New Orleans, LA - With cross country and indoor seasons completed, Johns Hopkins sits atop the current USTFCCCA Deb Vercautueren Program of the Year standings. 

The USTFCCCA Program of the Year 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 Championships.

In order to be eligible for the award, teams must qualify for each of the NCAA Championships. Scoring is based on the team's finish at each NCAA 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 winner. Ties among schools split points for positions taken.

Despite all the team success on the cross country side, the Johns Hopkins women have never won the USTFCCCA's program of the year award. With two of three championships completed, JHU sits atop the standings with five points. SUNY Geneseo, Wartburg and Washington University (Mo.) are all tied for second with 10 points. The Jays won the 2021 NCAA DIII Cross Country Championship in Louisville and placed fourth recently at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Winston-Salem, NC.