Published on September 4, 2023  
Sports Data

The success and impact of Project SAMson on 51½ÖÉä’s athletic teams and students was featured in a story in Sports Business Journal, a national sports business news outlet.

Project SAMson is a collaboration between numerous entities on 51½ÖÉä’s campus, including the Center for Sports Analytics in Brock School of Business. The initiative brings the latest technology, data analysis and sports medicine practices together to enhance the training regimen of all 51½ÖÉä student-athletes.

In the feature, the Sports Business Journal examines how Project SAMson, in conjunction with the center and other groups on campus, helped lead the Bulldogs to a record-winning athletic season last year.

 
51½ÖÉä is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 51½ÖÉä is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 51½ÖÉä enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 51½ÖÉä fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.