LIONS CUP

LIONS CUP STANDINGS - Oct. 11, 2011

Lions Cup Goal:
To promote healthy competition in order to aid teams to develop: Leadership, teamwork, supporting other athletes, and academic achievement.

SCHOLARLY SUCCESS
• 100 points for the team who wins the Schaukowitch Cup (highest GPA during the school year)
• 100 points per student-athlete (male and female are separate) who achieves the highest GPA during the school year, will be awarded to their respective teams (No Limit)
• 75 points per team who has an individual win Academic All-American, Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, NCAA and/or Conference Post-Graduate Scholarship Honors

Per Semester Points:
• 75 points for the team with the highest GPA.
• 60 points per team over a 3.30 GPA average(teams without highest GPA)
• 50 points per team with an average GPA in between 3.20-3.29
• 40 points per team with an average GPA in between 3.10-3.19
• 25 points per team with an average GPA in between 3.00-3.09
• 10 points per team with an average GPA in between 2.50-2.99

ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE
• 250 points for a team who wins a National Championship
• 200 points for a team who has an individual win a National Championship or earn National Athlete of the Year Honors
• 150 points for a team who is a National Runner-Up
• 125 points for a team who has an individual place in the top-ten Nationally or has a student-athlete earn All American
• 100 points for a team who wins a Conference Championship (either Regular Season or Tournament, can only get a maximum of 100 points)
• 100 points for a team who has a student-athlete win Conference Athlete of the Year
• 75 points for a team who qualifies for an NCAA National Tournament
• 50 points for a team who qualifies for a non-NCAA Post-Season Tournament
• 40 points for a team who places 2nd in their Conference and does not qualify for a Post-Season Tournament
• 30 points for a team who places 3rd in their Conference and does not qualify for a Post-Season Tournament
• 20 points for a team who places 4th in their Conference and does not qualify for a Post-Season Tournament
• 5 points for a team who places in 5-7th in their Conference and does not qualify for a Post-Season Tournament

COMMUNITY SERVICE
50 points per team for each Community Service Event (No Limit) in which:
• Teams with less than 11 members must have 90% in attendance
• Teams with 12-25 members must have 75% in attendance in 1 event
• Teams with more than 25 members must have 60% attendance in 1 event

35 points per team for each Community Service Event (No Limit) in which:
• Teams with less than 11 members must have 60% in attendance
• Teams with 12-25 members must have 50% in attendance in 1 event
• Teams with more than 25 members must have 40% attendance in 1 event

* INDIVIDUAL POINTS: - for each student-athlete who volunteers for one hour (is not counted if the team is already awarded points for the same event). (limited to 5 pts per semester, per person)

PERSONAL ENHANCEMENT
50 points per team for each SAM or Athletics Department Speaker (No Limit) in which:
• Teams with less than 11 members must have 90% in attendance
• Teams with 12-25 members must have 75% in attendance in 1 event
• Teams with more than 25 members must have 60% attendance in 1 event

35 points per team for each SAM or Athletics Department Speaker (No Limit) in which:
• Teams with less than 11 members must have 60% in attendance
• Teams with 12-25 members must have 50% in attendance in 1 event
• Teams with more than 25 members must have 40% attendance in 1 event

If a team does not reach either standard, listed above, they will receive 1 point per student-athlete in attendance at a specific speaking engagement.

* INDIVIDUAL POINTS: - for each student-athlete who attends a workshop or speaking engagement (does not count if the team already receives points for this engagement). This includes the speakers that the Student-Athlete Mentors and Athletics Department sponsors. (limited to 5 pts per semester, per person). For any event that is not sponsored by the SAM's or Athletics Department, each student-athlete must bring verification of attendance. The Assistant Athletics Director and SAAC Special Events Coordinator will decide what counts towards points in this area, on a case-by-case basis.

ATHLETES SUPPORTING ATHLETES
50 points per team for each Code Lion game attended (and must stay at least half the game) in which:
• Teams with less than 11 members must have 90% in attendance
• Teams with 12-25 members must have 75% in attendance in 1 event
• Teams with more than 25 members must have 60% attendance in 1 event

35 points per team for each Code Lion game attended (and must stay at least half the game) in which:
• Teams with less than 11 members must have 60% in attendance
• Teams with 12-25 members must have 50% in attendance in 1 event
• Teams with more than 25 members must have 40% attendance in 1 event

25 points per team for each time a team does something special for another team (No Limit), for example:
• Brings a team something special before a game, tournament, or race.
• Does something noticeable in a positive way to support a team.

SAAC LEADERSHIP/ATTENDENCE
50 points per team for each SAAC event sponsored event attended (and must stay at least half the event), examples include:
• Booling
• Mr. LMU
• Relay for Life
• Any other SAAC special event in which teams with less than 11 members must have 90% in attendance, teams with 12-25 members must have 75% in attendance in 1 event, teams with more than 25 members must have 60% attendance in 1 event

35 points per team for each SAAC event sponsored event attended (and must stay at least half the event), examples include:
• Booling
• Mr. LMU
• Relay for Life
• Any other SAAC special event in which teams with less than 11 members must have 60% in attendance, teams with 12-25 members must have 50% in attendance in 1 event, teams with more than 25 members must have 40% attendance in 1 event

• 7 points per team for more than 3 student-athletes who attend a SAAC meeting
• 5 points per team for 2 student-athletes who attend a SAAC meeting
• 2 points per team for 1 student-athlete who attends a SAAC meeting
*This does not include SAAC E-Board members.

ABOVE AND BEYOND
• 75 points per team that wins the Booling Trophy, has the a team member win Mr. LMU, raises the most money (amongst the varsity athletic teams) at Relay for Life, etc (things could be added on a year-by-year basis)
• 50 points per team, per team member that is awarded a campus-wide Academic or SSLA (Scholar, School, Program, Ignation, Marion, etc) honor
• 40 points per team when the team or an individual is recognized by their conference for sportsmanship
• 30 points per team, per team member that is awarded a Presidential Citation or SSLA Leadership Award
• 15 points per team, per team member that is elected to leadership position in a campus-wide club or organization
*Additional points can be awarded at the discretion of the SAAC Advisor