MCC again in the Top 10 for NATYCAA Cup

CLEVELAND - The Monroe Community College athletic program has finished in ninth place in the scholarship division for the 2014-2015 NATYCAA Cup. 

Rankings in the NATYCAA Cup are formulated by awarding NJCAA institutions with points based on competition at NJCAA Championship events. A first-place finish is worth 20 points; second place is worth 19 points; etc. The top five male and female finishes from each school qualify for points in the standings.

Iowa Central CC won the Scholarship Division, finishing with 169.5 points. Iowa Western was second with 160.5 points, and Tyler Junior College was third with 141.5.

Monroe finished with 90 points. The Tribunes were led by the women's lacrosse team, which won its third straight NJCAA national championship and fifth in six years. MCC's women's swimming and diving team capped an outstanding season with a runner-up finish at the NJCAA championship meet.

The men's swimming and diving team placed third at nationals and the women's basketball team was fourth. Golf finished fifth and volleyball was sixth at their respective national tournaments. 

The 2014-2015 academic year marks the 12th year of the NATYCAA Awards Program. NATYCAA (National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators) is the national organization of all two-year athletic administrators from the United States.

MCC took top honors in 2006 and 2007, and has finished second four other times.