Warrior Athletics finished in top half of CCAA Commissioner's Cup

CHICO ? Cal State Stanislaus Warrior Athletics finished in the top half of the CCAA Commissioner's Cup standings in sixth ? the best finish for the Warriors since 2006-07 ? as announced by the California Collegiate Athletic Association Thursday at the CCAA's Executive Council Meetings.

Chico State was announced the winner of the Commissioner's Cup for the second straight year.

The Warriors placed fifth in 2006-07 and had placed no better than eighth from 2007 to 2011.

The past season, the Warriors found success in many sports. Men's and women's soccer both qualified for the conference championship tournament with the women winning their first CCAA title. The men's basketball team advanced to the first round of the conference tournament for the second year. Men's Golf placed second at the CCAA tournament with baseball contending for a playoff berth up until the final weekend. The men's & women's track and field teams both finished fifth at the conference meet.
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The Commissioner's Cup is presented in association with Apple Computer and is awarded to the CCAA member institution with the highest aggregate ranking in eight (8) of the CCAA's 12 championship sport offerings. The winning institution receives a laptop computer and glass trophy.
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Buoyed by outright CCAA titles in men's and women's cross country, men's golf, men's basketball and men's and women's track and field, co-regular season championships in baseball, Chico State won its second consecutive Commissioner's Cup.
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Chico State totaled 13 points to finish ahead of UC San Diego, which finished second with 24.5 points. The Wildcats also captured the North Division in men's and women's soccer.
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UC San Diego captured the CCAA regular-season title in women's basketball, won the South Division in women's soccer, claimed the conference tournament championship in softball and tied for first in baseball before going on to win the conference tournament title. The Tritons also finished second in women's track and field.
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Cal State L.A. finished third with 27.5 points and was followed by Cal Poly Pomona (35), Sonoma State (40.5), Cal State Stanislaus (42), Cal State San Bernardino (44.5), Humboldt State (50.5), Cal State Monterey Bay (53.5), San Francisco State (56), Cal State Dominguez Hills (58) and Cal State East Bay (62).
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An institution's Commissioner's Cup ranking is calculated using its top two league finishes in the fall, winter and spring sports seasons, as well as the highest two remaining finishes, regardless of season. An institution's numerical finish for team sports is determined by regular season standings. Individual sports finishes are determined by the finishes of the season-ending championship event.
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Team sports are soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball. Individual sports are cross country, men's golf and track & field. Institutions winning the conference tournament in the sports of men's basketball, women's basketball, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball and baseball deduct one (1) point from their regular season finish in those respective sports.
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CCAA Commissioner's Cup
In Association with Apple Computer
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2011-12 Standings - FINAL
1. Chico State????????????????????????????????????? 13
2. UC San Diego???????????????????????????????? 24.5
3. Cal State L.A.????????????????????????????????? 27.5
4. Cal Poly Pomona??????????????????????????? 35
5. Sonoma State???????????????????????????????? 40.5
6. Cal State Stanislaus?????????????????????? 42
7. Cal State San Bernardino?????????????? 44.5
8. Humboldt State?????????????????????????????? 50.5
9. Cal State Monterey Bay????????????????? 53.5
10. San Francisco State???????????????????? 56
11. Cal State Dominguez Hills??????????? 58
12. Cal State East Bay?????????????????????? 62

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