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January 9, 2007
Release: #0701
News Release
For Immediate Release
COA Announces Pepsi/NATYCAA Cup Standings;
Fresno City leads COA colleges heading into spring season
SACRAMENTO, CA .
. . The California Community College
Commission on Athletics (COA), in association with the National Alliance of
Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA), today released the fall
standings of the 2006-07 Pepsi/NATYCAA Cup, State Associations Division.
Fresno City College (Fresno,
CA) leads the 2006-07 State Associations Division standings with 108.5 points,
followed by Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA) with 92.5 points and Orange Coast
College (Costa Mesa, CA) with 82 points. Fresno City's point total is the highest
fall season score by any COA college in the four-year history of the award.
A college is awarded points
based on its teams' final positions in post-conference competition. Each college's
top-five men's and top-five women's team results count toward the school's overall
point total. Complete standings and scoring criteria are posted on the COA Web
site, www.coasports.org. Final standings will be announced on May 30, 2007.
NATYCAA is the professional
organization of two-year college athletic administrators and membership is open
to all two-year institutions from throughout the country. The Pepsi NATYCAA
Awards were designed to recognize and reward overall program excellence at the
two-year college level. The criteria for the State Associations division were
developed by the COA in conjunction with the California Community College Sports
Information Association (CCCSIA). This is the fourth year that NATYCAA has sponsored
a State Associations division. Sierra College captured the inaugural award in
2003-04, Fresno City College won the award in 2004-05 and Long Beach City College
claimed the top spot in 2005-06.
The 2006-07 winners will
be recognized at the Pepsi/NATYCAA Awards Luncheon, held during the 2007 NATYCAA
Convention, June 6-7 at the World Center Marriott Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Awards will be presented to the top three colleges, and the top twenty schools
in the division will receive recognition.
About the COA
The Community College League of California Commission on Athletics (COA) is
a non-profit organization per IRC Section 501 (c)(3). As authorized by the State
Legislature, the Education Code provides the COA the opportunity and authority
to establish the rules and regulations to administer the athletic activities
of the nearly 25,000 student athletes at California's community colleges. To
view the latest news, information, and updates of all 23 COA-sanctioned sports,
visit www.coasports.org.
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