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Ohio State men's athletic program take home the 2024-25 Capital One Cup
For the first time since the award was established for the 2010-2011 athletics season, the Ohio State men's athletics programs have won the Capital One Cup, handed out annually to the best men's and women's Division I athletic programs. Ohio State won with a total score of 113.5 points, well ahead of second-place Penn State, which captured 82 points.
Ohio State took home the title because of several top-ten finishes this past year, led by the first-place finish of the College Football Playoff-winning football team. Other top ten finishes include soccer (3rd), wrestling (5th), fencing (6th), tennis (6th), gymnastics (7th), and lacrosse (9th).
'I want to thank Capital One for its stewardship of this important program that ultimately honors student-athletes, coaches and the support staffs who take great pride in what they do,' Ross Bjork, Senior Vice President and Wolfe Foundation-Eugene Smith Endowed Athletics Director, said in a statement. 'We had a highly successful and memorable year on the field in 2024-25, a testament to the hard work, dedication and commitment to excellence that our student-athletes display.
'I continue to be inspired on a daily basis by the people who uphold and enhance Ohio State's long-standing tradition of excellence in everything that we do.'
Finishing behind Ohio State and Penn State, and rounding out the top ten for the 2024-25 year include Florida (81 points), Texas (66), Cornell (64), Vermont (63), Notre Dame (62), LSU (60), North Dakota State (60), and Arkansas (58).
'We are happy to celebrate the Ohio State University men's athletics program for a fantastic year of competition, defined by dedication and resiliency," said Stephanie Mosley, Senior Director of Brand Sponsorships and Experiential Marketing at Capital One said in a statement. "We are proud to continue our Capital One Cup program, which has awarded over $5 million in student athlete scholarship fund donations.'
The women's athletic program finished 38th in the Capital One Cup standings. And ... as a reminder, the entire Ohio State athletic department finished 8th in the Learfield Directors' Cup standings for this year.
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