June 19, 2012

Equals Best Finish In Six Years Of USCAA Award

 

At the recently completed U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association National Convention Virginia Beach, the sixth annual Director's Cup award was presented to the member institution that excelled in USCAA Championship events in the 2011-12 athletic year.

The Apprentice School finished fifth out of 78 eligible schools which equaled the best finish in the history of the award.  In 2006-07, the first year of the award, the Builders also finished fifth.

The award is set forth to honor member institutions that excel in a wide-range of men's and women's sports for which the USCAA offers championships.  The cup sets out to highlight the efforts of an athletic program to create a vibrant program, diverse in its offerings, and who compete for national championships on a regular basis.

Finishing places in national championship events are given points based on the number of entries to determine the final standings.  Lindenwood-Belleville (IL) was the 2011-12 winner with 550 points, followed by 2010-11 winner Spalding University (KY) with 533 points.  Four-time champion Southern Virginia University was third with 524.5 points, followed by Rochester College (MI) with 466 and the Apprentice School (356.5) to round out the top five.

The top point earners for the Builders in 2011-12 were the baseball and golf teams.  Baseball brought in 90 points with its second place finish at the nationals in Springfield, Illinois.  The golf team took home third place at the USCAA Golf Nationals in October at State College, Pennsylvania to earn 85 points.

 

USCAA Directors Cup Top 20

Place	School	Total
1	Lindenwood University Belleville	594
2	Spalding University	533
3	Southern Virginia University	524.5
4	Rochester College	466
5	The Apprentice School	356.5
6	Penn College of Technology	283.5
7	SUNY ESF	277
8	Saint Mary of the Woods College	261
9	Briarcliffe College	244
10	Robert Morris University Springfield	235.5
11	PSU Mont Alto	228.5
12(T)	NHTI	228
12(T)	Washington Adventist University	228
14	University of Maine Fort Kent	224
15	PSU Beaver	217.5
16	SUNY Canton	202
17(T)	Paul Smith's College	189
17(T)	PSU Fayette	189
19	Marygrove College	183
20	Berkeley College (New York)	170