Williams (Mass.) Holds Top Spot in the Final Winter Division III Learfield Sports Directors Cup Standings

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JAMES COPELAND Southern Methodist University BARBARA HEDGES University of Washington VINCE DOOLEY University of Georgia JIM LIVENGOOD University of Arizona DAVE HART, JR. Florida State University DEBORAH YOW University of Maryland BILL BRADSHAW DePaul University JOE CASTIGLIONE University of Oklahoma JUDY ROSE University of North Carolina Charlotte GENE DeFILIPPO Boston College TIM CURLEY Penn State University LEE McELROY University at Albany KEVIN WHITE University of Notre Dame JOAN CRONAN University of Tennessee For Immediate Release April 1, 2010 NACDA Detroit Road Westlake, Ohio Fax: Contact: Julie Work Director of Communications jwork@nacda.com Williams (Mass.) Holds Top Spot in the Final Winter Division III Learfield Sports Directors Cup Standings CLEVELAND Williams holds the lead after the final winter Division III Learfield Sports Directors Cup Standings with total points. The Ephs scored a winter-high of points after placing second in men s basketball, third in women s swimming, ninth in women s basketball and men s swimming, 12 th in men s track and field and National Collegiate (NC) skiing, 18 th in women s track and field and 23 rd in wrestling. Amherst (Mass.) returns to the top-five with points, including points scored this winter. The Lord Jeffs captured the women s ice hockey championship and had four other top-10 finishes women s basketball (third), men s swimming (fifth), women s swimming (sixth) and women s track and field (seventh). They also finished 40 th in men s track and field. Washington University (Mo.) moves up to third after tallying a total of points. The Bears recorded winter points after claiming the women s basketball title and recording points in men s basketball, men s and women s swimming and women s track and field. In fourth place with points is Wisconsin Stevens Point. The Pointers jumped from 21 st since the last standings after winning the men s basketball championship and placing fifth in the women s basketball tournament. They also finished strong in men s and women s swimming, men s and women s track and field and wrestling, giving them a total of winter points Rounding out the top five is Middlebury (Vt.) with 512 total points, including points this winter. The Panthers ranked fifth in men s ice hockey, seventh in men s swimming, 10 th in NC skiing, 17 th in men s basketball, 18 th in women s swimming and 55 th in men s track and field. The nine winter Division III championships have been completed with the following institutions capturing titles: Washington University (Mo.) (women s basketball), Wisconsin Stevens Point (men s basketball), Kenyon (Ohio) (men s swimming), Emory (Ga.) (women s swimming), Norwich (Vt.) (men s ice hockey), Amherst (women s ice hockey), North Central (Ill.) (women s track and field), Wartburg (Iowa) (men s track and field) and Augsburg (Minn.) (wrestling). Clarkson and Middlebury had the highest finishes for Division III institutions in the NC sports of women s ice hockey (eighth) and skiing (10 th ), respectively. 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 awarded based on each institution's finish in up to 18 sports -- nine women s and nine men s. The first Division III spring standings will be released Thursday, May 27, Please note, standings published midseason are unofficial. Official standings will be published upon the completion of the spring season. Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found at About Learfield Sports: Learfield Sports enters its second year partnership of the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup. For nearly four decades, the company has been a preeminent leader in the collegiate sports marketplace. It currently manages the multimedia and sponsorship rights for more than 50 collegiate institutions, conferences, associations and venues. These everexpanding relationships feature various strategic sponsorship platforms including radio and television programming, stadium/arena signage, official university publications, Internet sites, digital media, hospitality and at-event impact. Learfield Sports is an operating unit of Jefferson City, Mo.-based Learfield Communications, Inc., which made its initial foray into the world of sports marketing in 1975 as the radio rights holder for the University of Missouri, a client still today. To learn more, visit learfieldsports.com. - nacda -

2 1 Williams (Mass.) NC Amherst (Mass.) Washington University (Mo.) Wisconsin Stevens Point Middlebury (Vt.) NC Calvin (Mich.) Wisconsin La Crosse St. Thomas (Minn.) Massachusetts Inst. of Tech Wisconsin Whitewater Messiah (Pa.) Tufts (Mass.) Johns Hopkins (Md.) Wisconsin Oshkosh St. Lawrence (N.Y.) NC Whitworth (Wash.) Trinity (Tex.) New Jersey, College of Illinois Wesleyan North Central (Ill.) Emory (Ga.) Wisconsin Eau Claire Carthage (Wis.) Christopher Newport (Va.) Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) NC Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) Geneseo State (N.Y.) Cortland State (N.Y.) Ithaca (N.Y.) Wartburg (Iowa) Denison (Ohio) St. Norbert (Wis.) New York University Salisbury (Md.) Stevens Institute of Tech. (N.J.) W - Women; M - Men; BB - Basketball; IHoc - Ice Hockey; SW - Swimming Diving; TF - Track Field; WR - Wresting Page 1

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