The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater finished fourth in the final standings of the 2012-13 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup released by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. The Directors' Cup awards points for a school's finish in national competition. The Warhawks accumulated 895 points during 2012-13, the most ever for a Division III school in Wisconsin, for the highest finish in UW-Whitewater history.
"Placing fourth in the 2012-13 Directors' Cup Standings is an outstanding accomplishment for anyone affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater," Athletic Director Paul Plinske said. "This historical mark is symbolic of total program success in national competition. I'm hopeful that this success brings our alumni and fans great pride as we continue to proclaim that we are "powered by tradition". I couldn't be more proud of the Warhawks and what they have done to place fourth out of 440 Division III schools. Go Warhawks."
The Warhawks scored points in 15 sports led by the women's basketball team's national runner-up performance. Wrestling took third in their national meet, men's track and field took fourth both the indoor and outdoor national competitions, and women's track and field was seventh in the outdoor meet in May. Other sports contributing to UW-W's point total in national championships were baseball, men's basketball, men's swimming, men's tennis, women's soccer, softball, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis, women's bowling, and women's volleyball.
Whitewater's fourth place finish is the second highest by a Wisconsin school since the inaugural Director's Cup in 1996 when UW-Oshkosh took third. UW-W is the sixth public school to place in the top four since the award's inception and the only public school to finish in the top ten in 2012-13.
Five Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) schools have finished in the top 30 of the 2012-13 NCAA Division III Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup final standings. The standings recognize the best NCAA Division III overall athletics programs in the country. UW-Whitewater posted the highest finish for a WIAC institution since UW-Oshkosh placed third during the 1995-96 academic year, placing fourth with 895 points. UW-Eau Claire was 14th with 672 points, UW-La Crosse 16th with 609, UW-Oshkosh 21st with 550 and UW-Stevens Point 30th with 450.50. The conference has placed at least one team in the top 10 of the standings 17 times in the 18-year history of the award.
Williams College won the Directors' Cup with 1,273.75 points, the Ephs' sixteenth time winning the title. Emory, 986.50, and Middlebury, 941.75, placed second and third respectively with Whitewater fourth. Washington University-St. Louis rounded out the top five with 859.50 points.
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