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June 5, 2009
Builders Rate High In Virginia Sports Info. Directors Association Rankings
BUILDERS FINISH TENTH IN
VASID COLLEGE DIVISION ALL-SPORTS SURVEY
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. - The Apprentice School won 56.3% of its athletic contests in the 2008-09 athletic season to finish tenth the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association College Division All-Sports Survey. This marks the sixth top 10 finish for the Builders since 2000-01.
The survey ranks all 27 non-NCAA Division I schools in the state by overall winning percentage.
| Year | Apprentice Finish |
| 2008-09 | 10th |
| 2007-08 | 8th |
| 2006-07 | 8th |
| 2005-06 | 12th |
| 2004-05 | 13th |
| 2003-04 | 9th |
| 2002-03 | 4th |
| 2001-02 | 3rd |
| 2000-01 | 7th |
The Apprentice School's women's basketball team (17-13) helped put the school 11th in the women's rankings with a 56.7 winning percentage. While the men's programs combined for a 63-49 record to finish eighth with a 56.3 winning percentage,.
Christopher Newport University won all three rankings with the overall winning percentage of 69.18%, the women's winning percentage (73.04%) and the men's winning percentage (63.93%).
Finishing second this year was Washington & Lee University with a 65.20% winning percentage, followed by Roanoke College (64.84%), last year's winner University of Mary Washington (63.24%) and Bridgewater College (60.56%).
Southern Virginia University topped the state in national tournament appearances with nine, followed by Christopher Newport with eight and Washington & Lee with seven. The Builders won the only national championship in the state this year by capturing the National Collegiate Wrestling Association title in March.
Overall Rankings
|
Christopher Newport |
226-99-6 |
69.18% |
|
Washington & Lee |
207-110-2 |
65.20% |
|
Roanoke |
175-94-4 |
64.84% |
|
Univ. of Mary Wash |
199-114-8 |
63.24% |
|
Bridgewater College |
170-110-4 |
60.56% |
|
Randolph-Macon |
167-120-1 |
58.16% |
|
Hampden Sydney |
76-56-1 |
57.52% |
|
Lynchburg |
172-125-8 |
57.70% |
|
Virginia Wesleyan |
164-126-6 |
56.42% |
|
Apprentice School |
80-62 |
56.34% |
|
Virginia State |
122-96 |
55.96% |
|
Southern Va. |
127-111-1 |
53.31% |
|
Eastern Mennonite |
116-122-1 |
48.74% |
|
Averett University |
116-124-2 |
48.35% |
|
Shenandoah |
133-149-3 |
47.19% |
|
Bluefield College |
104-121-1 |
46.24% |
|
Marymount |
69-84-5 |
45.25% |
|
UVA Wise |
93-128 |
42.08% |
|
Ferrum |
101-141-2 |
41.80% |
|
Emory & Henry |
95-139-1 |
40.64% |
|
Virginia Union |
55-99 |
35.71% |
|
Randolph |
62-131 |
32.12% |
|
Saint Paul's |
52-122 |
29.89% |
|
Sweet Briar |
37-101 |
26.81% |
|
Virginia Intermont |
34-160 |
21.25% |
|
Hollins |
16-63 |
20.25% |
|
Mary Baldwin |
15-114 |
11.63% |
Women's Rankings
|
Christopher Newport |
139-51-1 |
73.04% |
|
Washington & Lee |
110-49 |
69.18% |
|
Roanoke |
108-52-2 |
67.28% |
|
Univ. of Mary Wash |
128-61-5 |
67.27% |
|
Bridgewater College |
112-59-1 |
65.41% |
|
Lynchburg |
113-70-4 |
61.50% |
|
Virginia State |
67-42 |
61.46% |
|
Randolph-Macon |
105-66 |
61.40% |
|
Southern Va. |
78-49-1 |
61.33% |
|
Virginia Wesleyan |
106-67-4 |
60.45% |
|
Apprentice School |
17-13 |
56.67% |
|
Averett University |
65-66-1 |
49.62% |
|
Eastern Mennonite |
62-65 |
48.82% |
|
Marymount |
42-48-1 |
46.70% |
|
Shenandoah |
73-91-1 |
44.55% |
|
Emory & Henry |
55-74 |
42.64% |
|
UVA Wise |
51-72 |
41.80% |
|
Ferrum |
59-87-1 |
40.48% |
|
Saint Paul's |
41-65 |
38.68% |
|
Randolph |
47-86 |
35.34% |
|
Bluefield College |
36-80 |
31.03% |
|
Sweet Briar |
37-101 |
26.81% |
|
Virginia Union |
24-78 |
23.53% |
|
Virginia Intermont |
25-87 |
22.32% |
|
Hollins |
16-63 |
20.25% |
|
Mary Baldwin |
15-114 |
11.63% |
Men's Rankings
|
Christopher Newport |
87-48-5 |
63.93% |
|
Bluefield College |
68-41-1 |
62.27% |
|
Roanoke |
67-42-2 |
61.26% |
|
Washington & Lee |
97-61-2 |
61.25% |
|
Virginia Union |
31-21 |
59.62% |
|
Hampden Sydney |
76-56-1 |
57.52% |
|
Univ. of Mary Wash |
71-53-3 |
57.09% |
|
Apprentice School |
63-49 |
56.25% |
|
Randolph-Macon |
62-54-1 |
53.42% |
|
Bridgewater College |
58-51-3 |
53.13% |
|
Lynchburg |
59-55-4 |
51.69% |
|
Shenandoah |
60-58-2 |
50.83% |
|
Virginia State |
55-54 |
50.46% |
|
Virginia Wesleyan |
58-59-2 |
49.58% |
|
Eastern Mennonite |
54-57-1 |
48.66% |
|
Averett University |
51-58-1 |
46.82% |
|
Southern Va. |
49-62-3 |
44.30% |
|
Ferrum |
42-54-1 |
43.81% |
|
Marymount |
27-36-4 |
43.28% |
|
UVA Wise |
42-56 |
42.86% |
|
Emory & Henry |
40-65-1 |
38.21% |
|
Randolph |
15-45 |
25.00% |
|
Saint Paul's |
11-57 |
16.18% |
|
Virginia Intermont |
9-73 |
10.98% |
BUILDERS SECOND IN STATE COLLEGE DIVISION
IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WON
Through the end of the 2008-09 athletic season, the athletic program at The Apprentice School has won a total of 15 national championships. That total is the second most in the state by a non-NCAA Division I schools as ranked by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association.
Christopher Newport, on the strength of its women's track program, leads the college division with 68 national championships. The Apprentice School has won four men's championships, two women's championships and nine men's individual championships for a second place total of 15. Eastern Mennonite University is third with 11 titles.
Overall Titles - College Division
|
School |
M-Team |
W-Team |
M-Ind. |
W-Ind. |
Non-NCAA |
Total |
|
Apprentice |
4 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
|
Bridgewater |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Chris. Newport |
0 |
12 |
3 |
53 |
0 |
68 |
|
Eastern Mennonite |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
|
Ferrum |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
Lynchburg |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
Mary Washington |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
Randolph-Macon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Roanoke |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Virginia State |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
Virginia Union |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Virginia Wesleyan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
