Springfield College Finishes 65th In The 2024-25 Division III Learfield Directors’ Cup

Springfield, Mass. – June 10, 2025 – Springfield College Athletics finished 65th nationally in the final overall standings of the 2024-2025 Division III Learfield Directors’ Cup. This marks the 16th consecutive year that the Pride finished ranked inside the top-100 schools across the nearly 440 Division III athletic programs from across the country.

 The Learfield Directors’ Cup scoring is created by counting a maximum 18 sports, while men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s soccer are the four scores that must be counted for each institution. Additionally, up to 14 other scores may be counted, regardless of gender, in the final score. Springfield’s 313 points allowed the Pride to be the third ranked program among institutions from the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC), behind MIT (6th) and Babson (50th). In total, 12 programs represented Springfield on the national stage this year.

Emory University became just the seventh different institution to take home the Learfield Directors’ Cup in Division III history, capturing first this year with 1,198.75 overall points, while Johns Hopkins took second (1147 points), Tufts took third (1069 points), Washington University took fourth (1044.75 points) and Middlebury rounded out the top five (971.75 points).

In the fall, Springfield’s football program, coached by Associated Press (AP) Division III National Coach of the Year Mike Cerasuolo, advanced to the NCAA Division III national quarterfinals for the first time since 2000 after capturing the team’s fourth consecutive NEWMAC title, while women’s volleyball earned an at-large berth to the national tournament for the tenth time under the direction of Moira Long following a 22-7 season.

In the winter, six programs represented Springfield College on the national stage including men’s gymnastics, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s track and field and wrestling. The winter season was highlighted by NCAA All-America honors from Nina Lamb (Killingworth, Conn.), Jacob Deguire (Schenectady, N.Y.), Katherine DeFosse (Worcester, Mass.) and Samantha Paul (Albany, N.Y.).

The spring season was highlighted by a national runner-up finish by the Springfield College men’s volleyball program in Salem, Virginia after barreling through the national tournament with wins over Mount Union, Carthage and California Lutheran as well as the softball program’s first NCAA tournament appearance in since 2017. Individually, the Pride were represented by men’s and women’s track and field at the NCAA outdoor national championships.

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