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Lindenwood Finishes Third In 2024-25 OVC Commissioner’s Cup
Story Links BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Lindenwood University finished in third for the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Cup during the 2024-25 school year the league office announced on Tuesday. This marked the highest finish in school history after joining the conference during the 2022-23 season. The award is a symbol of overall athletic excellence in […]

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Lindenwood University finished in third for the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Cup during the 2024-25 school year the league office announced on Tuesday. This marked the highest finish in school history after joining the conference during the 2022-23 season. The award is a symbol of overall athletic excellence in Conference-sponsored championships.
“I’m incredibly proud of our student-athletes, coaches and staff for their outstanding performance in this year’s OVC Commissioner’s Cup,” said Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Jason Coomer. “This achievement reflects our ongoing commitment to building a successful and well-rounded athletics program. The progress we’ve made over the past year has been tremendous and it’s a testament to the hard work and dedication of everyone involved.”
Southeast Missouri State University finished with 107.0 points, which was 2.5 points ahead of second-place Little Rock (who shared last year’s Cup). The Redhawks were bolstered by first-place finishes in football, volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s indoor and outdoor track, men’s outdoor track and women’s tennis.
Little Rock was second (104.5) and followed by Lindenwood (93), Eastern Illinois (92.5), Tennessee Tech (90), SIUE (80.5), Southern Indiana (78), Tennessee State and UT Martin (64 each), Morehead State (58.5) and Western Illinois (56.5).
Lindenwood finished with a third place or better during the regular season in six different sports. Women’s soccer and women’s volleyball brought home the first two OVC Tournament Championships in program history while women’s basketball finished second during the regular season and made an appearance in their first OVC Championship game.
The 2024-25 season marked the 16th for the Commissioner’s Cup, which was previously known as the All-Sports Trophy. The award (which started in 1962-63 for men’s sports and 1980-81 for women’s sports) was previously divided into a Men’s All-Sport Champion and a Women’s All-Sport Champion. Points were awarded for each of the league’s sponsored sports and each school was required to count its totals from each sport in its grand total.
The points system now has schools count 13 total sports in the final standings. Among those 13, schools are required to count the point totals of three main sports (men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and volleyball) as well as the highest finishing men’s and women’s track & field sport (either cross country, indoor track & field or outdoor track & field). Schools that sponsor football are required to count it as one of its 13 sports.
Points are distributed based on the number of schools that sponsor the sport (e.g. if 10 schools sponsor a sport, the champion will earn 10 points, 9 points for second place, 8 points for third place, etc.). In addition, winners of OVC Tournaments (soccer, volleyball, basketball, tennis, beach volleyball, softball and baseball as well as the football champion) get one additional bonus point.
“While we’re proud of how far we have come, our ultimate goal remains to bring home the Commissioner’s Cup and we are excited about the continued growth and high-level performance of our student-athletes as we look ahead to next season,” said Coomer.