LATHAM, N.Y. - Penn State Harrisburg has been awarded the 2021-22 United East Presidents’ Cup which recognizes the athletic achievements of its members annually.
The Presidents’ Cup is determined by a scoring system which rewards a school for success during both regular season and postseason competition.
In the league's first year as the United East, the conference has altered the structure of its annual cup. Under the former moniker, the North Eastern Athletic Conference, the conference awarded cups in athletic success, academic excellence, community service and sportsmanship. The results of those awards were compiled to determine one overall winner of the Presidents' Cup. In the new structure, the conference will award athletic achievement while expanding its awards program and its recognition in academics, service and sportsmanship, placing greater emphasis on those pillars consistently through the academic year.
Harrisburg displayed athletic excellence through the entire year, topping the Presidents’ Cup leaderboard after each of the three traditional sport seasons. The Lions hoisted Championship trophies in four different sports including men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s basketball and baseball. They also found themselves competing in the postseason in every sport they competed in this year.
"I am thrilled for our student athletes, coaches, and our entire campus community," mentioned Rahsaan Carlton, Director of Athletics at Penn State Harrisburg. "Winning the inaugural United East Presidents’ Cup is a tremendous honor that reflects excellence across all sports and speaks to the hard work and depth of talent of everyone in our department."
St. Mary’s College of Maryland found itself in second place as they experienced great success in their first year as a member of the conference. The Seahawks were crowned conference champions in six different sports, including three on the men's side and three on the women's side.
Lancaster Bible College took home third place in the standings as a number of Chargers teams appeared in the postseason. SUNY Morrisville followed in fourth as their title in women’s basketball helped propel them to a top-half finish.
The final standings for the Presidents' Cup are as follows:
- Penn State Harrisburg
- St. Mary's College of Maryland
- Lancaster Bible College
- SUNY Morrisville
- Penn State Berks
- Penn College
- Penn State Abington
- Gallaudet University
- Wells College
Check out the full breakdown of the results HERE:
PRESIDENTS' CUP RESULTS
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The United East has nine NCAA Division III member institutions which include: Gallaudet University, Lancaster Bible College, Morrisville State, Penn College, Penn State Abington, Penn State Berks, Penn State Harrisburg, St. Mary's College of Maryland and Wells College. The United East also includes three associate members in the sport of men’s golf including Rosemont College, Rutgers University – Camden and Wilson College. The United East has also partnered with the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference in the sports of men's and women's lacrosse and the North Atlantic Conference in men's tennis and women's tennis. For more information, please visit: gounitedeast.com.