SDSU Captures First-Ever Commissioner's Cup
ELMHURST, Ill. - With the 2010-11 academic year in the
books, South Dakota State won its first Summit League
Commissioner's Cup title in school history. Oral Roberts captured
its fifth-straight Dr. William Steinbrecher Men's All-Sports Award,
while North Dakota State took home its second consecutive Dr. Helen
Smiley Women's All-Sports Award.
The Jackrabbits won the title with 97.5 points as the top four
teams were separated by a mere 3.5 points. Oakland took second
place honors with 97 points, followed by North Dakota State (95
points) and Oral Roberts (94 points). Fifth place went to Southern
Utah with 85 points, while UMKC earned a sixth-place finish with a
total of 83.5 points. IPFW placed seventh with 71 points, ahead of
IUPUI's 67.5 points. Western Illinois (66.5 points) and Centenary
(23 points) rounded out the field.
Of its 18 eligible sports, South Dakota State finished in the top
five in 12 of those en route to capturing the Commissioner's Cup.
The Jacks won the men's cross country title and finished second in
women's soccer, women's swimming & diving, men's indoor track
& field, men's outdoor track & field and baseball. The
Golden Grizzlies won five league titles in the sports of women's
cross country, women's soccer, men's swimming & diving, women's
swimming & diving and men's basketball.
ORU earned the men's all-sports award after capturing the regular
season title in baseball and placing second in both basketball and
tennis. On the women's side, NDSU had three first-place finishes in
volleyball, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field.
The Bison also captured second place in soccer and softball to win
its second-straight women's all-sports title.
The Commissioner's Cup is given annually to the member institution
that collects the most combined points in relationship to placement
in league-sponsored sports between its men's and women's athletic
programs, while the All-Sports Awards are given to the institutions
that accumulate the most points in men's sports and women's sports.
The men's award is named for former Valparaiso Director of
Athletics Dr. William Steinbrecher, who guided the Crusaders from
1979-2004, while the women's award is named for former Western
Illinois Director of Athletics Dr. Helen Smiley, who headed WIU's
athletic program from 1994-2001.
Standings for the 2010-11 Commissioner's Cup and the Dr. William
Steinbrecher Men's All-Sports and Dr. Helen Smiley Women's
All-Sports Awards can be found below. The breakdown of each
institution's points and finishes within each sport can be found on
the attached PDF document found below.
| Commissioner's Cup Standings | ||
| Place | School | Points |
| 1. | South Dakota State | 97.5 |
| 2. |
Oakland |
97.0 |
| 3. | North Dakota State | 95.0 |
| 4. | Oral Roberts | 94.0 |
| 5. | Southern Utah | 85.0 |
| 6. | UMKC | 83.5 |
| 7. | IPFW | 71.0 |
| 8. | IUPUI | 67.5 |
| 9. | Western Illinois | 66.5 |
| 10. | Centenary | 23.0 |
| Dr. William Steinbrecher Men's All-Sports Award Standings | ||
| Place | School | Points |
| 1. | Oral Roberts | 44.5 |
| 2. | South Dakota State | 44.0 |
| 3. | UMKC | 40.0 |
| 4. | IUPUI | 36.5 |
| Oakland | 36.5 | |
| 6. | North Dakota State | 34.0 |
| 7. | Southern Utah | 29.5 |
| 8. | Western Illinois | 28.0 |
| 9. | IPFW | 24.0 |
| 10. | Centenary | 11.0 |
| Dr. Helen Smiley Women's All-Sports Award Standings | ||
| Place | School | Points |
| 1. | North Dakota State | 61.0 |
| 2. | Oakland | 60.5 |
| 3. | Southern Utah | 55.5 |
| 4. | South Dakota State | 53.5 |
| 5. | Oral Roberts | 49.5 |
| 6. | IPFW | 47.0 |
| 7. | UMKC | 43.5 |
| 8. | Western Illinois | 38.5 |
| 9. | IUPUI | 31.0 |
| 10. | Centenary | 12.0 |
