CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR DECEMBER 6, 2012
Calvin Takes Over Director's Cup Standings Lead;
Swimming and Diving Teams Nationally-Ranked;
Men's Basketball Game at Finlandia Saturday to Feature Live Video Stream
DIRECTOR'S CUP UPDATE
The latest set of Division III Learfield Director’s Cup standings have been
released and Calvin has taken over the lead with 308.50 points. The latest set
of standings include the sports of men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s
cross country, women’s field hockey and volleyball. Middlebury (Vt.) is in
second with 306.5 points. Calvin received 90 points from its national runner-up
women’s volleyball team and men’s cross country team and 56 points from its
women’s cross country team that placed 18th at the NCAA III Championships. In
addition, Calvin picked up 50 points from its women’s soccer team that reached
the second round of the NCAA III Tournament and 25 points from its men’s soccer
team that reached the first round of the NCAA III Tournament.
Calvin had been in second place in the first set of standings released two
weeks ago but has since moved up to first place due to points gained through
its men’s and women’s soccer teams.
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 24th in the final Division III standings with a
total of 483.50 points.
The latest set of NCAA Division III standings can be found online at:
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nacda/sports/directorscup/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/Dec6DIIIrelease.pdf
SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Calvin men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will head into Christmas
break holding national rankings. In the most recent set of Division III Top 25
polls conducted by Collegeswimming.com, the Calvin women’s team is ranked 16th
while the Calvin men’s team is ranked 20th.
Both teams are coming off of solid performances at the Calvin Winter
Invitational last weekend. Both teams took fourth place in a field filled with
Division II competition and several other Division III schools.
Calvin will spend part of its post-exam Christmas break training for a week in
Coral Springs, Florida.
COLLEGESWIMMING.COM MEN'S DIVISION III TOP 25 POLL:
http://www.collegeswimming.com/performance/?gender=M&division=3&startdate=2012-11-05&enddate=2012-12-02
COLLEGESWIMMING.COM WOMEN'S DIVISION III TOP 25 POLL:
http://www.collegeswimming.com/performance/?gender=F&division=3&startdate=2012-11-05&enddate=2012-12-02
MEN'S BASKETBALL
The Calvin men's basketball team will travel to Finlandia University on
Saturday for a 3 p.m. game in Hancock, Michigan. The contest, to be held on the
southern tip of Michigan's Keewanaw Peninsula, will feature a live video stream
from Finlandia's Paavo Nurmi Center. The link to the video stream will be
available at: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/finlandia.portal#
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