CUA leads initial President's All-Sports Cup standings
WASHINGTON – After a terrific fall season that saw three
of its teams advance to their respective championship games, the
Landmark Conference announced that CUA sits atop the initial
President’s All-Sports Cup standings. The Cardinals
currently lead over second place Scranton and third place
Susquehanna.
CUA’s fall was filled with plenty of memorable moments, led
by the field hockey team capturing its first conference
championship. The Cardinals stormed through the regular
season with a perfect 6-0 mark vs. Landmark foes and then defeated
Juniata and Drew to earn the conference title and NCAA Tournament
automatic bid.
The men’s soccer team earned a spot in its conference
championship match for the fourth consecutive season and was also
nationally ranked for part of the year. The Cardinals won 14
matches in 2011 and at one point went 11 straight without suffering
a loss.
Like the men, the CUA women’s soccer team also advanced to
its conference championship match. The Cardinals bounced back
from an up-and-down 2010 season to win 12 matches this year,
including a tournament semifinal victory over Susquehanna.
CUA’s five conference victories this season are its most
since joining the Landmark.
For the third straight season, the CUA volleyball team won 20
matches and advanced to the conference semifinals. The
Cardinals started off the year with a 17-2 record, which was their
best start to a season since 2001. CUA finished with 25
victories, including an impressive 11-1 record on its home
court.
Led by Camelia Mayfield and Laura Kinley’s top-ten finishes
at the Landmark Conference championship, the CUA women’s
cross country team finished an impressive third in the team
standings. Mayfield crossed in third place to earn first team
All-Conference honors, while Kinley was ninth, good for second team
All-Conference honors.
The men’s cross country team showed improvement this season
under the direction of first year head coach Kent Thompson.
The Cardinals won the season opening Albright Invitational and also
placed 28th at the highly competitive Paul Short Run, one of the
country’s largest and most difficult cross country races.
Overall, CUA’s fall teams posted a record of 68-19-1,
including a mark of 21-4-1 against Landmark foes.





