Competing at the Highest Level: Dons Record Highest Finish in Learfield Standings

With the completion of the five-year strategic spearheaded by Director of Athletics Scott Sidwell, we are proud to introduce a four-part series examining USF's Four Pillars of Success: win at the highest level, excel in the classroom, engage in the community, become leaders in the world.

Today we will look at the first pillar.

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On June 30 the final standings for the Learfield Directors' Cup were released and show The University of San Francisco finishing as the 105th, program in the country scoring 174.0 points. The Dons' finish was significant for many reasons. First, it marked the first time since 1993-96 that USF finished in the top-200 in three-consecutive years; secondly, it marked just…