Point Park keeps KIAC Commissioner's Cup for 2015-16
Point Park keeps KIAC Commissioner's Cup for 2015-16
FINAL STANDINGS (PDF)
FLORENCE, Ky. -- Point Park (Pa.) University has claimed the 2015-16 KIAC Commissioner's All-Sports Cup, an award given annually to the top overall athletic department in the KIAC based on standings of sports throughout the year. It is the second year in a row and the third time in four years that Point Park has claimed the trophy.
Point Park was in first place in the KIAC Commissioner's Cup standings after the fall and winter seasons, and the Pioneers maintained the top spot after the spring sports were completed.
"On behalf of all of our 13 member schools, I'd like to congratulate Point Park University, Director of Athletics Dan Swalga and all of the Pioneers on defending their KIAC Commissioner's Cup title this year," said Scott McClure, KIAC Commissioner. "Winning the Commissioner's Cup competition requires a total team effort by the entire athletic department as well as institutional support, and Point Park University continues to be a model of consistency and excellence."
The KIAC Commissioner's Cup standings are tabulated based on the regular-season standings in each of the KIAC's 15 championship sports. The sports of cross country, golf and track and field use the championship meets to determine standings.
With 13 schools in the conference, 13 points are awarded for first place, 12 for second place and so on. Each school's point total is divided by the number of sports sponsored at that school to produce an average. An average of 13.00 would represent a perfect score and first place in every sponsored sport.
Point Park claimed the 2015-16 KIAC Cup with an average point total of 11.31 out of a possible 13.00. The Pioneers scored 147 total points in their 13 sports.
Point Park's final average edged out second-place University of Rio Grande, which had an average of 10.95 in its 11 sports.
IU East placed third with an average of 10.45, IU Southeast was fourth at 10.14 and Asbury was fifth at 9.97.
The rest of the standings included Brescia (8.47), WVU Tech (8.25), Ohio Christian (7.67), IU Kokomo (7.36), Carlow (6.87), Cincinnati Christian (6.35), Midway (5.40) and Alice Lloyd (5.29).
The final standings are listed below. Click the PDF link above for complete results and standings/point totals by sport.
Point Park's KIAC Cup win was built on finishing first, second or third in its division in all 13 of its sports. The Pioneers claimed first-place points with KIAC championships in men's and women's cross country. Point Park claimed second place in men's and women's track and field, women's soccer and men's golf.
Rio Grande jumped from fourth place after the winter season to second place in the final standings. That came after the RedStorm claimed KIAC spring championships in men's and women's track and field and softball. In men's soccer, Rio Grande won the KIAC championship and the NAIA national championship.
IU East claimed third place in the final standings with its strongest showings being in basketball and volleyball. The Red Wolves placed first in men's basketball and second in women's basketball and volleyball.
IU Southeast claimed fourth place with its baseball and women's tennis teams claiming top points in the commissioner's cup race. The Grenadiers were also second place in men's tennis.
Asbury placed fifth and scored a conference-high 149.5 total points in the standings. The Eagles claimed first-place points in women's basketball, women's soccer and men's tennis.
Brescia's sixth-place finish included a KIAC championship in men's golf.
Founded in 1916, the KIAC has 13 member institutions. As of July 1, 2016, the KIAC will be known as the River States Conference. To learn more about the conference's new name, click here: http://www.kiacsports.com/article/2735.php
KIAC COMMISSIONER'S CUP FINAL STANDINGS (2015-16)
| School | Sports | Total Points | Average |
| Point Park (Pa.) | 13 | 147 | 11.31 |
| Rio Grande (Ohio) | 11 | 120.5 | 10.95 |
| IU East | 11 | 115 | 10.45 |
| IU Southeast | 7 | 71 | 10.14 |
| Asbury (Ky.) | 15 | 149.5 | 9.97 |
| Brescia (Ky.) | 15 | 127 | 8.47 |
| WVU Tech | 12 | 99 | 8.25 |
| Ohio Christian | 12 | 92 | 7.67 |
| IU Kokomo | 7 | 51.5 | 7.36 |
| Carlow | 8 | 55 | 6.87 |
| Cincinnati Christian | 10 | 63.5 | 6.35 |
| Midway (Ky.) | 5 | 27 | 5.40 |
| Alice Lloyd (Ky.) | 7 | 37 | 5.29 |