Nebraska Athletics Posts Highest Directors' Cup Finish Since 2010

Back-to-back top-30 placements for the Huskers with seven programs notching top-10 finishes.

Kaleb Henry | Jun 26, 2024

Nebraska volleyball celebrates a point in the National Semifinal against Pitt. / Nebraska Athletics photo

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One of the best years in Nebraska Athletics in recent memory results in the best finish for the Huskers in the Division I Learfield Directors' Cup standings since 2010.

Nebraska finished the year with 841 points, good for 22nd. This is the second straight top-30 finish for the Huskers and best since earning 17th in 2010.

NU was one of five Big Ten teams to finish in the top 25, joining Ohio State (11), Michigan (15), Penn State (23) and Wisconsin (25).

Rhema Otabor of Nebraska wins the women's javelin in a collegiate record 210-7 during the NCAA Track and Field Championships.

Jun 6, 2024; Eugene, OR, USA; Rhema Otabor of Nebraska wins the women's javelin in a collegiate record 210-7 (64.19m) during the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field. / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The Huskers scored points in all four of the required sports: women's volleyball and basketball and men's basketball and baseball. In total, 19 sports are counted.

This spring, Nebraska got points from baseball as well as both of the men's and women's track and field teams.

Leading the way was the national runner-up finish from John Cook and the volleyball team with 90 points while soccer's run to the elite eight brought in 73. Besides volleyball and soccer, five other programs notched top-10 national finishes: bowling, men’s gymnastics, rifle, wrestling, and women’s outdoor track and field.

Texas won its third Directors' Cup with a pair of national titles. Stanford finished second, with Tennessee third.

You can see the full final standings here.

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Published Jun 26, 2024|Modified Jun 26, 2024

KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.