LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – For the second time in the last five years, IUP has finished second in the battle for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Dixon Trophy, as the league announced its 2016-17 standings on Tuesday afternoon.
In a tight race at the top, IUP finished with an average of 12.65 points, just 0.17 behind 2016-17 Dixon Trophy winner Shippensburg (12.82). West Chester finished third with 12.36.
The Crimson Hawks were also in second place after the conclusion of the PSAC winter championships.
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The IUP men averaged 12.94 points, the highest score among all men's programs in the PSAC. Golf (conference title) and basketball (PSAC semifinalists) were the highest scoring programs with 18 and 16 points, respectively.
The IUP women averaged 12.45 points, the fourth best score in the conference. The basketball and tennis programs each won PSAC championships, while volleyball and lacrosse were both semifinalists in their respective tournaments.
IUP's 12.65 points is the program's best average in the five years of the current Dixon Trophy scoring setup. It was also won of the best of any school over that period, and would have won in 2016, 2014 or 2013.
IUP spring recap
IUP kept pace in the race with the help of a conference title from women's tennis, which earned 18 points. IUP's women's lacrosse and softball programs earned 14 and 10 points, respectively, with tournament berths, and women's track & field picked up 13 points with a fifth place finish at the outdoor championships.
On the men's side, track & field scored 13 points with another fifth place finish at the outdoor championships, and baseball earned 11 points with a conference tournament appearance.
IUP's all-time Dixon Trophy finishes
This was the second time in the last five years – and third time in the last seven – that IUP has finished in second place. Since the 1995-96 year, IUP has finished in second place six times, third place three times, and in fourth or fifth a combined five times. See below for a full list of rankings.
PSAC's Dixon Trophy
In its 22nd year of existence, the award is named in honor of F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., former chairman of Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education's Board of Governors. The Dixon Trophy is awarded annually to the top performing school in the conference, with scores given for each PSAC championship sport that a school sponsors. Point values are earned in descending order, with 18 going to the conference champion in each sport, and the average of all scores determines the champion.
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IUP's All-Time Dixon Trophy Finishes
2016-17 Second
2015-16 Fifth
2014-15 Sixth
2013-14 Fourth
2012-13 Second
2011-12 Seventh
2010-11 Second
2009-10 Sixth
2008-09 Fifth
2007-08 Ffith
2006-07 Sixth
2005-06 Sixth
2004-05 Third
2003-04 Third
2002-03 Second
2001-02 Sixth
2000-01 Eighth
1999-00 Fourth
1998-99 Second
1997-98 Second
1996-97 Fourth
1995-96 Third
