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Directors’ Cup winners have familiar ring


Jun 13, 2008 10:30:47 AM


The NCAA News

It’s a three-peat in the U. S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup competition as Stanford, Grand Valley State and Williams took home at least their third consecutive title.

Stanford won the Division I competition for an unprecedented 14th consecutive time. The Cardinal currently have a total of 1,419 points after placing in 21 postseason championships and earning points in the maximum of 10 women’s sports and nine men’s sports.

Stanford, whose baseball team also qualified for the College World Series, boasted an impressive 12 top-five finishes this season, taking home the women’s cross country championship, placing second in women’s volleyball, women’s basketball, men’s gymnastics, and men’s golf, third in men’s and women’s swimming, women’s gymnastics, women’s water polo, and fifth in women’s indoor track and field and women’s tennis.

In Division II, Grand Valley State captured the trophy with 1,028.75 total points. The Lakers placed in 17 postseason championships, earning points in the maximum of seven men’s and seven women’s sports.

Grand Valley State finished third in women’s cross country, women’s soccer, football, women’s golf, fourth in men’s cross country, men’s indoor track and field, and fifth in women’s volleyball and men’s basketball.

Williams secured its 10th consecutive Division III Directors’ Cup after amassing 19 postseason finishes, earning points in the maximum of nine men’s and nine women’s sports for a total of 1120.25 points.

The Ephs took home the women’s tennis and women’s rowing championships and placed fifth in men’s and women’s swimming and men’s tennis.

The winners were honored at the Directors’ Cup Awards Luncheon at the 43rd annual National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Convention in Dallas.

 



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