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Jim Heath, Apprentice
July 12, 2011
 

CNU Wins 2010-11 VaSID College All-Sports Survey

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. -- For the third year in a row and the seventh time in the last 11 years, Christopher Newport University took home first place honors in the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association All-Sports College Division Survey.

The Captains and Lady Captains won a blistering 77.9% of their contests in 2010-11 as they combined for a 267-75-2 record.  This makes the second time that CNU has won three years in a row, also pulling that feat from 2000-03.

The 77.9% winning percentage is the highest percentage in the last 11 years of this survey that combines the won-loss records of all 27 non-NCAA Division I schools in the state.  CNU held the previous best percentage set last year as they won 72% of its contests.

The University of Mary Washington edged out Washington & Lee for second place in the overall survey as the Eagles won 63.5% of their events, while the Generals won 63.3%.  Coming in fourth place was the Apprentice School (60.9%) while Roanoke College rounded out the top five winning 60.1%.

On the men’s side, CNU won 73.1% of its games while Southern Virginia University finished second winning 66.4% of its games marking the highest finish for SVU in the survey.  Mary Washington took third place (63.6%), while Randolph-Macon was fourth (61.8%) and Hampden-Sydney was fifth (59.9%).

On the women’s side, CNU ran away from the state winning 81.8% of its contests as a pair of Lady Captain teams (basketball and softball) took third and second respectively in their NCAA Division III tournaments.  Following CNU was Washington & Lee (71%), Apprentice School (66.7%), Roanoke (64.5%) and Bridgewater (63.5%).

CNU and Lynchburg shared the conference championship winning honors with eight, while CNU had 14 teams earn NCAA tournament bids followed by Southern Virginia with seven teams earning United States Collegiate Athletic Association tournament bids.