| June 11, 2004
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . All nine
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) schools ranked in
the final Division III United States Sports Academy (USSA) Directors’
Cup standings released on Friday by the National Association of
Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), including three schools
ranked in the final top-50.
Wartburg College was the top Iowa Conference finisher
with a 13th-place finish. The Knights scored 504.25 points during
the 2003-04 academic year including 80 points for a fourth-place
national finish in women’s outdoor track and field and 59.25 points
for a 14th-place national finish in men’s outdoor track and field.
Central College finished 33rd in the Directors’
Cup standings with 328 points. During the spring season, the Dutch
scored points for its ninth-place softball national finish (64 points),
ninth-place men’s golf national finish (61.5 points) and 14th-place
women’s outdoor track and field national finish (61.5 points).
Loras College was the IIAC’s third school in the
top-50 with a 37th-place finish. The Duhawks had a total of 307
points including 64.5 points earned in the spring with a 12th-place
national finish in women’s outdoor track and field.
Simpson College, Luther College and Buena Vista
University finished in the top-100 nationally. Simpson tied for
83rd with 173 points, including 50 in the spring season for its
17th-place baseball national finish. Luther was 90th with 163.5
points, including 25 points from its 17th-place women’s tennis national
finish and 34.5 points from its 36th-place men’s outdoor track and
field national finish. Buena Vista University finished 91st with
162.5 points.
Coe College finished 112th in the Directors’ Cup
standings with 136.5 points, including 53 points from its ninth-place
national finish in men’s tennis. The University of Dubuque finished
184th (69.75 points) and Cornell College finished 228th (45.5 points).
The United States Sports Academy Directors’ Cup
was developed as a joint effort between NACDA and USA Today. The
United States Sports Academy is in its first year sponsoring the
program. Points are awarded based on each institution’s national
finish in up to 18 sports – nine women’s and nine men’s. Each national
champion receives 100 points. Williams (Mass.) College won its eight
USSA Directors’ Cup in the last nine years with 1,081.75 points,
270.75 points ahead of runner-up Emory (Ga.) University.
Complete final standings and the scoring structure
can be found on NACDA’s web
site.
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