Western State College of Colorado

The National Association for Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) recently announced the results of the 2008-09 Learfield Sports Directors Cup Competition for the NCAA Division II.  Western State College placed 12th out of nearly 300 eligible colleges and universities for the 2008-09 year of competition.  Four others in the RMAC placed in the top 50—Adams State College (8th), Metro State College (13th), Nebraska-Kearney (28th), and Mesa State College (50th).

Western State College is one of only two NCAA Division II institutions to place in the top 25 in each of the past 14 years that the Director’s Cup has been awarded and has one of the highest national average finishes including the best in the RMAC.  Previous finishes include three “top 5”, six “top 10”, nine “top 12” and fourteen “top 25” honors. 

WSC Athletic Director Greg Waggoner acknowledged, “We continue to be proud of the efforts of our student-athletes and coaches as WSC continues to be recognized nationally as a premier intercollegiate athletic program.  We are also proud of many other dimensions of our athletic program that bring these competitive accomplishments into full context, such as our high graduate rates, high rates of community engagement and service, and the overall development of our Champion Leaders of Tomorrow.”