CSR (Calvin Takes Early lead in D3 U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup Standings)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR NOV. 28, 2006

CALVIN TAKES EARLY LEAD IN U.S. SPORTS ACADEMY DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS

The U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup opens its 12th year for Division III
and for the second year in a row, Calvin College has taken the early lead in the first set of Division III standings released.

Leading with a national championship performance in men's cross country, Calvin has posted 249 points in the first set of standings. Cortland State of New York is currently in second place with 200 points. The Knights also placed third in women’s cross country and ninth in women's volleyball. The national championship performance by the Calvin men’s team was worth 100 points while the third place finish by its women’s cross country team was worth 85 points. Calvin’s volleyball finish counted for 64 points.

The first set of standings does not include field hockey, men's and women's
soccer or football.

Calvin has also scored points in women's soccer but those points are
not reflected in the first set of standings. The final fall standings will be
released sometime close to Christmas. Competition will continue with the
winter sports season and finish with the conclusion of the spring sports season
in May.

The U.S. Sports Academy 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 NACDA 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 85 points and fourth place finishes count for 80 points with a sliding point scale continuing on down by order of finish.

A year ago, Calvin finished ninth in the final Division III standings with a
total of 561.25 points.

Calvin is one of only eight schools to finish in the top-25 every year that the
competition has been held at the NCAA III level.

For the latest fall standings, please visit the NACDA web site at: http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/nacda/sports/directorscup/auto_pdf/d3nov22standings

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Tue Nov 28 17:25:28 2006