Titan Sports News… Titans Top Big West Schools in NACDA Cup StandingsCal State Fullerton outpaced its fellow Big West Conference teams in the 2005-06 U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup Division I Final Standings announced in July. Sponsored by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and based on team finishes in NCAA post-season competition, the standings weigh every sport other than football. With a third-place finish in baseball, ninth place in women’s soccer and 33rd place in women’s softball, the Titans totaled 217.5 points to tie for 73rd place along with Santa Clara. The only other Big West schools to finish in the Top 100 were Long Beach State at No. 89 and UC Santa Barbara at No. 92. Stanford finished No. 1 for the 12th consecutive year followed by UCLA, Texas, North Carolina and Florida. Developed as a joint effort between USA Today and NACDA, the United States Sports Academy Directors' Cup program is the only all-sports competition that recognizes the institutions in each of the four categories – Divisions IA, II, III and with the best overall athletics program. Cal State Fullerton placed third in the 2006 Big West Conference Commissioner’s Cup competition behind Long Beach and UC Santa Barbara. That contest – among only Big West schools – measures the “average” finish in conference play among the eight Big West schools. The Titans’ performances in wrestling, women’s gymnastics and fencing are not considered because those are not Big West sports. Four Coaches Hired by the Titans — All Have Previous CSF Connections |