Hope College has claimed the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Commissioner’s Cup All-Sports Championship for a league-record 35th time.
Hope totaled 211 points in men’s and women’s varsity sports during the 2013-14 school year to finish two points ahead of runner-up Calvin College.
The MIAA Commissioner’s Cup award is based on the cumulative performance of each member school in the league’s 20 sports for men and women. The final Commissioner’s Cup standings are determined on the basis of each college’s standings in eight of 10 sports for men and eight of 10 sports for women.
It is the third time in four years Hope has won the Commissioner’s Cup. Hope also earned it in 2011-12 and 2010-11.
Hope topped the 2013-14 Men’s All-Sports Standings with 98 points and finished second in the 2013-14 Women’s All-Sports Standings with 113 points.
In men’s sports, Hope won MIAA championships in golf and basketball and was runner-up in cross country, football, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis and track & field. Hope also placed third in baseball and lacrosse.
In women’s sports, Hope claimed MIAA titles in basketball and volleyball and finished second in cross country, swimming & diving, softball, tennis and track & field. Hope also took third in women’s soccer and fifth in golf and lacrosse.
Commissioner’s Cup All-Sports Standings: 1. Hope 211. 2. Calvin 209. 3. Adrian 142. 4. Albion 132. 5. Kalamazoo 117. 6. Alma 113. 7. Olivet 108. 8. Trine 101.
Men’s All-Sports Standings: 1. Hope 98. 2. Calvin 94. 3. Albion 77. 4. Adrian 73. 5. Kalamazoo 61. 6. Trine 49. 7. Olivet 38. 8. Alma 34.
Women’s All-Sports Standings: 1. Calvin 115. 2. Hope 113. 3. Alma 79. 4. Olivet 70. 5. Adrian 69. 6. Saint Mary’s 65. 7. Kalamazoo 56. 8. Albion 55. 9. Trine 52.