CLEVELAND – Indiana Tech claims the 2022-23 Learfield Directors' Cup, winning the Cup for the first time, becoming just the ninth institution to receive the award. Tech had been building to their first title with six straight top-ten finishes before this year's win. The Orange and Black claim the title with 867.59 overall points beating out second-place Marian University (853.50).
Tech scored 157.50 points during the spring season via two fourth-place finishes from the men's and women's track teams. Those performances helped the Warriors maintain the top spot they held after the winter championships, where the Warriors earned 572 points. Tech earned 138 during the fall championships.
Overall, 13 sports are counted in the final NAIA standings, four of which must be men's basketball, men's soccer, women's basketball, and women's volleyball. The next highest (9 max.) sports scored for each institution, regardless of gender, are used in the standings. The Warriors scored in 11 total sports, including all 4 sports that are required to be counted towards the final standing. Due to the maximum number of sports counted toward the institution's score being 9, men's volleyball and softball were omitted from the Warrior's final tally.
The Warriors maintained their top spot in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC), out gaining Madonna by 382.25 points and 31 spots. Rounding out the top five for this year's Cup were Keiser (853.00), Indiana Wesleyan (817.25), and Southeastern (762.75).
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