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UH 53rd in Cup standing
Advertiser Staff
The University of Hawai'i finished with its highest final ranking in school history, 53rd out of 279 Division I schools nationally, in the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup. UH amassed 385 points, 132 points after the fall season, 130.5 in winter and 122.50 following the spring season.
The Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today to chart the overall success of the nation's Division I athletics programs.
Hawai'i, Brigham Young University and Denver are the only non-Bowl Championship Series (BCS) schools ranked in the Top 53 and UH is the highest-ranked Western Athletic Conference school, followed by Fresno State (62nd), Boise State (77th) and Nevada (103rd).
UH's previous highest finish was 61st during the 2005-06 school year. Last year, UH finished 62nd with 315.5 points. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in up to 20 sports — 10 women's and 10 men's.
In the spring season, the UH softball team made a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year and finished 17th nationally, earning 50 points. The Rainbow Wahine track and field team finished a school-best 25th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, earning 47.5 points, and the men's tennis team earned its first NCAA postseason berth and finished 33rd nationally, earning 25 points.
During the winter sports season, UH's women's swimming and diving team finished 26th nationally and received 48 points and the men's swimming and diving team finished 23rd and scored 50.5 points. Women's indoor track and field ranked 39th and received 32 points.
In the fall sports season, UH garnered points in football (57), women's soccer (25), and women's volleyball (50). Both the soccer and volleyball programs advanced to NCAA Tournaments, while the football team participated in the Sugar Bowl and earned points for finishing the season ranked 17th nationally.
Of the 13 sports used to tally the spring point total, UH fields teams in nine. Of the 11 sports used to tally the winter point total, UH fields teams in five. Of the eight sports used to tally the fall point total, UH fields teams in four.
SWIMMING
JOHNSON, CHOI WIN
Kacy Johnson and Shanelle Choi were the first male and female, respectively, to finish yesterday's Raging Isle Sprint 1-mile race from Sunset Beach to Ehukai Beach.
Johnson finished the first event of the four-part North Shore Swim Series in 17 minutes, 52 seconds. Choi clocked 20:31.3.
