athletics
Inside Michigan
Michigan Sits Atop The
Directors' Cup Standings
Freshman guard Nik Stauskas and the Wolverines reached the final game of the NCAA
Tournament, providing U-M with signifcant points in the Directors' Cup race.
W
ith the national championship
in men's gymnastics April 20,
Michigan's athletic department
moved into first place in the Directors' Cup following the conclusion of
the winter season, and U-M is poised
to take a run at Stanford for the overall title.
The Wolverines finished the winter
with 914.25 points, scoring in eight
Photo by adam Glanzman/michigan daily
of 10 winter sports, and they sit just
barely ahead of the Cardinal (902.75
points).
Knocking off the 18-year reigning champion will not be easy; over
that stretch, Stanford has averaged
1,293.38 points. During the past
13 years, when the scoring system
changed, the champions have averaged 1,406.40 points. Michigan will
