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Cougars Three-Peat as RMAC Sportsmanship Cup Winners
Cougars Three-Peat as RMAC Sportsmanship Cup Winners
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- June 2, 2010 -- The Cougars of Colorado Christian University won their third straight Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Cup, announced today by RMAC Commissioner Joel R. Smith. This is the fourth year of the RMAC Sportsmanship Cup. University of Nebraska at Kearney won the inaugural Sportsmanship Cup in 2006-07.
The voting process for the RMAC Sportsmanship Cup is an on-line system that ranks four game environment factors: players, fans, staff, and coaches. Each category received one ranking from excellent to poor. Each sport’s head coach and a Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) member from each school voted per sport on all 21 RMAC sponsored sports.
Colorado Christian received an average overall score of 4.239. Also ranking in the top five for the Sportsmanship Cup were Nebraska-Kearney (4.145), Colorado Mines (3.877), Chadron State (3.861) and Regis (3.845).
The Cougars accumulated the highest ranking average in three of the four categories: Players (4.26), Fans (4.17), and Coaches (4.31). The Lopers earned the highest average for Staff, with a 4.31 ranking.
Colorado Christian will be recognized and receive their RMAC Sportsmanship Cup on Saturday, June 26 at the RMAC Hall of Fame & Awards Ceremony.
Complete 2009-10 RMAC Sportsmanship Cup Standings
| Players | Fans | Staff | Coaches | Overall | |
| Colorado Christian | 4.26 | 4.17 | 4.21 | 4.31 | 4.239 |
| Nebraska-Kearney | 4.05 | 4.03 | 4.31 | 4.19 | 4.145 |
| Colorado Mines | 3.78 | 3.62 | 4.09 | 4.01 | 3.877 |
| Chadron State | 3.83 | 3.71 | 3.88 | 4.03 | 3.861 |
| Regis | 3.67 | 3.75 | 3.9 | 4.06 | 3.845 |
| Mesa State | 3.81 | 3.66 | 3.92 | 3.95 | 3.833 |
| Western State | 3.79 | 3.42 | 4.07 | 4 | 3.82 |
| Metro State | 3.67 | 3.58 | 3.93 | 3.87 | 3.764 |
| CSU-Pueblo | 3.64 | 3.62 | 3.86 | 3.8 | 3.729 |
| Adams State | 3.63 | 3.37 | 3.98 | 3.79 | 3.691 |
| UC-Colorado Springs | 3.71 | 3.48 | 3.75 | 3.81 | 3.683 |
| Western New Mexico | 3.58 | 3.42 | 3.57 | 3.78 | 3.586 |
| New Mexico Highlands | 3.64 | 3.3 | 3.68 | 3.71 | 3.582 |
| Fort Lewis | 3.67 | 2.98 | 3.68 | 3.71 | 3.51 |
