NAIA Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings Released

11/28/2018 4:33:31 PM

NAIA Complete Standings         NAIA Conference Standings
 
CLEVELAND – In the first set of fall  NAIA Learfield Directors' Cup standings, Oklahoma City has scored 163.00 points to lead the NAIA standings. 
 
 The Cascade Collegiate Confernece leads all NAIA conferences in the top 10 with three institutions – Southern Oregon (2^nd) and Oregon Tech (6^th) and College of Idaho (10^th). Northwest Christian comes in at 18 while Eastern Oregon is 28th.
 
Oklahoma City has recorded two top-20 finishes in men’s and women’s cross country, 1^st and 3^rd, respectively. Southern Oregon is in second with 160 points after a pair of 4^th place finishes in women’s and men’s cross country. St. Francis (IL) is in third with 155.50 points after taking home 3^rd place in men’s cross country and 8^th place in women’s cross country. Indiana Wesleyan and Madonna are tied fourth place with 151.50 point each. Indiana Wesleyan was second in men’s cross country and 14^th in women’s cross country, while Madonna finished second in women’s cross country and 14^th in men’s cross country.  
 
The Learfield 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 NAIA Championships.  
 
The next NAIA fall standings will be released Thursday, December 13.

Please note, standings published midseason are unofficial. Official standings will be published upon the completion of the fall season. Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDA’s website at www.directorscup.org. In addition, please visit www.thedirectorscup.com and follow us on Twitter @ldirectorscup.
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