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CLEVELAND -- The Wayne State University Department of Athletics set a school record by accumulating 524 points in the 2013-14 NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics) Directors' Cup.  The 524 points placed WSU 14th out of 317 NCAA Division II institutions which is a top five percent (5%) finish.

" I could use a number of trite cliches to underscore this unprecedented achievement in the 97 years of WSU athletics but it would not adequately reflect the work of so many to make this success possible," stated WSU Director of Athletics Rob Fournier.  "This is not a one-year achievement, but instead years of work, sacrifice, commitment and determination.  Funny, the same devotion it takes to be a champion.
 
"From student-athletes and coaches -- to strength coaches, trainers, and game personnel – to staff in development, marketing, sports information, and the business office – to part-time coaches, volunteers, graduate assistants and managers – thank you!  They all share in this success.  To finish in the top 5% in the country is daunting, humbling and significant.  When you consider where we started, this has been a trajectory.
 
"Some people are dismissive of Division II ... but those same people fail to realize that 317 programs are all trying like heck to be at the top and I do not care what you do in life, take pride in being the best -- be it the teacher in the smallest town in the country or the professor at the biggest University. Each is important.  I know people who go to work every day to earn a lifestyle.  The people in this department come to work every day to change lives.  They have ... and along the way created a number of champions as well."

After not recording a point during the fall sports season, WSU rebounded by totaling 279 points during the winter sports season.  The swimming and diving programs led the charge as the women's squad finished second (90 points) and the men's team placed third (85 points).  The women's basketball squad tied-for-ninth (74 points) nationally, while the men's and women's fencing programs earned 40 points for their top-20 finish.

For the first time in school history, all six spring sports competed in their respective NCAA Championships.

The softball team finished in a tie-for-seventh to earn 73 points after qualifying for the College World Series for the third time in program history.  The women's tennis squad won its first-ever NCAA Regional tournament and finished in a tie-for-ninth accumulating 64 points for its inaugural appearance in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.  The baseball team won one game in the NCAA Regional tournament and had the eventual national champions on the ropes in an elimination game to finish in a tie-for-17th and add 50 points to the school's total.

The men's tennis squad earned 35.5 points with women's track garnering 17.5 points as graduate student Jen Rock finished sixth in the 10K to become the first female track All-American in school history.  The men's golf team also competed in the NCAA Midwest/South Super Regional and earned five points bringing the spring sports total to 245 points.

Wayne State's top 13 all-time best finishes in the NACDA Directors' Cup have occurred in the last 13 years.

Eleven of the last 12 years, WSU has finished in the top 12 percent nationally of all NCAA Division II schools.