Sports
UW-SP third in Director Cup standings
The Pointer
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A slew of winter achievements and victories for the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point’s athletic department has boosted it to third place in the rankings for the 2009 Division 3 Learfield Sports Director’s Cup. UW-SP follows only Amherst, Mass., and Williams, Mass., in the standings.
UW-SP, which has been ranked within the top 25 of the Director’s Cup for the past 11 years, added a total of 403.5 points after the winter season, reaching a total of 572.5 according to the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Sports.
Pulling in a total of 141 points were the men’s track and field and swimming and diving teams who earned 70.5 points each after finishing eighth in their respective championships.
“We’re happy to be a contributor to that,” said Rick Witt, head track and field coach. “We like to think we’re another of the really good teams at UW-SP.”
Women’s basketball came in ninth and earned 64 points. Men’s basketball and wrestling both finished seventeenth earning 50 and 57 points respectively.
“As a program, we’re very proud of our athletic department in general,” said Bob Semling, head basketball coach.
There’s something to be said about UW-SP’s continued excellence in its athletic department.
“We’ve always talked about how success breeds success,” said Semling. “I think it attracts students who are saying they do things right.’”
The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association has strong presence at the top of the Director’s Cup rankings. UW-Lacrosse, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater all rank within the top 25.
