For the first time, the Women of Troy are the Capital One Cup champions, winning the prestigious trophy which ranks the most successful women's athletic programs in the country each year. On the strength of two national championships, women's water polo and beach volleyball, and eight Top 10 finishers, USC women's athletics edged Stanford and Penn State for the top spot."We have always been proud of our women's athletics program and are excited to see it recognized as the winner of the 2015-16 Capital One Cup," said USC Athletics Director Lynn Swann. "As a first for our University, we are honored to receive this award and applaud our women's athletes and coaching staff on this remarkable achievement. All of us at USC would like to extend our gratitude to Capital One for its continued support of student-athletes."
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Overall, the Trojans finished fourth in the Learfield Directors' Cup, which annually measures the all-around competitive strength of the athletic department. USC was bested by Stanford, Ohio State and Michigan. This was the Trojans' fourth Top 10 finish in the past five years, and follows their best-ever third place finish in 2014-15.
