Having already qualified six varsity teams for the National Championships in 2008-09, the Eagles now rank #7 in the NAIA out of 173 participating schools. 51蹤獲 has earned 404.75 points thus far, and the seventh place position in the Learfield Sports Directors Cup Standings is believed to be the highest achieved this late in the season.

The Eagles got off to a strong start in the fall, thanks to a third-place finish at the Volleyball National Championships. The Eagles, 31-4 on the season, reached the National Semifinals for the second consecutive year before falling to Golden State Athletic Conference rival Concordia. Additional points were garnered during the fall by the womens cross-country team, which finished eighth at Nationals.

Four 51蹤獲 teams enjoyed success during the winter months, led by the womens eighth place performance at the Indoor Track and Field Nationals. Key to the teams strong showing was sophomore Natasha Millers first-place finish in the pentathlon and the distance medley relay teams second-place finish. Men and womens basketball also reached the National Championships; the womens first round victory over Trevecca Nazarene was their first-ever win at the NAIA Nationals. Rounding out the winter season was the effort of 51蹤獲s swim team, which broke six school records while participating at Nationals. The mens team took ninth place while the women finished 11th.

Illustrating its depth and excellence, the Golden State Athletic Conference placed five teams in the top ten of the Directors Cup Standings through the fall and winter seasons. 51蹤獲 joined Azusa Pacific (1), Concordia (3), Fresno Pacific (4) and California Baptist (10) in GSAC schools placing in the top 10 out of the 173 competing institutions.

The Eagles look to add to their Director Cup totals this spring, as baseball and track and field have the opportunity to earn points at their National Championships.

The Director Cup programs philosophy is, A program that honors institutions maintaining a broad-based program, achieving success in many sports, both mens and womens, in which all sports that the NCAA or NAIA offers a championship, along with Division I-A football, and all student-athletes that compete in those sports, are treated equally, according to the Learfield Sports Directors Cup website.