General | 6/16/2022 1:51:00 PM

CLEVELAND, Ohio-- Wartburg College ranked 17th in the final standings of the Learfield Directors' Cup for NCAA Division III, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of America (NACDA) organization announced today. There are 450 schools that compete in NCAA Division III.

The Knights have finished in the Top 25 in 18 of the last 20 years and have finished as high as seventh.

The Orange and Black earned 700.75 points: 100 points from wrestling, 80 points from women's cross country, 74.25 points from men's outdoor track & field, 73.5 points from women's indoor track & field, 69 points from men's cross country, 67.5 points from women's outdoor track and field, 64 points from volleyball and softball, 58.5 points from men's indoor track and field, and 25 points from women's soccer and women's basketball.

Tufts University won the Cup with 1,080 points.

The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in up to 18 sports - nine women's and nine men's.

Click here to view the complete standings.

Wartburg's finishes:
1995-96               T89
1996-97               63
1997-98               39
1998-99               T25
1999-2000          34
2000-01               10
2001-02               15
2002-03               7
2003-04               13
2004-05               12
2005-06               17
2006-07               24
2007-08               8
2008-09               15
2009-10               32
2010-11               15
2011-12               18
2012-13               18
2013-14               11
2014-15               15
2015-16               21
2016-17               26
2017-18               18
2018-19               24
2019-20               Not awarded due to COVID-19
2020-21               Not awarded due to COVID-19
2021-22               17