FOREST, Va. --- Strong spring campaigns from Washington and Lee University and Virginia Wesleyan College led the two schools to victories in the ODAC Commissioner's Cup standings, as presented by Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance. The Generals secured the Dan Wooldridge Overall Champions Cup and the ODAC Commissioner's Cup, while the Marlins hoisted the ODAC Men's Commissioner's Cup.
ODAC Commissioner's Cup Final Results
Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance is the proud sponsor for the Dan Wooldridge Overall Champions Cup and the ODAC Men and Women's Commissioner's Cups. Farm Bureau and the ODAC continue their partnership in focusing on the strength of the conference's student-athletes and maintaining the NCAA Division III philosophy of the complete student-athlete experience. Aside from supporting the ODAC Commissioners' Cups, Farm Bureau is the sponsor of the ODAC's sport-by-sport scholar-athlete awards.
As determined by the ODAC Board of Directors, points for the ODAC Commissioner's Cups are based on regular-season standings in team sports and championship team finishes in individual/meet sports. Each institution has a total number of possible points it can collect based on its sport sponsorship. The total number of points earned is then divided by the total number of possible points to determine the rating for each institution.
Washington and Lee captured its 13th straight and 19th total Dan Wooldridge Overall Champions Cup. The Generals earned 171.0 of a possible 225.0 points for a .760 rating. Randolph-Macon College chimed in second with a .711 mark, collecting 123.0-of-173.0 possible points for the Yellow Jackets. Bridgewater College rounded out the top-three after corralling 156.5-of-232.0 tallies for a .675 rating. Virginia Wesleyan (.660), Lynchburg College (.632) and Roanoke College (.631) also posted ratings better than .600.
For the ODAC Women's Commissioner's Cup, W&L came thru with a .847 rating after picking up 100.0-of-118.0 possible points towards its 12th consecutive and 15th overall women's cup. The Generals' efforts were powered by chart-topping showings fro the spring in tennis and lacrosse, as well as a conference title in women's golf. Previously, W&L won the swimming championship. Randolph-Macon maintained its position from the winter, placing second with a .789 rating (75.0-of-95.0). Roanoke moved into third place, posting a .681 rating (73.5-of-108.0).
Virginia Wesleyan earned 68.0 of a possible 95.0 points to earn its first ODAC Men's Commissioner's Cup, which also marks its first commissioner's cup title of any kind. The Marlins' spring efforts were powered by improved showings in baseball, golf and lacrosse, while maintaining its second place finish in tennis from a season ago. VWC had previously earned second-place points in basketball in the winter. Bridgewater's .699 rating (72.0-of-103.0) proved the runner-up, while Washington and Lee placed third at .664 (71.0-of-107.0).
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