Toro Athletics Tied for 34th in U.S. Sports Academy Director’s Cup Standings
February 16, 2006

Cleveland, OH -- Cal State Dominguez Hills is tied for 34th place in the U.S. Sports Academy Director’s Cup standings, a competition ranking athletic programs’ success from around the nation. The U.S. Sports Academy Director’s Cup is a joint effort between the the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today that awards points based on each institutions athletic finish in up to 14 sports -- seven women’s and seven men’s.

Based on the Toros’ 5th place national finish in men’s soccer (70 points), and CSUDH’s 17th place finish in women’s soccer (25 points), the Toros accumulated 95 points during the fall season, tying them with CW Post LIU (NY), New York Tech and West Chester (Penn.) for 34th place overall.

Two-time defending Director’s Cup champion Grand Valley State (Mich.) tallied 440 points in the fall, based on national championships in both women’s volleyball and football, and a runner-up finish in women’s cross country.

Holding onto second place is Colorado School of Mines with 225 points, while Nebraska Omaha places 3rd after the fall season, ahead of Adams State and Chico State, who are tied for 4th place.

Among CCAA schools, Chico State and 24th-place UC San Diego finished ahead of CSUDH, while Cal State L.A. (T-44th), Cal Poly Pomona (T-54th), Cal State San Bernardino (T-63rd), Cal State Bakersfield (T-90th) and Sonoma State (T-90th) rounded out the other CCAA entries in the cup.

Official standings for the year will be published upon the completion of the spring season.