Baruch College captured seven of the last eight CUNY Athletic Conference Tournament Championships the school competed in this year to crush the field and win the Bearcats’ third consecutive Commissioner’s Cup Trophy. The Bearcats scored 156 points, which is the third highest point total in the award’s 15-year history. Baruch finished an astounding 58 points ahead of second place Hunter College. The school was awarded the Cup as part of the 26th Annual Michael Steuerman Awards Dinner at Queens College on Wednesday, May 16, 2012.
This athletic year, Baruch won CUNYAC Tournament Championships in eight sports: Baseball, Women’s Basketball, Softball, Women's and Men's Swimming & Diving, Men’s Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Volleyball. Additionally, the Bearcats won 10 points for the Regular Season top spot in all of those sports, except for softball, men’s volleyball and women’s basketball and volleyball. The Bearcats also raked in second place points in six of the 13 sports the school competes in on the 18 four-year championship slate.
"Winning the Commissioner Cup was a total team effort from the student-athletes to coaches to our administration," said Athletic Director Ray Rankis. "We had a very successful year and are excited to have it back on campus."
Slotting second for the third consecutive season is Hunter College (98 points), which was dominant the fall season winning all three of their CUNYAC Tournament Championships and achieving 50 of 98 total points: Men's & Women's Cross Country, and Women's Tennis. This year, the Hawks also won Regular Season title in both Men’s and Women’s Volleyball and scored addition second place points in five women’s sports Women’s Basketball, Outdoor Track & Field, Softball, Swimming, Tennis and Men’s Tennis.
Finishing in third place again was the College of Staten Island (73 points), who won both the Regular Season and Tournament Championships in Men’s Basketball and Women’s Soccer for over half the school’s total. The Dolphins also won the Regular Season title in Softball and earned second place points in Baseball and Women’s Basketball.
Lehman College (63 points) jumped up to the fourth spot this year with sweeps in Men’s Soccer (Regular Season and Tournament titles) and both Women’s Track and Field titles. The Lightning also finished as the runner-up in Men’s Swimming in both the Regular Season and Championship meet.
Brooklyn College (38 points) also bumped up this year, to fifth place, winning Regular Season trophies in Women’s Basketball and Tennis, while also scoring points in Men’s Basketball and Women’s Cross Country.
On the backs of CUNYAC titles in Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field the City College of New York (33 points) finished in sixth place.
John Jay College (19), York College (14) and Medgar Evers College (13) round out the rest of the league. The entire breakdown is listed below:
2011-12 Four-Year College Commissioner’s Cup Standings
1. Baruch College 156 Points
Baseball – 20 points
Men’s Tennis – 20 points
Men’s Swimming – 20 points
Women’s Swimming – 20 points
Women’s Basketball – 20 points
Men’s Volleyball – 15 points
Women’s Volleyball – 15 points
Softball – 13 points
Men’s Soccer – 8 points
Men’s Basketball – 5 points
* Does not include the following 10 points (see rules at bottom): Men’s Cross Country – 5 points; Women’s Cross Country – 5 points
2. Hunter College 98 Points
Women’s Tennis – 15 points
Women’s Volleyball – 15 points
Men’s Volleyball – 15 points
Women’s Swimming – 10 points
Men’s Cross Country – 10 points
Women’s Cross Country – 10 points
Men’s Tennis – 8 points
Softball - 5 points
Women’s Basketball – 5 points
Women’s Outdoor Track - 5 points
* Does not include the following 6 points (see rules at bottom): Men’s Indoor Track – 3 points; Women’s Indoor Track – 3 points
3. College of Staten Island 73 Points
Men’s Basketball – 20 points
Women’s Soccer - 20 points
Softball - 15 points
Baseball - 10 points
Women’s Basketball – 5 points
Men’s Swimming – 3 points
4. Lehman College 63 Points
Men’s Soccer – 20 points
Women’s Outdoor Track – 10 points
Men’s Basketball – 10 points
Women’s Indoor Track – 10 points
Men’s Swimming – 10 points
Women’s Volleyball – 3 points
5. Brooklyn College 38 Points
Women’s Tennis – 15 points
Women’s Basketball – 15 points
Men’s Basketball – 5 points
Women’s Cross Country – 3 points
6. City College of New York 33 Points
Men’s Outdoor Track – 10 points
Men’s Indoor Track – 10 points
Women’s Soccer – 5 points
Women’s Indoor Track – 5 points
Women’s Outdoor Track – 3 points
7. John Jay College 19 Points
Men’s Tennis – 5 points
Women’s Soccer – 5 points
Baseball - 3 points
Women’s Swimming – 3 points
Men’s Cross Country – 3 points
8. York College 14 Points
Men’s Soccer – 5 points
Men’s Outdoor Track - 3 points
Women’s Tennis – 3 points
Men’s Volleyball – 3 points
9. Medgar Evers College 13 Points
Men’s Outdoor Track – 5 points
Men’s Basketball – 5 points
Men’s Indoor Track – 3 points
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