Heading into the spring sports season, UW-La Crosse is ranked seventh nationally in the United States Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings. The standings recognize

the best overall athletic programs in NCAA Division III.
UW-L, which is the top-ranking WIAC program, earned 90 points for the men’s track and field team’s second-place national finish. UW-L also earned 85 points for the wrestling team’s third-place national finish, and 80 points for the women’s track and field team’s fourth-place effort.

UW-L also picked up 51 points for its 23rd-place finish at the men’s swimming and diving championships, and 50 points for its 24th-place effort at the women’s swimming and

diving championships.

Williams College of Massachusetts leads the Directors’ Cup standings with 704.5 points, while Middlebury College of Vermont is second with 664.5 points.

UW-L has seven top-10 finishes in the 11 years of the Directors’ Cup program.

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