NEW HAVEN, Conn. (June 5, 2025) – Wilmington University is the men’s winner of the 2024-25 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Alfred R. Restaino Sr. Cup, CACC Commissioner Dan Mara announced today. Wilmington has captured the Restaino Cup on the men’s side for the fourth consecutive occasion and the 15th time in the last 16 academic years.
The Restaino Cup is handed out based on institutions’ performances across all CACC championship sports, with one Cup awarded for each gender. The point system used considers each program’s finish in both the 2024-25 regular-season standings and conference championship tournaments. Each school’s point total is compared to the number of points it was possible for it to earn, and the standings are based on that percentage.
The award is named after the late Bloomfield College coach and director of athletics Alfred R. Restaino Sr., who served a vital role not only in the development of Bloomfield’s athletics department, but in the enhancement of the CACC. Restaino was inducted into the CACC Hall of Fame in 2015.
Wilmington earned 74.44 percent of available points. The Wildcats were powered by conference championships in cross-country and baseball and a regular-season crown in lacrosse.
The Wildcats outdistanced runner-up Post University, which won the CACC regular-season title in soccer and claimed 63.58 percent of available points. Goldey-Beacom College was third with 61.84 percent, including CACC championships in golf and track & field.
The only year since 2009-10 after which Wilmington did not win the men’s Restaino Cup was 2020-21, when the Wildcats did not compete due to protocols coming out of the COVID-19 public health crisis. Concordia (N.Y.) College claimed the Cup that season.
2024-25 ALFRED R. RESTAINO SR. CUP STANDINGS FOR MEN'S SPORTS (Final)
(Ranked by percentage of possible points earned)
1. Wilmington University (.7444)
2. Post University (.6358)
3. Goldey-Beacom College (.6184)
4. Thomas Jefferson University (.5789)
5. Georgian Court University (.5774)
6. Felician University (.5769)
7. Caldwell University (.4702)
8. Dominican University New York (.4396)
9. University of Bridgeport (.4345)
10. Chestnut Hill College (.3444)
11. Holy Family University (.2952)
12. Bloomfield College (.0612)
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its affiliation with NCAA Division II. Conference institutions compete for championships in 18 sports – eight for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 12 members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, the University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican University New York, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.