CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR DECEMBER 9, 2011
Calvin 4th in Latest Set of Learfield Director's Cup Standings
LEARFIELD DIRECTOR'S CUP STANDINGS
The latest set of Learfield Sports Directors' Cup fall sports standings have
been released and after an outstanding fall sports campaign, Calvin College
stands in fourth place with 262 points.
Washington University (Mo.) leads the standings with 372 points with
Middlebury (Vt.) second with 359 points and Amherst (Ma.) third with 264
points.
Calvin picked up 90 points from its men’s soccer team that earned a national
runner-up berth in the NCAA III Tournament last weekend. Calvin also received
64 points from its volleyball team that reached the Round of 16 of the NCAA III
Tournament and 57 points from its men’s cross country team that finished 11th
at the NCAA III Championships and 51 points from its women’s cross country team
that placed 13th at the NCAA III Championships.
The most recent set of fall sports standings includes the sports of men's and
women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, women's volleyball and women's
field hockey.It does not include football which will conclude in two weeks. The
final fall sports standings are slated to be released on December 21.
The Learfield 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 Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to the best overall
collegiate athletics program in the country. The Learfield 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.
Competition will continue with the winter sports season and finish with the
conclusion of the spring sports season in May.
A year ago, Calvin finished fifth in the final Division III standings with a
total of 762.25 points for its highest-ever finish.
The latest set of NCAA Division III standings can be found online at:
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nacda/sports/directorscup/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/dec8dIIIreleaseandstandings.pdf
Calvin is one of only six schools in the country to finish in the top 25 every
year that the competition has been held at the NCAA III level. Joining Calvin
in that elite group are Williams, Mass., Amherst, Mass.,
Middlebury, Vt., the State University of New York at Cortland and Emory, Ga.
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