Grand Canyon records winter-high 408.50 points in D-II Learfield Sports Directors' Cup

CLEVELAND, OH - In the final winter Division II Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, Grand Valley State (Mich.) has kept the overall lead with 728 points. The Lakers finished 33rd in women’s basketball in the most recent championships.

Shippensburg (Pa.) remains in second with 496.50 total points. The Raiders did not add to their point total in the final set of winter championships.

Adams State (Colo.) has moved from sixth to third after placing ninth in women’s basketball and 33rd in men’s basketball. The Grizzlies have 484 total points, with 299 points coming during the winter championships.

Grand Canyon (Ariz.) sits in fourth after having accumulated a winter-high 408.50 points. The
Antelopes finished ninth in women’s basketball and now have 461.50 total points.

Rounding out the top five is Central Missouri. The Mules will take 456 total points with them into the spring championships.

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference has set the pace by having three of its institutions
currently in the top 10. Following third place Adams State (Colo.), is Colorado School of Mines in seventh and Western State (Colo.) in ninth.

All seven winter NCAA championships have been completed with the following institutions
capturing titles: women’s swimming & diving – Drury (Mo.); men’s swimming & diving – Drury
(Mo.); women’s indoor track & field – Grand Valley State (Mich.); men’s indoor track & field –
Abilene Christian (Tex.); wrestling – Nebraska Omaha; men’s basketball – Bellarmine (Ky.);
women’s basketball – Clayton (Ga.).

The Learfield Sports 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 up to 14 sports - seven women’s and seven men’s.

The first Division II spring standings will be released Thursday, May 27, 2011.

Please note, standings published midseason are unofficial. Official standings will be
published upon the completion of the spring season.

Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDA’s website at www.directorscup.org. In addition, please visit www.thedirectorscup.com, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/lsdirectorscup or follow us on Twitter @lsdirectorscup.

About Learfield Sports: The 2010-11 athletics season marks its third year as title partner of the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. A preeminent leader in the collegiate sports marketplace for nearly 40 years, Learfield Sports manages the multimedia and sponsorship rights for more than 50 collegiate institutions, conferences and associations.

The company also operates regional and statewide radio networks, having broadcast over 50,000 games and coaches’ shows since itbegan working with flagship property Mizzou in 1975.

These ever-expanding, collegiate relationships feature strategic sponsorship platforms that include stadium/arena signage, official university publications, Internet sites, digital media, hospitality, radio and television programming as well as game-day events.

To learn more about Learfield Sports, which is an operating unit of Learfield Communications, Inc., visit www.learfieldsports.com.