Kansas City, Mo. - For the second-straight year, Central Methodist University finished in second place in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Commissioner's Cup standings, released Wednesday afternoon.
Central also posted a Top-20 finish in the final edition of the NAIA Learfield Director's Cup Standings.
In 2021-22, Central won seven conference championships, including sweeps of the regular season and tournament titles in men's soccer, women's soccer and softball. Football, Baseball, Women's Indoor Track and Field, and Men's Golf also brought home Heart Championships.
To view the conference release on this year's 2021-22 Heart Commissioner's Cup, please click here.
ABOUT THE COMMISSIONER'S CUP:
The award, which will be presented by commissioner Lori Thomas to one member institution annually, will serve as a symbol of athletic excellence in conference-sponsored championships.
Thomas will award the Vikings with the Commissioner's Cup trophy at the 2022 Heart Summit on Monday, August 1, 2022, in Olathe, Kansas.
The 14 Heart schools earn points throughout the season contributing to the Commissioner's Cup for their finish in the 23 Heart-sponsored sports of men's cross country, women's cross country, women's volleyball, football, men's soccer, women's soccer, women's basketball, men's basketball, men's indoor track & field, women's indoor track & field, men's volleyball, men's wrestling, women's wrestling, cheer, dance, men's bowling, women's bowling, baseball, softball, men's golf, women's golf, men's outdoor track & field and women's outdoor track & field.
Each conference regular-season champion for the following sports earned a maximum amount of points based on the number of teams participating in that sport. Then that number is divided by the number of teams participating in that sport:
Women's volleyball, football, men's soccer, women's soccer, women's basketball, men's basketball, men's volleyball, baseball, and softball.
For example: Women's Soccer Regular Season Champion, Central Methodist earned 13 points out of 13 teams competing.
13/13 = 1.00 – Percentage (First Place)
12/13 = .92 – Percentage (Second Place)
The same formula was put in place for the following sports and finishes by the Heart teams in the Heart Conference Championships:
Men's cross country, women's cross country, men's indoor track & field, women's indoor track & field, men's wrestling, women's wrestling, cheer, dance, men's bowling, women's bowling, men's golf, women's golf, men's outdoor track & field and women's outdoor track & field.
For example: Cheer Heart Conference Champion, Missouri Valley earned 8 points out of 8 teams competing.
8/8 = 1.00 – Percentage (First Place)
7/8 = .87 – Percentage (Second Place)
To compile the final list of the 2021-22 Heart Commissioner's Cup Standings, each team's percentage in each sport they compete in was added up and divided by the number of total sports they compete in. The final results are an average cumulative Heart finish for each institution in every conference sport that they sponsor.
PREVIOUS WINNERS:
2020-21 – Grand View University
2019-20 – Central Methodist University
2018-19 – Benedictine College
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