[FRND] Falcons currently tied for first in KCAC Commissioner's Cup Presented by McCownGordon ...

WICHITA, Kan. – At the conclusion of the fall season, the Friends University Falcons (54.5 points) are tied for the top spot with Kansas Wesleyan University in the 2021-22 KCAC Commissioner's Cup standings.

Strengthening the Falcons' position at the top were runner-up finishes in men's and women's cross country along with second-place showings in men's and women's soccer this season.

The Falcons also received points for a ninth-place finish by volleyball and a 10th place result in football.

"Our fall sports came together and produced the type of results that will give us a good opportunity going forward to reach our goal of coming out on top in the KCAC Commissioner's Cup," said Dr. Rob Ramseyer, Friends University Associate VP of Athletics.  

Thus far in the winter campaign, the Falcons are tied for third in women's basketball and are hovering near the top of the league in both men's and women's indoor track.

Friends has enjoyed immense recent success in the KCAC Commissioner's Cup, capturing first-place four times during a five-year span until KWU won the past two trophies.

Click HERE for the complete KCAC Commissioner's Cup standings.

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About the Commissioner's Cup

In an effort to further recognize the achievements of its student-athletes and member institutions the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference developed an award for the institution that performs the greatest over the fall, winter, and spring athletic seasons. The KCAC Commissioner's Cup will be awarded annually as a symbol of excellence in athletics representing 20 championships. Member institutions can earn points for their finish of each varsity team in those 20 officially recognized conference sports.

Points are assigned based on regular-season finish for football, men's and women's soccer, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, baseball, men's and women's golf, softball, and men's and women's tennis. In competitive cheer, competitive dance, cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field, the conference championship meet results will determine point values. To be a conference sport there must be six member institutions competing in that sport at the varsity level.

Teams who finish in first place will be awarded a maximum number of points equivalent to the total number of teams competing in that respective sport. Point tallies will continue in reverse order until the last place team has been awarded its corresponding point value (i.e. if a sport only has seven teams, point values will be given from the maximum 7 to 1).  When two or more teams tie for final placing in the conference standings, each team will be awarded the average of the respective placing. For example, if three teams tied for second place in a sport with 11 teams, those three teams will be given the score of nine points because those three teams are occupying the second (10 points), third (9 points) and fourth (8 points) positions in the standings. The sum of those three positions (27 points) divided by the three teams yields an average score of nine points for each of the teams.