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Stijn van Tilburg and men’s volleyball helped UH in the Directors Cup final standings.
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Boosted by top-five national finishes in men’s volleyball, beach volleyball and water polo, the University of Hawaii placed 68th among Division I athletic programs in the 2018-19 Learfield Directors Cup standings announced Friday.
It was UH’s highest finish among the 223 schools in nearly a decade. The school recorded 335 points.
Stanford (1,567), Michigan (1,272) and Florida (1,156) were the top three finishers nationally.
The competition measures an athletic department’s success across 19 teams in NCAA sports for women and men.
For UH, men’s volleyball finished second to Long Beach State, while beach volleyball was third and water polo fifth.
“We are very proud of our student-athletes, coaches and support staff for reaching our best Learfield Director’s Cup standings in nearly a decade,” athletic director David Matlin said in an email. “The support we receive from our stakeholders has truly helped us in these standings and continues to have a direct impact on the success of our athletic program.”
The last year Hawaii finished higher was the 2009-10 academic year, when a third-place finish in women’s volleyball helped the school to 61st place.
