GNAC Announces 2012-13 Commissioner’s Cup & Institutional Sportsmanship Honors

BOSTON, Mass. – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference will is pleased to announce the 2012-13 conference winners of the Commissioner’s Cup and the Institutional Sportsmanship Awards.

Commissioner’s Cup

The Commissioner's Cup represents across-the-board excellence.  The awards are based on the cumulative standings and playoff finishes of each team that each individual institution sponsors. Five points are awarded for a conference championship, four for a runner-up finish, three for reaching the GNAC semifinals, two for qualifying for the GNAC playoffs and one point is awarded for sponsoring a sport.   

With a total of 20 points each, the co-recipients of the 2012-13 Commissioner’s Cup on the Men’s side are Johnson & Wales University and Norwich University.

Johnson & Wales earned 20 points over its seven sports, qualifying for the GNAC playoffs in every sport offered and advancing the GNAC semifinals in all but one sport. Norwich University’s 20 points were fueled behind GNAC Championships from the Men’s Cross Country and Lacrosse teams as well as a runner-un finish for the Men’s Soccer program.

With a total of 27 points, the 2012-13 Commissioner’s Cup recipient on the Women’s side is Simmons College.

Simmons sponsored eight sports and captured GNAC Championships in Swimming & Diving as well as Women’s Tennis. The Sharks also posted runner-up finished in Women’s Soccer and Women’s Lacrosse.

Institutional Sportsmanship Award

The GNAC Institutional Sportsmanship Award is given annually to an Athletic Department for their entire Men’s and Women’s program that exhibited the highest level of sportsmanship as voted by their peers.

The 2012-13 Men’s recipient of the GNAC Institutional Sportsmanship Award is Lasell College.

The 2012-13 Women’s recipients of the GNAC Institutional Sportsmanship Award is Anna Maria College.