William Penn Places Eighth in Heart Commissioner’s Cup
Oskaloosa–A total of 11 teams finished in the top four to guide the William Penn athletics department to a spot in the middle of the grouping as the final 2024-2025 Heart of America Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup standings were released Monday.
The Statesmen placed eighth out of 13 institutions with a rating of .551, while MidAmerica Nazarene defended the Cup at .721. Park took second at .716, while Benedictine was also right in the mix at .715.
The Commissioner’s Cup is an all-sports award that further recognizes the achievements of its student-athletes and member institutions.
William Penn’s eighth-place finish was highlighted by titles in men’s lacrosse and women’s golf. The navy and gold also collected runner-up placings in men’s soccer, men’s bowling, men’s indoor track and field, and women’s wrestling.
The men’s cross country, cheer, dance, women’s bowling, and men’s outdoor track and field programs managed to finish in the top four as well.
The Heart’s 13 schools earn points for the Cup for their finish in the 25 Heart sponsored sports of: men’s cross country, women’s cross country, women’s volleyball, football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s basketball, men’s basketball, men’s indoor track and field, women’s indoor track and field, men’s volleyball, men’s wrestling, women’s wrestling, cheer, dance, men’s bowling, women’s bowling, baseball, softball, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, men’s outdoor track and field, and women’s outdoor track and field.
Each conference regular season champion or championship event winner earns a maximum amount of points based on the amount of teams participating in that sport. That number is then divided by the amount of teams participating in that sport.
For example, as the Heart’s women’s golf champion, William Penn earned 10 points out of 10 teams competing.
10/10 = 1.00 (First Place)
9/10 = .900 (Second Place)
1/10 = .100 (10th Place)
To compile the final Cup standings, each school’s percentage in each sport they compete in is added up and divided by the amount of total sports in which they compete. Final results are an average cumulative finish for each institution in every Heart sport that they sponsor.
2024-2025 Heart Commissioner’s Cup Standings (FINAL)
1. MidAmerica Nazarene–.721
2. Park–.716
3. Benedictine–.715
4. Central Methodist–.627
5. Mount Mercy–.624
6. Grand View–.602
7. Baker–.572
8. William Penn–.551
9. Missouri Valley–.473
10. Peru State–.417
11. Clarke–.416
12. Culver-Stockton–.405
13. Graceland–.318
