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For Immediate ReleaseJune 17, 2011

Contact: Julie WorkDirector of Communications

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Grand Valley State (Mich.) Secures Top Spot in theFinal Division II Learfield Sports Directors Cup Standings;

GLIAC Places Two Institutions in the Top 10

CLEVELAND Grand Valley State (Mich.) secured its eighth straight Learfield Sports DirectorsCup, finishing with a total of 1057.50 points after winning the womens outdoor track & fieldnational championship. The Lakers also turned in finishes of seventh in baseball, ninth in softballand 16

thin mens outdoor track & field.

Central Missouri finished in the runner-up spot, its highest-ever finish in Directors Cup history,with 779.75 total points. The Mules finished sixth in womens outdoor track & field, seventh inbaseball and eighth in mens outdoor track & field.

Augustana (S.D.) finished in third place with 761.50 points after earning additional points throughfinishes of ninth in softball, 10

thin womens outdoor track & field, 12

thin mens outdoor track &

field and 37th

in baseball.

In fourth place with 718.00 points is Abilene Christian (Tex.). The Wildcats took home the mensoutdoor track & field national crown, while also finishing 29

thin womens outdoor track & field.

Rounding out the top five is Adams State (Colo.). The Grizzlies garnered results of second inmens outdoor track & field and third in womens outdoor track & field to finish out the year with696.00 total points.

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) closes out the year with two ofits member institutions in the top 10. GLIAC institutions in the top 10 include first place GrandValley State (Mich.) and ninth place Ashland (Ohio).

All 11 spring NCAA championships have been completed with the following institutions capturing

titles: baseball West Florida; womens golf Nova Southeastern (Fla.); mens golf Cal StateMonterey Bay; womens lacrosse Adelphi (N.Y.); mens lacrosse Mercyhurst (Pa.); womensrowing Western Washington; softball UC San Diego; womens tennis Barry (Fla.); menstennis Valdosta State (Ga.); womens outdoor track & field Grand Valley State (Mich.); mensoutdoor track & field Abilene Christian (Tex.).

The Learfield Sports Directors Cup was developed as a joint effort between the NationalAssociation of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awardedbased on each institution's finish in up to 14 sports -- seven womens and seven mens.

Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDAs website atwww.directorscup.org. In addition, please visit www.thedirectorscup.com, like us on Facebook atfacebook.com/lsdirectorscup or follow us on Twitter @lsdirectorscup.

About Learfield Sports: The 2010-11 athletics season marks its third year as title partner of theLearfield Sports Directors Cup. A preeminent leader in the collegiate sports marketplace fornearly 40 years, Learfield Sports manages the multimedia and sponsorship rights for more than50 collegiate institutions, conferences and associations. The company also operates regional and

OFFICERS

PRESIDENT ...................................... DAVE ROACH

Colgate University

1st

VICE PRESIDENT ................... DAN GUERRERO

UCLA

2nd

VICE PRESIDENT ............... KEVIN ANDERSON

University of Maryland

3rd

VICE PRESIDENT ................ .......... MIKE ALDEN

University of Missouri

SECRETARY ................ ................ ....... DAVID STAIR

Evangel University

PAST PRESIDENTS1965-66.............................................. JIM CORBETT

Louisiana State University1966-67............................................. DICK LARKINS

Ohio State University1967-68............................................ BOB BRONZAN

San Jose State University1968-69......................................... MARSH TURNER

Johns Hopkins University1969-70................................................. BILL ORWIG

Indiana University1970-71............................................ AL TWITCHELL

Rutgers University1971-72.................................................... BUD JACK

University of Utah1972-73......................................... CECIL COLEMAN

University of Illinois1973-74.............................................. JOHN WINKIN

Colby College1974-75............................................ HARRY FOUKE

University of Houston1975-76................................................... BILL ROHR

Ohio University1976-77........................................ STAN MARSHALL

South Dakota State University1977-78.................................................. BILL FLYNN

Boston College

1978-79.............................................. FRED MILLERArizona State University1979-80....................................... BEN CARNEVALE

College of William & Mary1980-81.............................................. JOHN TONER

University of Connecticut1981-82................................................... MIKE LUDE

University of Washington1982-83............................................. GEORGE KING

Purdue University1983-84............................................... BOB KARNES

Drake University1984-85............................................... JOHN CLUNE

U.S. Air Force Academy1985-86..................................... ANDY MOORADIAN

University of New Hampshire

1986-87............................................... HOMER RICEGeorgia Institute of Technology

1987-88............................................... CARL MILLERUniversity of the Pacific

1988-89.................................. GARY CUNNINGHAMFresno State

1989-90........................................... JACK LENGYELU.S. Naval Academy

1990-91.................................. FRANK WINDEGGERTexas Christian University

1991-92................................................. BILL BYRNEUniversity of Oregon

1992-93................................................... JIM JONESOhio State University

1993-94...................................... JOHN SWOFFORDUniversity of North Carolina

1994-95........................................... EUGENE SMITHIowa State University

1995-96................................ W. JAMES COPELANDSouthern Methodist University

1996-97..................................... BARBARA HEDGESUniversity of Washington

1997-98........................................... VINCE DOOLEYUniversity of Georgia

1998-99.......................................... JIM LIVENGOODUniversity of Arizona

1999-2000 ................ ................ ...... DAVE HART, JR.


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