CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Lewis University Athletic Department finished in sixth place with 238 total points in the NCAA Division II Learfield Directors’ Cup fall sports standings. The Flyers had four of their five fall sports teams reach the NCAA Postseason.
The LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup trophy, commonly known as the all-sports trophy, is presented to the top athletic department in the country each year.
“The Learfield Cup Standings are the ultimate measure of success for our athletic department,” Assistant Vice President of Athletics John Ashaolu said. “Finishing the 2023-24 year with a top 20 finish was great, but we aspire for a higher finish in this year’s final standings. Our fall sports season got us off to a great start as four of our five teams qualified for NCAA tournament play and we look to continue to build on that success as the year progresses.”
Points are awarded based on each institution’s finish in NCAA Championships. Overall, 15 sports are counted in the final D-II standings. Seven of those came this fall with women’s and men’s cross country, women’s and men’s soccer, women’s field hockey, women’s volleyball and football.
The next highest (11 max) sports scored for each institution, regardless of gender, are used in the standings. The men’s soccer, women’s volleyball, women’s cross country and men’s cross country programs all made it to NCAA Championships this season.
The men’s soccer team qualified for its fourth straight NCAA DII Tournament appearance and 12th overall by receiving the GLVC’s automatic bid after winning the conference tournament, advancing on PK’s against Maryville in the championship. The team finished in 17th place overall which gave the Flyers 50 points.
The women’s volleyball team qualified for its 18th consecutive NCAA DII Tournament appearance, receiving the GLVC’s automatic bid after winning the conference tournament with a 3-1 victory against Rockhurst. The Flyers drew the fourth seed and were victorious in its first matchup with a rematch against No. 5 seed Rockhurst 3-2. The program also finished…
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