ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota leads the way in the Summit League Commissioner’s Cup standings following the winter sports season in the 2017-18 academic year with 49 points.
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ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota leads the way in the Summit League Commissioner’s Cup standings following the winter sports season in the 2017-18 academic year with 49 points. The Coyotes are also first in the Dr. Helen Smiley Women’s All-Sports Award standings, while South Dakota State is atop the Dr. William Steinbrecher Men’s All-Sports Award standings.
South Dakota holds a slim lead over South Dakota State, which has 48 points. North Dakota State comes in third with 39.5 points, followed closely by Denver with 38.5 points. Oral Roberts (32 points), Omaha (27 points), Western Illinois (24 points) and IPFW (18 points) round out the poll.
After ending the fall season in second place, the Coyotes raced to the top of the standings with a first-place finish in women’s basketball and a trio of second-place showings in men’s swimming and diving, women’s indoor track and field and men’s basketball.
The Jackrabbits, who were tied with the Coyotes for second place in the fall, captured first place in men’s basketball and had second-place performances in men’s indoor track and field and women’s basketball.
Both USD and SDSU have finished in the top three in all but two of its respective eligible sports.
North Dakota State claimed the men’s and women’s indoor track and field titles, while Denver won both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving championships for third and fourth place finishes, respectively.
The Commissioner’s Cup is given annually to the member institution that collects the most combined points in relationship to placement in league-sponsored sports between its men’s and women’s athletic programs, while the all-sports awards are given to the institutions that accumulate the most points in men’s sports and women’s sports. The men’s award is named for former Valparaiso Director of Athletics Dr. William Steinbrecher, who guided the Crusaders from 1979-2004, while the women’s award is named for former Western Illinois Director of Athletics Dr. Helen Smiley, who headed WIU’s athletic program from 1994-2001.
Commissioner’s Cup
1. South Dakota, 49
2. South Dakota State, 48
3. North Dakota State, 39.5
4. Denver, 38.5
5. Oral Roberts, 32
6. Omaha, 27
7. Western Illinois, 24
8. IPFW, 18
Dr. William Steinbrecher Men’s All-Sports Award
1. South Dakota State, 20
2. South Dakota, 17
3. Denver, 15
4. North Dakota State, 13.5
T5. IPFW, 9
T5. Western Illinois, 9
7. Oral Roberts, 8.5
8. Omaha, 5
Dr. Helen Smiley Women’s All-Sports Award
1. South Dakota, 32
2. South Dakota State, 28
3. North Dakota State, 26
T4. Denver, 23.5
T4. Oral Roberts, 23.5
6. Omaha, 22
7. Western Illinois, 15
8. IPFW, 9
