(06-02-09) SOUTH EASTON, Mass. - The University of New Haven finished 10th in the 2008-09 Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) Presidents' Cup as announced at the NE-10 awards banquet on Monday evening. The Chargers compiled 100.5 total points in their first year in the conference. Bentley University finished first with 165 total points. New Haven claimed two conference championships this academic year as the women's volleyball and women's lacrosse teams both captured NE-10 crowns. Additionally on the women's side, the softball team finished second and the women's track and field team finished fourth in both the indoor and outdoor season. The women's soccer team finished seventh and the women's cross country team finished 10th in the 15-team conference.
On the men's side, the Chargers top team finish came from the baseball team which ended the year fifth in the NE-10. The men's track and field team finished sixth in the indoor season and seventh in the outdoor season, while the men's cross country team was eighth at the NE-10 Championships.
The Presidents' Cup is presented annually to signify overall athletic excellence in the Northeast-10 Conference and is awarded to the institution that compiles the most points based on the placement at the conclusion of the regular season of each of its programs which compete in league championships. Points for men's and women's cross country, men's and women's swimming & diving, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field and men's golf are awarded based on placement in respective conference championships.
With 15 member institutions the Northeast-10 is the second largest NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation. Its 23 championship sports provide athletic opportunities for more than 5,500 student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II conference.
2008-09 Presidents' Cup Standings
1. Bentley - 165
2. Stonehill - 152.5
3. So. Connecticut - 139
4. UMass Lowell - 138.5
5. Merrimack - 131
6. Le Moyne - 116.5
7. So. New Hampshire - 112.5
8. Saint Rose - 107.5
9. Assumption - 106
10. New Haven - 100.5
11. American Int'l - 95
12. Franklin Pierce - 93
13. Saint Anselm - 86
14. Saint Michael's - 85
15. Pace - 58
