Baruch Athletics Wins Back-to-Back CUNYAC Commissioner Cup Championships!
June 6, 2023
Left to Right: Erin Pomykala (Associate Athletic Director for Administration and Finance), Anesa Feratovic (Women's Volleyball), Steven Patterson (Baseball), Carrie Thomas (Assistant AD for Academics, Compliance and Eligibility/SWA/SAAC Advisor), Jose Torres (Baseball Head Coach), John Ananoria (Men's Soccer), Julia Cuttone (Softball, Cross Country, and SAAC), and Carl Christian (Interim CUNYAC Executive Director).
The Baruch College Athletic Department has won back-to-back CUNYAC Commissioner Cup Trophies!
The award was presented to the Athletic Department at the 37th Annual Michael Steuerman Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 18, at the Terrace on the Park in Queens.
The annual Commissioner Cup recognizes the most successful athletic program in the senior CUNY Athletic Conference division as determined by a scoring system that rewards a school for success during the regular season and championship competition.
For the year, the Bearcats won CUNYAC Championships in the men’s sports of volleyball, swimming, basketball, and tennis. They finished runner-up in the sports of women’s swimming and tennis, along with men’s soccer.
They won the regular season (1st place) championship in men’s swimming, soccer, basketball, and tennis.
The deciding factor in helping the Bearcats win this year’s trophy came down to the sport of softball. The Bearcats and Hunter played an elimination game to decide who would advance to the softball championship. The Bearcats defeated Hunter 4-0, giving them 5 points, which helped the Bearcats total 128 points, beating Hunter with 126.
Commissioner Cup Title Years: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2022, 2023
Bearcats’ 128 Total Points (Breakdown)
Regular Season: 1st place (10 points), 2nd place (5 points), 3rd place (3 points)
Championship: 1st place (10 points), 2nd place (5 points), 3rd place (3 points)
Sport: Regular Season Finish: Championship Result
Men’s Swimming: 10pts 1st Place; 10pts Champion (20)
Men’s Basketball: 10pts 1st Place; 10pts Champion (20)
Men’s Tennis: 10pts 1st Place; 10pts Champion (20)
Men’s Soccer: 10pts 1st Place; 5pts Runner Up (15)
Men’s Volleyball: 5pts 2nd Place; 10pts Champion (15)
Women’s Tennis: 5pts 2nd Place; 5pts Runner Up (10)
Women’s Swimming: 5pts 2nd Place; 5pts Runner Up (10)
Softball: 5pts 2nd Place; 5pts Runner Up (10)
Baseball: 5pts 2nd Place Regular Season (5)
*Men’s Cross Country: 3rd Place 3pts (3)
*There are no regular season team standings. Only points for the championship.
2022-23 Commissioner’s Cup Standings (FINAL)
Baruch – 128 points
Hunter – 126 points
CCNY – 68 points
John Jay – 62 points
Lehman – 61 points
Brooklyn – 44 points
York – 0 points
Medgar Evers – 0 points
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