C-N vaults into top 45 of Learfield Director's Cup
CLEVELAND - Carson-Newman jumped into the top 45 of the Learfield Director's Cup rankings following the winter release of the standings.
CLEVELAND - Carson-Newman jumped into the top 45 of the Learfield Director's Cup rankings following the winter release of the standings.
Carson-Newman sits in 44th with 243 points. The Eagles accumulated 218 points from winter sports.
The Learfield Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA Championships.
This is C-N's third-highest positioning following the release of the winter rankings, behind a 12th-place rating in the 2017-18 season and a 35th-place rating in 2024-25. Carson-Newman set the program's record for best finish in 2017-18 when it was 21st at the conclusion of the academic year.
Carson-Newman scored points from four sports in the winter. C-N netted 73 points for women's basketball's appearance in the Elite Eight. and men's swimming's 24th-place finish. Women's swimming finished 17th at nationals to produce 57 points. Men's track, led by All-America runs from Rylan Jordan and Amine Kasmi finished 20th to get 54 points. Finally, the men's swim program with four All-America swims from Gabriel Morales had a 20th place finish and 34 points.
C-N got 25 points in the fall rankings for the volleyball program's playoff appearance.
C-N sits at 243 points for the year, 5.5 points off last year's pace. Carson-Newman is one of five SAC schools in the top 50.
The final Learfield Director's Cup standings are released in June.
