Eastern Kentucky leads the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Cup all-sport trophy standings after the completion of the fall sport championships.

The Colonels have totaled 48 total points, claiming first-place finishes in men’s and women’s cross country, a second-place tie in football and a third-place finish in soccer.

It marks the fifth consecutive year in which Eastern Kentucky has led the Commissioner’s Cup at the conclusion of the fall sports year.

Eastern sits just behind the Colonels, totaling 45.5 total points in the fall sports year.

The Panthers were helped by a first-place finish in football, a second-place finish in men’s cross country and a third-place finish in women’s cross country.

Southeast Missouri is also in the running to claim its first OVC Commissioner’s Cup trophy, as it totaled 44 points this fall.

The Redhawks have been helped by a third-place finish in volleyball, a third-place finish in men’s cross country and a fourth-place finish in soccer.

Outside of Eastern Kentucky, Eastern and Southeast Missouri no other OVC team has totaled more than 40 points in the fall season.

Belmont (37.5 points), Tennessee-Martin (35.5 points), Austin Peay (33 points), Morehead State (31.5 points), Jacksonville State (30 points), Murray State (22 points), Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (22 points), Tennessee State (19 points) and Tennessee Tech (17 points) round out the OVC Commissioner’s Cup standings.

Thirteen OVC Championships remain this year before the 2012-13 Commissioner’s Cup all-sport trophy will be awarded to the winning school.

Jordan Pottorff can be reached at 581-2812 or jbpottoroff@eiu.edu.