Dillard’s Athletics Department Wins Share of the 2022 Thomas Howell Cup

New Orleans–  Dillard's athletics department won a share of the 2022 Thomas Howell Cup, the conference announced this afternoon, May 17.

Dillard totaled 25 points overall during the 2021-22 athletic season to tie with Philander Smith College for the title. The 25 points for each school is calculated by their respective finishes in sports with regular season standings or individual championship team performances.

DU, powered by championships in men's and women's cross country, a first-place finish in volleyball and a pair of titles in men's and women's track & field, earned the cup for the second time in program history and the first time since 2016. Dillard placed second in the Thomas Howell Cup standing in 2021 with 20 points.

The Thomas Howell Cup, named for the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference's (GCAC) long-time commissioner, is awarded annually to the school with the greatest number of points in competition that year in all sports (men's and women's) sponsored by the NAIA. Sports where an institution competes in another NAIA conference other than the GCAC will be excluded with the exception of the Association of Independent Institutions. The number of points awarded depends on the number of schools competing. Otherwise, points are awarded on the basis of the results of the conference meet or tournament.

 2021-22 Thomas Howell Final Cup Standings
1. Dillard University – 25 points
t-1. Philander Smith College – 25 points
3. Edward Waters – 12 points
4. Tougaloo College – 12 points
5. Rust College – 11 points
6. Fisk – 10 points

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