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NACDA 24651 Detroit Road Westlake, Ohio 44145 440-892-4000 Fax: 440-892-4007 www.nacda.com For Immediate Release June 2, 2011 Contact: Julie Work Director of Communications [email protected] Shorter (Ga.) Scores Spring-High 427.00 Points; Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Retains Lead in First Spring NAIA Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings; Golden State Athletic Conference Places Three in Top 10 CLEVELAND – Azusa Pacific (Calif.) is once again atop the NAIA Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings following the first set of spring championships. The Cougars most recently finished third in women’s tennis, fifth in both men’s tennis and women’s track & field, 13 th in men’s track & field and 18 th in softball to increase their point total to 1020.75. Shorter (Ga.) has moved into second place with 741.00 total points. The Hawks turned in a spring-high 427.00 points after placing first in men’s track & field, third in both women’s golf and women’s track & field, seventh in softball, ninth in men’s tennis and 20 th in men’s golf. In third place with 711.75 total points is Lindenwood (Mo.). The Lions finished sev enth in women’s track & field, ninth in men’s track & field, 17 th in women’s golf and 21 st in men’s golf. Jumping from 19 th place to fourth as a result of their performance in the most recent championships is Embry Riddle Aeronautical (Fla.) with 699.25 points. The Eagles placed second in both women’s golf and men’s tennis, third in women’s tennis, eighth in women’s track & field and 11 th in men’s track & field. Fresno Pacific (Calif.) rounds out the top five with 669.75 points. The Sunbirds added to their previous point total by winning the men’s tennis national championship, while also finishing second in women’s tennis, sixth in men’s track & field and 52 nd in women’s track & field. The Golden State Athletic Conference remains atop the conference standings, with three of its member institutions in the top 10 (Azusa Pacific (Calif.) - first; Fresno Pacific (Calif.) - fifth; California Baptist – eighth). Seven spring NAIA championships have been completed to date with the following institutions capturing titles: women’s golf – California Baptist; men’s golf – Oklahoma Christian; softball – Oregon Tech; women’s tennis – Auburn Montgomery (Ala.); men’s tennis – Fresno Pacific (Calif.); women’s track & field – Concordia (Ore.); men’s track & field – Shorter (Ga.). 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 awa rded base d on each institution's finish in up to 12 sports -- six women’s and six men’s. The final NAIA standings will be released Friday, June 17 in conjunction with the NACDA Convention and Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Luncheon presented by the USOC. Please note, standings published midseason are unofficial . Official standings will be publ ished upon the completion of the spring season. Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDA’s 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 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, colle giate relationships feat ure strategic sponsorship platforms that include stadium/arena signage, official university publications, Internet sites, digital media, hospitality, radio and televis ion 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. OFFICERS PRESIDENT.............. .......... ......... ..... DAVE ROACH Colgate University 1 st VICE PRESIDENT...................DAN GUERRERO UCLA 2 nd VICE PRESIDENT ............... KEVIN ANDERSON University of Maryland 3 rd VICE PRESIDENT.............. ............ MIKE ALDEN University of Missouri SECRETARY.......................................DAVID STAIR Evangel University PAST PRESIDENTS 1965-66....................... ................ ....... JIM CORBETT Louisiana State University 1966-67....................... ............... ....... DICK LARKINS Ohio State University 1967-68............................................BOB BRONZAN San Jose State University 1968-69....................... ................ .. MARSH TURNER Johns Hopkins University 1969-70....................... ............... ........... BILL ORWIG Indiana University 1970-71...................... ................ ...... AL TWITCHELL Rutgers University 1971-72....................... ................ ............. BUD JACK University of Utah 1972-73.........................................CECIL COLEMAN University of Illinois 1973-74........................ ................ ...... JOHN WINKIN Colby College 1974-75........................ ............... ..... HARRY FOUKE University of Houston 1975-76....................... ................ ............ BILL ROHR Ohio University 1976-77....................... ............... .. STAN MARSHALL South Dakota State University 1977-78..................................................BILL FLYNN Boston College 1978-79....................... ................ ....... FRED MILLER Arizona State University 1979-80....................... ............... . BEN CARNEVALE College of William & Mary 1980-81........................ ................ ...... JOHN TONER University of Connecticut 1981-82...................................................MIKE LUDE University of Washington 1982-83.............................................GEORGE KING Purdue University 1983-84...............................................BOB KARNES Drake University 1984-85........................ ................ ....... JOHN CLUNE U.S. Air Force Academy 1985-86........................ ............. ANDY MOORADIAN University of New Hampshire 1986-87........................ ............... ........ HOMER RICE Georgia Institute of Technology 1987-88...............................................CARL MILLER University of the Pacific 1988-89...................... ............ GARY CUNNINGHAM Fresno State 1989-90...................... ................ ..... JACK LENGYEL U.S. Naval Academy 1990-91........................ .......... FRANK WINDEGGER Texas Christian University 1991-92...................... ................ ........... BILL BYRNE University of Oregon 1992-93....................... ............... ............. JIM JONES Ohio State University 1993-94...................... ................ JOHN SWOFFORD University of North Carolina 1994-95...........................................EUGENE SMITH Iowa State University 1995-96....................... ......... W. JAMES COPELAND Southern Methodist University 1996-97.....................................BARBARA HEDGES University of Washington 1997-98....................... ............... ..... VINCE DOOLEY University of Georgia 1998-99..........................................JIM LIVENGOOD University of Arizona 1999-2000........................ .............. DAVE HART, JR. Florida State University 2000-01...........................................DEBORAH YOW University of Maryland 2001-02.........................................BILL BRADSHAW DePaul University 2002-03......................................JOE CASTIGLIONE University of Oklahoma 2003-04..................................................JUDY ROSE University of North Carolina Charlotte 2004-05.........................................GENE DeFILIPPO Boston College 2005-06....................... ................ ......... TIM CURLEY Penn State University 2006-07....................... ............... ....... LEE McELROY University at Albany 2007-08...............................................KEVIN WHITE University of Notre Dame 2008-09............................................JOAN CRONAN University of Tennessee 2009-10........................ ............... RANDY SPETMAN Florida State University - nacda -
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For Immediate ReleaseJune 2, 2011
Contact: Julie WorkDirector of Communications
Shorter (Ga.) Scores Spring-High 427.00 Points; Azusa Pacific (Calif.)Retains Lead in First Spring NAIA Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup
Standings; Golden State Athletic Conference Places Three in Top 10
CLEVELAND – Azusa Pacific (Calif.) is once again atop the NAIA Learfield Sports Directors’ Cupstandings following the first set of spring championships. The Cougars most recently finished third inwomen’s tennis, fifth in both men’s tennis and women’s track & field, 13th in men’s track & field and 18th in softball to increase their point total to 1020.75.
Shorter (Ga.) has moved into second place with 741.00 total points. The Hawks turned in a spring-high427.00 points after placing first in men’s track & field, third in both women’s golf and women’s track &field, seventh in softball, ninth in men’s tennis and 20th in men’s golf.
In third place with 711.75 total points is Lindenwood (Mo.). The Lions finished seventh in women’strack & field, ninth in men’s track & field, 17th in women’s golf and 21st in men’s golf.
Jumping from 19th place to fourth as a result of their performance in the most recent championships isEmbry Riddle Aeronautical (Fla.) with 699.25 points. The Eagles placed second in both women’s golfand men’s tennis, third in women’s tennis, eighth in women’s track & field and 11 th in men’s track & field.
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) rounds out the top five with 669.75 points. The Sunbirds added to their previouspoint total by winning the men’s tennis national championship, while also finishing second in women’stennis, sixth in men’s track & field and 52nd in women’s track & field.
The Golden State Athletic Conference remains atop the conference standings, with three of itsmember institutions in the top 10 (Azusa Pacific (Calif.) - first; Fresno Pacific (Calif.) - fifth; CaliforniaBaptist – eighth).
Seven spring NAIA championships have been completed to date with the following institutions capturingtitles: women’s golf – California Baptist; men’s golf – Oklahoma Christian; softball – Oregon Tech;women’s tennis – Auburn Montgomery (Ala.); men’s tennis – Fresno Pacific (Calif.); women’s track &
field – Concordia (Ore.); men’s track & field – Shorter (Ga.).
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 women’s and six men’s.
The final NAIA standings will be released Friday, June 17 in conjunction with the NACDA Conventionand Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Luncheon presented by the USOC.
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 NACDA’s website at www.directorscup.org. In addition, please visit www.thedirectorscup.com,like us on Facebook at facebook.com/lsdirectorscupor 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 with
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT...................................... DAVE ROACH
Colgate University
1st
VICE PRESIDENT...................DAN GUERRERO
UCLA
2nd
VICE PRESIDENT ............... KEVIN ANDERSON
University of Maryland
3rd
VICE PRESIDENT.............. ............ MIKE ALDEN
University of Missouri
SECRETARY.......................................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 Hampshire
1986-87........................ ............... ........ HOMER RICEGeorgia Institute of Technology
1987-88...............................................CARL MILLERUniversity of the Pacific
1988-89...................... ............ GARY CUNNINGHAMFresno State
1989-90...................... ................ ..... JACK LENGYELU.S. Naval Academy
1990-91........................ .......... FRANK WINDEGGERTexas Christian University
1991-92...................... ................ ........... BILL BYRNEUniversity of Oregon
1992-93....................... ............... ............. JIM JONESOhio State University
1993-94...................... ................ JOHN SWOFFORDUniversity of North Carolina
1994-95...........................................EUGENE SMITHIowa State University
1995-96....................... ......... W. JAMES COPELANDSouthern Methodist University
1996-97.....................................BARBARA HEDGESUniversity of Washington
1997-98....................... ............... ..... VINCE DOOLEYUniversity of Georgia
1998-99..........................................JIM LIVENGOODUniversity of Arizona
1999-2000........................ .............. DAVE HART, JR.
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