Elmhurst, Ill. (June 13, 2007) ???C On the strength of nine top-three finishes during the 2006-07 school year, Oakland University finished fourth in the Mid-Continent Conference Commissioner???s Cup standings. The award is presented annually to the school that collects the most points awarded based on teams finishes in conference sponsored sports. Oakland finished with 65 points, just one and a half points behind Valparaiso for third-place. Oral Roberts won the Cup with a total of 92.5 points. The Golden Grizzlies finished third in the Dr. Helen Smiley Women???s All Sports standings and fourth in the Dr. William Steinbrecher Men???s All Sports standings. Led by first-place finished in women???s basketball and women???s swimming and diving, Oakland garnered 40 points on the women???s side of the ledger. The Golden Grizzlies also picked up second-place finishes from soccer and golf on the women???s side while also claiming a third-place finish in softball. On the men???s side Oakland totaled 25 points led by a first-place finish for the swimming and diving team. The Golden Grizzlies got second-place finishes from the cross country and men???s basketball squads as well.

 Commissioner???s Cup Standings1. Oral Roberts      92.52. Western Illinois  77.03. Valparaiso        66.54. Oakland           65.05. Southern Utah     61.06. IUPUI             47.57. UMKC              44.08. Centenary         31.5

Dr. William SteinbrecherMen???s Standings1. Oral Roberts      45.52. Western Illinois  38.53. Southern Utah     29.54. Oakland           25.05. UMKC              24.56. Valparaiso        23.07. IUPUI             21.58. Centenary         13.5

Dr. Helen SmileyWomen???s Standings1. Oral Roberts      47.02. Valparaiso        43.53. Oakland           40.04. Western Illinois  38.55. Southern Utah     31.56. IUPUI             26.07. UMKC              19.58. Centenary         18.0