Hope College Finishes 26th in Nation in the Learfield Directors' Cup

Hope tops all MIAA schools with 565.50 points in the all-sports award for NCAA Division III

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For the second consecutive season, Hope College has recorded a Top 30 finish in NCAA Division III for the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings.

Hope placed 26th with 565.50 points during the 2022-23 school year — the highest among member MIAA schools.

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 NCAA Championships.

It is Hope's ninth Top-30 finish all-time in the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings.

Hope has finished in the top 70 among 448 NCAA Division III programs each year since the program was started for Division III.

This spring, Hope earned 55 points in women's outdoor track and field by tying for 18th place, 52 points in men's golf with a 22nd-place finish, 50 points in men's lacrosse by playing in the second round, and 25 points in women's lacrosse and women's tennis by playing in the first round in both sports.

Last winter, Hope collected 67.5 points in women's swimming and diving with a 10th-place finish, 55 points in women's indoor track and field by tying for 18th place, and 50 points in men's and women's basketball by playing in the second round in both sports.

Last fall, Hope claimed 73 points in women's volleyball by playing in the national quarterfinals and 63 points in women's cross country by taking 13th.

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