FREELAND, Mich. - With nine MIAA championships to its credit for this season, Calvin has won the 2015-16 MIAA Commissioner's Cup all-sports award.
The Knights won the award for the third time in the last four years and 11th time overall with 131 points, 1.5 points ahead of Hope. Calvin won the men's all-sports standings by a half-point margin over Hope and the women’s all-sports standings over Hope by one point.
This year marked the second year of a new scoring formula for the Commissioner's Cup that awarded the same number of points for the MIAA champion in each sport, regardless of gender. It also marked the first year that men’s and women’s indoor track and field have been a part of the Commissioner’s Cup standings.
MIAA Commissioner’s Cup Standings
(Final 2015-16 Standings)
|
Place |
Institution |
Men’s Points |
Women’s Points |
Commissioner’s Cup Points |
|
1 |
Calvin |
62 |
69 |
131 |
|
2 |
Hope |
61.5 |
68 |
129.5 |
|
3 |
Trine |
54.5 |
43.5 |
98 |
|
4 |
Albion |
54.5 |
43 |
97.5 |
|
5 |
Alma |
48 |
41.5 |
89.5 |
|
6 |
Adrian |
48.5 |
39 |
87.5 |
|
7 |
Olivet |
34 |
38 |
72 |
|
8 |
Saint Mary’s |
36.5 |
36.5 |
|
| Kalamazoo * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Highlights
- The MIAA Commissioner’s Cup award is based on the cumulative performance of each member school in the league's 22 sports for men and women
- The final Commissioner’s Cup standings are determined on the basis of each college's standings in eight of eleven sports for men and eight of eleven sports for women.
The Commissioner’s Cup (All-Sports Award) has been presented since 1934-35. Hope has won the award 35 times, followed by Kalamazoo 15, Albion 14, Calvin 11 & Alma 5.
* Kalamazoo's standings in the MIAA Commissioner's Cup have been vacated following sanctions by the MIAA.
