Long Beach State Repeats As Dennis Farrell Big West Commissioner’s Cup Champions
5/31/2023 10:35:00 AM | Baseball, Cross Country, General, Indoor Track, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Volleyball, Men's Water Polo, Softball, Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Beach Volleyball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Water Polo
The Commissioner’s Cup is awarded annually to the most successful athletics program in all sports across the Big West.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – One of the best measures of competitive success from Long Beach State's student-athletes, coaches and staff, Long Beach State once again claimed the Dennis Farrell Big West Commissioner's Cup.
The 2022-23 winners, a spectacular spring season saw the Beach catapult past their rivals and easily win the competition, setting a new points record in the competition of 147.5 and besting their Black and Blue Rivals, UC Irvine, in second place by 16 points at 131.9.
In the spring, Long Beach State competed in 10 sports and won outright championships in Softball, Beach Volleyball, Men's Golf and Women's Track and Field while sharing the Big West Championship in Men's Volleyball. Additionally, the Beach placed second in Women's Golf and Men's Track and Field, and tied for third in Women's Tennis and Women's Water Polo, ultimately placing in the conference's Top 3 in 9 of 10 sports in the spring.
Points are distributed based on the order of finish during either the regular season (for the sports of baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, softball, women's tennis, men's and women's volleyball) or in The Big West Championship (for the sports of beach volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's water polo). First awarded after the 1998-99 season and is given to the Institution with the highest average point total following the 18 conference-sponsored sport seasons.
"The Dennis Farrell Commissioner's Cup is the top athletic award presented by the conference, and a repeat win is a true testament to the hard work, dedication and skill of our student-athletes and coaches here at Long Beach State," said Interim Athletics Director Ted Kadowaki. "Winning the cup is one of our goals as a department, as success in this competition is a great reflection of the overall health of the athletics department and shows in a tangible way where we stand in relation to our conference peers."
Long Beach State has now won the Big West Commissioner's Cup on 10 occasions, and has now equaled regular early winners UC Santa Barbara for the most wins in cup history. No other current institution has won the award more than once.
The 2022-23 winners, a spectacular spring season saw the Beach catapult past their rivals and easily win the competition, setting a new points record in the competition of 147.5 and besting their Black and Blue Rivals, UC Irvine, in second place by 16 points at 131.9.
In the spring, Long Beach State competed in 10 sports and won outright championships in Softball, Beach Volleyball, Men's Golf and Women's Track and Field while sharing the Big West Championship in Men's Volleyball. Additionally, the Beach placed second in Women's Golf and Men's Track and Field, and tied for third in Women's Tennis and Women's Water Polo, ultimately placing in the conference's Top 3 in 9 of 10 sports in the spring.
Points are distributed based on the order of finish during either the regular season (for the sports of baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, softball, women's tennis, men's and women's volleyball) or in The Big West Championship (for the sports of beach volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's water polo). First awarded after the 1998-99 season and is given to the Institution with the highest average point total following the 18 conference-sponsored sport seasons.
"The Dennis Farrell Commissioner's Cup is the top athletic award presented by the conference, and a repeat win is a true testament to the hard work, dedication and skill of our student-athletes and coaches here at Long Beach State," said Interim Athletics Director Ted Kadowaki. "Winning the cup is one of our goals as a department, as success in this competition is a great reflection of the overall health of the athletics department and shows in a tangible way where we stand in relation to our conference peers."
Long Beach State has now won the Big West Commissioner's Cup on 10 occasions, and has now equaled regular early winners UC Santa Barbara for the most wins in cup history. No other current institution has won the award more than once.
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