as well.

In addition to being a Marketing Team of the Year finalist, SEMO collected "Best Of" awards in eight different NACMA categories, including Multiplatform Branding Campaign (Gold), Membership Drives (Gold), Ticket Revenue Campaign (Silver), Fundraising Campaign (Silver), Year Over Year Revenue Increase (Bronze), Single-Game Attendance Sellout Campaign (Bronze), Sponsorship Campaign (Bronze) and Sport Specific Brand Campaign (Bronze). The eight awards tied for the most among all Group II schools.

"To be recognized as a NACMA Marketing Team of the Year finalist as well as a winner of eight 'Best Of' awards is a testament to the hard work and commitment by our staff and student interns to make SEMO Athletics great," said Senior Associate Director of Athletics for External Operations Nate Saverino. "These honors would not be possible without the support of internal and external stakeholders, including our fans and partners who support Redhawk Athletics and helped bring these initiatives to life. This recognition further shows how SEMO is a premier athletics department in the OVC and nationally at our level."