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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jim Heath, Apprentice
James.Heath@ngc.com
June 18, 2010
CNU Wins 2009-10 VaSID All-Sports Survey
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. – June 18, 2010 – Christopher Newport
University won a school-record 72% of its contest in 2009-10
to capture the Virginia Sports Information Directors
Association College Division All-Sports Survey. This marks
the sixth year since 2000-01 that the Captains have won the
overall award.
The survey ranks all 27 non-NCAA Division I schools in the
state by overall winning percentage.
2009-10 VaSID College Division All-Sports Survey
Finishing second this year was Hampden-Sydney College with a
70.7% winning percentage, followed by Virginia Wesleyan
College (61.4%), University of Mary Washington (59.2%) and
Lynchburg College (59%). Hampden-Sydney won the men’s
division with its 70.7% winning percentage, while CNU took the
women’s division with an impressive 80.2% winning percentage.
University of Mary Washington earned the most post-season
sport bids with 11, followed by Christopher Newport (10) and
Southern Virginia (7). CNU won nine conference titles, with
Mary Washington (8) followed by Lynchburg and Washington & Lee
University with six each.
VaSID was formed in 1983, and is comprised of sports information
professionals from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and
independent institutions from the state of Virginia. The purpose
of the organization is to promote college athletics at all
four-year institutions. For more information, please visit the
VaSID website
http://www.ferrum.edu/athletics/vasid/.
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