Grand Valley wins third Director's Cup

Two-time defending champion Grand Valley State University has won its third consecutive U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup in Division II, the prestigious award presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), United States Sports Academy and USA Today to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country.

The 2005-06 U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup winners were announced at NACDA's 41st Annual Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the four winning institutions -- one in each of the NCAA divisions (I, II, and III), and the NAIA -- were awarded with their U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cups.

Grand Valley State won the last two Directors' Cups and had been the runner-up the previous two years. This year, the Lakers accumulated a DII Directors' Cup record 974.75 points, a dominating and DII record 382.25 points ahead of the runner-up, Abilene Christian University (592.5).