Deb Vercauteren NCAA Division III Women’s Program of the Year
The NCAA Division III Deb Vercauteren Program of the Year Award is named after USTFCCCA Hall of Famer and former UW Oshkosh women’s head coach Deb Vercauteren. Her Titans won a combined 18 NCAA national titles and her student-athletes combined to earn over 345 All-American performances. Vercauteren won an impressive 36 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles (15 cross country, 11 indoors, and 10 outdoors).
Past Winners
2018-2019: Washington (Mo.) (1st), Williams (2nd), Johns Hopkins (3rd)
2017-2018: Washington (Mo.) (1st), Williams (2nd), Ithaca (3rd)
2016-2017: Washington (Mo.) (1st), Williams (2nd), Ithaca (3rd)
2015-2016: Washington (Mo.) (1st), UW-La Crosse (2nd), SUNY Geneseo (3rd)
2014-2015: MIT (1st), UW-La Crosse (2nd), Washington (Mo.) (3rd)
2013-2014: Wartburg (1st), Williams (2nd), UW-La Crosse (3rd)
2012-2013: Wartburg (1st), Williams (2nd), UW-Oshkosh (3rd)
2011-2012: Wartburg (1st), Washington (Mo.) (2nd), Williams (3rd)
2010-2011: MIT (1st), Williams (2nd), UW-Oshkosh (3rd)
2009-2010: UW-Oshkosh (1st), MIT (2nd), Calvin (3rd)
2008-2009: Wartburg (1st), UW-La Crosse (2nd), UW-Eau Claire (3rd)
The USTFCCCA Program of the Year Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding cross country/track & field programs in each of the NCAA’s three divisions, the NAIA and for each gender in those levels. The award honors the institution that has achieved the most success in each academic year (spanning the cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field seasons) based on the institution’s finish at the NCAA or NAIA Championships.
In order to be eligible for the award, teams must qualify for each of the NCAA or NAIA Championships. Scoring is based on the team’s finish at each NCAA or NAIA Championship in cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field (i.e. 1st = 1 point, 2nd = 2 points, 31st = 31 points) with the lowest total score for all three championships combined determining the award recipient. Ties among schools split points for positions taken.