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Wildcats garner sixth straight top-25 finish in Directors' Cup

6/29/2009 3:43:09 PM

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Chico State athletic department has notched another year among the nation’s top Division II athletic programs. The Wildcats logged their sixth straight top-25 finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings, coming in 22nd in the 2008-09 campaign. The prestigious award is presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), Learfield Sports and USA Today to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III and the NAIA.

“I’m very proud of our entire athletic department for another outstanding year,” said Chico State Athletic Director Anita Barker. “Once again we have proved that our department is not only one of the strongest in the West Region, but also one of the strongest in the nation.”

Division II powerhouse Grand Valley State (Michigan) claimed the title for the sixth straight season with 1,014.5 points. The Lakers were followed in the standings by Minnesota State Mankato, Central Missouri, Abilene Christian (Tex.) and Indianapolis (Ind.).

UC San Diego, which scored 587 points and finished seventh, was the lone California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) school to finish ahead of the Wildcats, who tallied 442 points.

Scott Bauhs breaks the tape at the 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championships.

Scott Bauhs crosses the line for his national cross country title.

Seven of Chico State’s 13 intercollegiate athletic programs advanced to the NCAA Championships. The men’s cross country team finished third in the nation and garnered 85 points behind Scott Bauhs’ individual national title. The women’s cross country team finished seventh and garnered 69. The women’s golf team earned 64.5 points for its 12th-place showing, while the men’ s team finished 21st and earned 51.5 The men’s track team scored 69 points for finishing ninth in the nation as Michael Wickman brought home a pair of third-place individual trophies. The women’s track team scored 53 points for coming in 21st. The Chico State volleyball team made its third straight appearance in the NCAA Championships, garnering a 17th place finish and 50 points.

Since joining the CCAA for the 1998-99 athletic campaign, the Wildcats have grown into one of the strongest Division II athletic programs in the nation. They earned their first top-20 finish by finishing 17th in 2001-02, and followed that up with finishes of 28th, fifth, third, eighth, 17th, 25th, and 22nd, respectively.

Over 280 institutions participate in NCAA Division II athletics.

Chico State Athletics – A Decade-Plus of Dominance...
79 NCAA Championship berths
32 CCAA titles
21 West Region titles
13 National titles
Seven top-25 Directors’ Cup finishes
...Since joining the CCAA in 1998-99.

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Wildcats of the Week

Kacie McCarthy

Softball

Kacie McCarthy’s freshman season as a Wildcat has been filled with highlights, but the Shingletown native turned in her most memorable performances of the year last weekend in the NCAA West Sub-Regional at Sonoma State, posting three straight victories and helping Chico State advance to the West Super Regional in Hawaii. The Wildcats are just two wins away from reaching the Division II College World Series, thanks in large part to the pitching prowess of McCarthy, who is the latest recipient of Wildcat of the Week honors.

In Friday’s Sub-Regional opener, McCarthy took over for Chico State starter Jessica McDermott and tossed seven-and-a-third innings of relief, striking out a career-high 11 batters and earning the win as the Wildcats beat 15th ranked Grand Canyon University 5-4 in eight innings. In Saturday’s winner’s bracket game versus No. 14 Sonoma State, McCarthy twirled a one-hit shutout in Chico State’s 7-0 victory over the host Seawolves. Sunday McCarthy completed the postseason trifecta, going the distance for the 18th time this year and getting credit for the “W” as the ’Cats rallied back from three runs down to score four times in the bottom of the sixth inning and pull out a 4-3 victory over Dixie State to sweep through the Sub-Regional and advance to this weekend’s West Super Regional.

McCarthy, now 16-10 on the season, lowered her season ERA to 1.92 with the three weekend wins and is ranked third among California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) pitchers. She also is sixth in the conference in victories and innings pitched (164.1). She leads the Wildcats in wins, complete games, innings pitched and appearances (29).

Chico State takes on the No. 3 ranked Sea Warriors of Hawaii Pacific Friday at 5 p.m. Pacific time in the opener of the West Super Regional in Kaneohe, Hawaii. The winner of the best-of-three set will advance to the Division II College World Series May 27-31 in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Brian Beeman

Men's Track

As a decathlete, Brian Beeman is used to running all over the place. But he took it to a new level last week. After competing in the decathlon, high jump and javelin to help lead the Chico State men’s track & field team to the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship March 6-8, he got on a bus and arrived back in Chico in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Then, he turned around to head back to Southern California for the Claremont Classic Decathlon and turned in an NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark and personal best score of 6,512 on Thursday and Friday.

That iron-man feet has earned him Wildcat of the Week honors.

Beeman finished sixth at the Burns Track and Field Complex while logging the 15th best score in the nation this year. He won the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:31.75, placed third in the 400-meter dash (51.19 seconds) and tied for third in the high jump (6-feet-02.75).

Beeman and a number of his Wildcats teammates now await Wednesday morning’s NCAA Track and Field Championships selection show to found out if he’s earned a berth to the National Championships May 27-29 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Barker named West Region Athletic Director of the Year

ANAHEIM – Chico State University Athletic Director Anita Barker received the 2009-10 Division II West Region Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) annual convention Thursday. Barker oversaw the Wildcats’ seventh straight top-25 finish in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup as nine of Chico State’s 13 intercollegiate athletic programs advanced to the NCAA Championships during this academic year.

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6.24.10 | General

Chico State basketball commercial honored

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6.23.10 | General

Chico State vaults into 12th in final Directors’ Cup standings

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Wildcats finish second in CCAA Commissioner’s Cup standings

The Chico State athletic department finished second in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Commissioner’s Cup standings announced Thursday. The Wildcats won a conference-best four titles – in men’s and women’s cross country and men’s and women’s track and field – and finished with 20 points, just one more than UC San Diego.

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Honciano, Souza named Chico State Athletes of the Year

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Chico State earns solid eighth place showing in Directors’ Cup fall standings

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