The Ephnotes mailing also provided a note on Williams winning the Sears Cup. Ephnotes comments that:

Williams set a Division III record en route to capturing its seventh NACDA Directors’ Cup for overall athletic performance in NCAA championship events. With 1,158.25 points, the Ephs blew away the competition, netting 379.5 points more than runner-up Emory. Leading the charge were national championships in women’s cross country and men’s basketball; runner-up finishes in men’s tennis and women’s swimming and diving; and third-place performances by women’s tennis and women’s indoor track and field. All told, Williams placed 20 of its 31 varsity teams in the national Top 20.

We Eph bloggers are as rah-rah Williams athletics as anyone, so congratulations all around. It is also gratifying to see a truly nice guy like Dave Paulsen ‘87 be so successful as coach of the mens basketball team (NCAA Division III champions). However, it is unclear why Williams still needs to have so many admission “tips” — applicants who would not have been admitted were it not for their athletic prowess. Even in a world with no tips, Williams would still be at the top of the Sears Cup rankings.