December 20, 2001
Calvin 7th in Latest Sears Director's Cup Standings
Calvin College is seventh in the latest Sears Director's Cup Division
III standings with 178 points. The Sears Director's Cup is based on
points earned by teams that compete in NCAA Championship events and is
presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Director's
of Athletics (NACDA) to the best overall collegiate athletics program in
the country. The Sears Director's Cup race is held at the NCAA I, II
and III levels and also for NAIA institutions.
The latest standings reflect the final standings after the fall sports
season.
Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA III
Championship competition in up to 18 sports -- nine for men and nine for
women. Each national champion receives 100 points with a national
runner-up finish worth 90 points. Third place is worth 80 points and
fourth place finishes count for 75 points with a sliding point scale
continuing on down by order of finish.
Calvin earned 178 points during the fall sports season on the
performances of its men's and women's cross country teams and women's
volleyball team in NCAA competition. The volleyball team earned 20
points; the women's cross country team 68 points and the men's cross
country team 90 points. The women's volleyball team earned a bid to the
NCAA III Tournament by winning the MIAA Tournament this fall. Calvin's
volleyball team was then defeated by Carnegie Mellon in the first round
of the NCAA III Tournament. The NCAA III Tournament appearance in
volleyball was Calvin's 13th overall and fifth in the last seven years.
The women's cross country team finished sixth at the NCAA III
Championships, recording its 10th top-10 national finish. The men's
cross country team took second at the NCAA III Championships, recording
its fourth consecutive top-four national finish and its 13th top-10
national finish.
Defending Sears Director's Cup champion Williams (MA) leads the current
standings with 268 points with the College of New Jersey in a close
second with 253 points. Messiah (PA) is next with 215 points followed
by Wisconsin-Oshkosh (210), Ithaca of New York (203) and Cortland State
of New York (178). Calvin holds a three-point lead over Rowan (NJ),
Wisconsin-LaCrosse and Ohio Wesleyan which are tied for eighth place
with 175 points. Nebraska Wesleyan is in 11th place with 171 points.
A year ago, Calvin finished ninth in the final Sears Director's Cup
Division III standings with 474 points which was its third-highest
finish in the Sears Director's Cup race and its sixth consecutive year
in the top-25. Since the Sears Director's Cup was initiated at the NCAA
Division III level for the 1995-96 academic year, Calvin is one of only
nine schools to finish in the top-25 all six years. Joining Calvin in
the group are Williams (MA), College of New Jersey, Amherst (MA),
Middlebury (Vt), Ithaca (NY), Wisconsin-LaCrosse, SUNY-Cortland, Emory
(Ga.) and Rowan (N.J.).
This is the seventh year for the Sears Director's Cup chase at the NCAA
III level. Calvin also finished 25th during the 1997-98 season with 200
points; 22nd for the 1996-97 season with 321.5 points and 11th during
the 1995-96 campaign with 425 points.
Calvin 9th in Final Sears Director's Cup Standings
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Calvin College has finished ninth in the final
Sears Director's Cup Division III standings with 474 points. Calvin's
ninth place finish is its third-highest finish ever in the Sears
Director's Cup standings. Calvin's total of 474 points is its
second-highest, surpassed only by its sixth place total of 561 points
accumulated last year when Calvin recorded its best Sears Director's Cup
finish. It marks the third consecutive year that Calvin has recorded a
top-10 finish as it finished seventh in 1999 with 350 points. In
addition, it marks the sixth consecutive year that Calvin has finished
in the top-25. Since the Sears Director's Cup was initiated at the NCAA
Division III level for the 1995-96 academic year, Calvin is one of only
nine schools to finish in the top-25 all six years. Joining Calvin in
the group are Williams (MA), College of New Jersey, Amherst (MA),
Middlebury (Vt), Ithaca (NY), Wisconsin-LaCrosse, SUNY-Cortland, Emory
(Ga.) and Rowan (N.J.).
The Sears Director's Cup is based on points earned by teams that
compete in NCAA Championship events and is presented annually by the
National Association of Collegiate Director's of Athletics (NACDA) to
the best overall collegiate athletics program in the country. The Sears
Director's Cup race is held at the NCAA I, II and III levels and also
for NAIA institutions.
Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA III
Championship competition in up to 18 sports -- nine for men and nine for
women. Each national champion receives 100 points with a national
runner-up finish worth 90 points. Third place is worth 80 points and
fourth place finishes count for 75 points with a sliding point scale
continuing on down by order of finish.
Williams captured the 2000-2001 Sears Director's Cup competition with a
total of 897.5 points, marking its fifth Sears Director's Cup crown in
the last six years. Middlebury earned second place with 728.5 points,
the College of New Jersey finished third with 713.5 points, Emory placed
fourth with 633 points while Ithaca rounded out the top-five with 584
points.
These are the final standings and include the recently completed spring
sports of men's and women's track and field, field; men's and women's
tennis; men's and women's golf; men's and women's lacrosse; softball and
baseball. Calvin scored in men's and women's track and field this
spring. The women's track and field team earned 90 points with its
second place finish at the NCAA III Championships while the men's track
and field team earned 79 points with its fifth place finish. Calvin
scored in seven sports this year highlighted by the national
championship performance of its men's cross country team in November.
The national championship finish was worth 100 points in the Sears
Director's Cup standings. Other teams that scored points included the
women's cross country team, men's basketball team and men's and women's
swim teams.
This is the sixth year for the Sears Director's Cup chase at the NCAA
III level. Calvin also finished 25th during the 1997-98 season with 200
points; 22nd for the 1996-97 season with 321.5 points and 11th during
the 1995-96 campaign with 425 points.
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