Grand Valley State Takes Top Spot in the First Fall Division II Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings
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CLEVELAND – After the completion of six NCAA Championships, Grand Valley State (Mich.) currently sits atop the Division II Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup fall standings. The Lakers took home national championships in women’s cross country and women’s soccer and also placed third in men’s cross country and fifth in women’s volleyball for a total of 358 points.
Shippensburg (Pa.) is in second, with a total of 264 points. The Raiders finished second in women’s field hockey, fourth in women’s cross country, seventh in men’s cross country and 17th in men’s soccer.
Tampa (Fla.) is in third with 224 total points, after finishing second in women’s volleyball, ninth in women’s soccer, 15th in women’s cross country and 17th in men’s soccer.
In fourth place are the Wildcats of Chico State after turning in fifth place finishes in both men’s and women’s cross country and men’s soccer for a total of 220 points.
Rounding out the top-five with a total of 190 points is Rollins (Fla.). The Tars finished second in men’s soccer and 17th in both women’s soccer and women’s volleyball.
Six of the seven fall NCAA championships have been completed with the following institutions capturing titles: women’s soccer – Grand Valley State (Mich.); men’s soccer – Northern Kentucky; women’s volleyball – Concordia (Minn.); women’s field hockey – Massachusetts Lowell; men’s cross country – Adams State (Colo.); women’s cross country – Grand Valley State (Mich.).
The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in up to 14 sports -- seven women’s and seven men’s. The final Division II fall standings will be released Thursday, December 23.
Please note, standings published midseason are unofficial. Official standings will be published upon the completion of the spring season. Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDA’s website at www.directorscup.org.
About Learfield Sports: The 2010-11 athletics season marks its third year as title partner of the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. A preeminent leader in the collegiate sports marketplace for nearly 40 years, Learfield Sports manages the multimedia and sponsorship rights for more than 50 collegiate institutions, conferences and associations. The company also operates regional and statewide radio networks, having broadcast over 50,000 games and coaches’ shows since it began working with flagship property Mizzou in 1975. These ever-expanding, collegiate relationships feature strategic sponsorship platforms that include stadium/arena signage, official university publications, Internet sites, digital media, hospitality, radio and television programming as well as game-day events. To learn more about Learfield Sports, which is an operating unit of Learfield Communications, Inc., visit learfieldsports.com.
