GREENSBORO, North Carolina – After the conclusion of spring sports, North Carolina A&T State University ranks 99th in the Learfield Director’s Cup Standings, first amongst Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schools.
The Learfield Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. In the Directors’ Cup, schools may count points in up to 19 sports programs, four of which must be men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball
Earning points for N.C. A&T in the spring was baseball and men’s track and field. The Spring brought in 48 points adding to the winter score of 94 points and the fall score of 45 points.
The baseball team made their second postseason appearance in school history reaching the NCAA Baseball Championship Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Chapel Hill Regional aiding to their 25 Learfield points. N.C. A&T opened the season 5-10 but went 27-13 over their last 40 games including a 3-0 sweep through the MEAC Baseball Championship Tournament to win the title for the first time in 13 years. The Aggies also claimed the MEAC Southern Division title, broke the school record for wins (32) and the school record for conference wins (16).
The men’s track and field team added 23 Learfield points. Junior sprinter Rodney Rowe finished fifth in the 200 meters earning his third first-team All-American honor. The men's 4x100 relay team of Rowe, Joel Thomas, Michael Bell and Michael Dickson earned second-team All-American honors along with Trevor Stewart in the 400 meters during the NCAA outdoor championships.
Joining the Aggies in the 2017-18 Learfield Directors’ Cup Division I Final Standings out of the MEAC was South Carolina State (83.50), Bethune-Cookman (25.00), Morgan State (25.00), Norfolk State (23.50) and North Carolina Central (5.00).
NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION
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