Wingate, N.C.----Two Wingate University student-athletes were named to the 2012 All-Deep South Conference team, league officials announced Monday. One player received honorable mention laurels.
 
Wingate senior midfield Bryan Bayliss (Lorton, Va.) was named to the first team, while junior attack Derek Watts (Winston-Salem, N.C.) received second team laurels. Senior attack David Lee (Greensboro, N.C.) was named to the honorable mention team. Bayliss is a repeat performer, as he received All-DSC second team honors in 2011.
 
Bayliss has 18 goals and six assists this season. He has collected 43 ground balls. On Wingate’s career charts, his 51 goals and 21 assists place him in the top 20 on both lists. Bayliss is a four-year letter winner for the Bulldogs.
 
Watts leads the 2012 Bulldogs in assists (24) and points (47). He is second on the Bulldog charts with his 23 goals. Lee has 24 goals to lead the Wingate offense. His 87 career goals place him sixth all-time on the Bulldog career chart. Lee is also a four-year Wingate letterman.
 
Mars Hill College senior attack T.J. Cowx (Delta, British Columbia) is the 2012 DSC Player of the Year, while MHC attack Taylor Thilo (Greensboro, N.C.) is the DSC Freshman of the Year. The University of Tampa head coach Rory Whipple earns DSC Coach of the Year laurels.
 
WINGATE UNIVERSITY
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a comprehensive university with more than 2,500 students on three campuses in Wingate, Matthews and Hendersonville, N.C. The university offers 34 undergraduate majors, 37 minors and career concentrations, numerous pre-professional programs, graduate degrees in business, accounting, physician assistant studies and sports administration and doctorates in pharmacy and education.
 
Wingate students gain the tools and support they need to excel in academics and apply that learning toward an extraordinary career and life. The campus community offers in-class learning, out-of-class experiences, strong mentors, a competitive yet caring environment and rewarding community service opportunities for a complete educational experience.
 
Bulldog student-athletes compete in 19 NCAA Division II sports. Wingate University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past five years.
 
Wingate University is ranked number three among NCAA Division II Academic All-America® producing schools in the 2000’s with 42 honorees during this millennium. Only Pittsburg State (Kan.) University and Truman State (Mo.) University have produced more Academic All-America® honorees during this time period. Wingate’s 51 Academic All-America® honorees (lifetime) is tops among all SAC schools.