49ers place 43rd in Sears Directors' Cup

By Laurel Veit
Summer Forty Niner

Long Beach State finished 43rd in the nation out of 300 schools, in the 1998-99 final Sears Cup standings, which was released by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics office.

The 49ers are tied with Iowa in the ranking.

According to Steve Janisch, director of athletic media relations, the 49ers received points for its championship title in women’s volleyball and the second place title in men’s volleyball as well as baseball and softball whose teams both went to the NCAA Regional competition. 

This year Stanford ranked first capturing their fifth Sears Cup.