Inaugural CSAC 3-D Award Winners Announced
ASTON, PA: The Colonial States Athletic Conference has announced its first winners of the CSAC 3-D Award, which honors the teams from each sport who best exemplified the NCAA Division-III principles of "Discover, Develop, Dedicate."
The 3-D Award replaces the CSAC Team Sportsmanship Award, and was developed by members of the CSAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Following each conference sporting event, participating teams were to evaluate their opponents based on these three Division-III principles, giving a rating of 1-10 in each category.
Philadelphia Biblical University swept the soccer awards, with the Crimson Eagle men taking first, over Immaculata and Rosemont, and the PBU women topping Baptist Bible and Rosemont.
Cedar Crest College was also a two-time winner, capturing the award in both volleyball (followed by Notre Dame (MD) and Philadelphia Biblical) and field hockey (above Notre Dame (MD) and Marywood).
Keystone College won the women's tennis 3-D Award, finishing above Cedar Crest and Rosemont.
In cross country, the Neumann women earned the top spot, with Cedar Crest and Immaculata rounding out the top three, while on the men's side, Immaculata finished first, with Keystone and Baptist Bible placing second and third, respectively.
"The conference is extremely pleased with how well the 3-D Award has been received," said interim CSAC commissioner Jennifer Dubow. "With all voting conducted by student-athletes, it's truly a peer-to-peer award, which should make it more meaningful for all of the winners. The CSAC is committed fully to the Division-III principles of Discover, Develop, and Dedicate, and is pleased and proud to recognize its members who have exemplified these values so well."
Fall 2011 3-D Winners
Women's Soccer: Philadelphia Biblical
Men's Soccer: Philadelphia Biblical
Volleyball: Cedar Crest
Women's Tennis: Keystone
Field Hockey: Cedar Crest
Men's Cross Country: Immaculata
Women's Cross Country: Neumann