Washington and Lee University Wins 2007 VaSID College Division All-Sports Survey

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. – Washington & Lee University, winners of the 2007 NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis National Championship, won nearly 71% of its athletic contests in 2006-07 to win the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association College Division All-Sports Survey.  The Generals went 220-89-5 (.709) to edge out Christopher Newport University which went 221-98-3 (.691).

2006-07 VaSID College Division All-Sports Survey

The award annually goes to the school, on the non-Division I level, that has the highest overall winning percentage of all its sports.  Twenty-seven schools across Virginia participate in either NCAA Division II, III, NAIA or USCAA competition.

Virginia Wesleyan College won the men’s portion of the competition with a .699 percentage (88-37-3) while the University of Mary Washington was second at .663 (91-46-1) and Washington & Lee was third at .658 (95-49-2).  On the women’s side, Christopher Newport won that with a .758 winning percentage (142-45-1) followed by Washington & Lee winning .753 percent of its contests (125-40-3) and in third was the Apprentice School at .692 (18-8 in its only women’s sport – basketball).

Along with Washington & Lee’s national championship in women’s tennis, other state schools winning national titles this year were Southern Virginia University (USCAA women’s soccer and women’s cross country) and Apprentice School (USCAA baseball).

All-State teams are selected by active members of the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association.  For more information, please visit the VaSID site at http://www.ferrum.edu/athletics/vasid.