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For Immediate ReleaseMarch 24, 2011
Contact: Julie WorkDirector of [email protected]
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Retains Lead inFinal Winter NAIA
Learfield Sports Directors Cup Standings;
Lindenwood (Mo.) Scores Winter-High 423.50 Points
CLEVELAND Azusa Pacific (Calif.) has maintained its first place
ranking in the final winter NAIALearfield Sports Directors Cup
standings. The Cougars most recently captured the womens Division
Ibasketball crown and finished ninth in mens Division I basketball
to increase their point total to 691.50.
Lindenwood (Mo.) finishes out the winter championships with a
winter point total of 423.50, the most ofany NAIA institution. The
Lions finished ninth in mens Division I basketball and will head
into the springchampionships with a total of 499.50 points.
Jumping from sixth place to third as a result of their
performance in the most recent championships isBiola (Calif.) with
459.50 points. The Eagles finished fifth in mens Division I
basketball and 17 th inwomens Division I basketball.
Simon Fraser (B.C.) now sits in fourth place after being held
scoreless in the final set of winterchampionships. The Clan has
444.50 points.
Rounding out the top five is California Baptist with 411 points.
The Lancers added to their previouspoint total by finishing ninth
in womens Division I basketball.
The Golden State Athletic Conference continues to pace all
conferences by having four of its memberinstitutions in the top 10
(Azusa Pacific (Calif.) - first; Biola (Calif.) - third; California
Baptist fifth;Fresno Pacific (Calif.) seventh).
All nine winter NAIA championships have been completed to date
with the following institutionscapturing titles: womens Division I
basketball Azusa Pacific (Calif.); mens Division I basketball
Pikeville (Ky.); womens Division II basketball Northwestern (Iowa);
mens Division II basketball Cornerstone (Mich.); womens swimming
& diving - California Baptist; mens swimming & diving -
Fresno Pacific (Calif.); womens indoor track & field -
Oklahoma Baptist; mens indoor track & field -Shorter (Ga.);
mens wrestling - Notre Dame (Ohio).
The Learfield Sports Directors Cup was developed as a joint
effort between the National Association ofCollegiate Directors of
Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today . Points are awarded based on
eachinstitution's finish in up to 12 sports -- six womens and six
mens.
The first spring NAIA standings will be released Thursday, June
3, 2011.
Please note, standings published midseason are unofficial.
Official standings will be publishedupon the completion of the
spring season. Complete standings and the scoring structure can
be
found on NACDAs website at www.directorscup.org . In addition,
please visit www.thedirectorscup.com ,like us on Facebook at
facebook.com/lsdirectorscup or follow us on Twitter
@lsdirectorscup.
About Learfield Sports: The 2010-11 athletics season marks its
third year as title partner of theLearfield Sports Directors Cup. A
preeminent leader in the collegiate sports marketplace for nearly
40years, Learfield Sports manages the multimedia and sponsorship
rights for more than 50 collegiateinstitutions, conferences and
associations. The company also operates regional and statewide
radionetworks, having broadcast over 50,000 games and coaches shows
since it began working withflagship property Mizzou in 1975 These
ever expanding collegiate relationships feature strategic
OFFICERSPRESIDENT ............... ................ ....... DAVE
ROACH
Colgate University1 st VICE PRESIDENT...................DAN
GUERRERO
UCLA2nd VICE PRESIDENT ............... KEVIN ANDERSON
University of Maryland3 rd VICE
PRESIDENT.......................... MIKE ALDEN
University of
MissouriSECRETARY.......................................DAVID
STAIR
Evangel University
PAST PRESIDENTS1965-66....................... ................
....... JIM CORBETT
Louisiana State University1966-67.......................
............... ....... DICK LARKINS
Ohio State
University1967-68............................................BOB
BRONZAN
San Jose State University1968-69.......................
................ .. MARSH TURNER
Johns Hopkins University1969-70.......................
............... ........... BILL ORWIG
Indiana
University1970-71............................................ AL
TWITCHELL
Rutgers University1971-72.......................
................ ............. BUD JACK
University of
Utah1972-73.........................................CECIL
COLEMAN
University of
Illinois1973-74.............................................. JOHN
WINKIN
Colby College1974-75........................ ...............
..... HARRY FOUKE
University of Houston1975-76.......................
................ ............ BILL ROHR
Ohio University1976-77....................... ............... ..
STAN MARSHALL
South Dakota State
University1977-78..................................................BILL
FLYNN
Boston College
1978-79.............................................. FRED
MILLERArizona State
University1979-80....................................... BEN
CARNEVALE
College of William & Mary1980-81........................
................ ...... JOHN TONER
University of
Connecticut1981-82...................................................MIKE
LUDE
University of
Washington1982-83.............................................GEORGE
KING
Purdue
University1983-84...............................................BOB
KARNES
Drake University1984-85........................ ................
....... JOHN CLUNE
U.S. Air Force Academy1985-86........................
............. ANDY MOORADIAN
University of New Hampshire1986-87........................
............... ........ HOMER RICE
Georgia Institute of
Technology1987-88...............................................CARL
MILLER
University of the Pacific1988-89......................
............ GARY CUNNINGHAM
Fresno State1989-90...........................................
JACK LENGYEL
U.S. Naval Academy1990-91..................................
FRANK WINDEGGER
Texas Christian
University1991-92.................................................
BILL BYRNE
University of Oregon1992-93.......................
............... ............. JIM JONES
Ohio State
University1993-94...................................... JOHN
SWOFFORD
University of North
Carolina1994-95...........................................EUGENE
SMITH
Iowa State University1995-96....................... ......... W.
JAMES COPELAND
Southern Methodist
University1996-97.....................................BARBARA
HEDGES
University of Washington1997-98.......................
............... ..... VINCE DOOLEY
University of
Georgia1998-99..........................................JIM
LIVENGOOD
University of Arizona1999-2000........................
.............. DAVE HART, JR.
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