All-Sports Trophy Standings
INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Indianapolis has earned its ninth straight Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) All-Sports Trophy, the league office announced on Monday. The Greyhounds totaled 217 points during the 2020-21 academic year, winning by 45.5 points over second-place Lewis University.
The trophy is UIndy’s 12th in program history, with wins in the 1978-79, 1994-95, and 2002-03 seasons, as well as the past nine dating back to 2011-12. The GLVC did not award the All-Sports Trophy in 2019-20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic that suspended spring sports competition last year.
The GLVC All-Sports Trophy is presented to the institution that demonstrates the best all-around performance in the league’s 24 sponsored sports. Points are allocated based on overall finish in the respective sport’s Conference tournament and league standings.
Led by first-year Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Young, UIndy captured a league-high six GLVC titles this season to earn top points in football, men’s lacrosse, softball, women’s golf, women’s lacrosse, and women’s tennis. In addition, the UIndy men each finished runner-up in golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, and outdoor track & field, while the women picked up second-place honors in swimming & diving.
Lewis secured second place by five points, tallying 171.5 total points during the 2020-21 season. This marks the Flyers fourth consecutive top-five finish and their return to the runner-up slot for the first time since 2016-17. Lewis earned three GLVC Championships this season, hoisting the trophy in men’s basketball, men’s cross country, and women’s outdoor track & field.
Completing its second year of league membership, Lindenwood University finished third in this season’s All-Sports Trophy standings. The Lions totaled 166.5 points this year, winning three Conference titles and finishing five points shy of second place. Lindenwood claimed GLVC Championships in baseball, women’s swimming & diving, and wrestling.
Drury University earned fourth-place distinction this season, adding its 11th straight top-five finish in the GLVC All-Sports Trophy standings. The Panthers picked up 161.5 points, highlighted by league titles in men’s swimming & diving and women’s basketball. McKendree University was close behind in fifth place, tallying 151 points on the heels of a pair of GLVC Championships in women’s bowling and women’s soccer.
The All-Sports Trophy was first instituted in the GLVC during the 1978-79 season and seven different institutions have claimed the award.
The standings for the 2020-21 GLVC All-Sports Trophy are as follows:
| 1. Indianapolis |
217 |
11. Missouri S&T |
99 |
| 2. Lewis |
171.5 |
12. Rockhurst |
98 |
| 3. Lindenwood |
166.5 |
13. Truman |
96 |
| 4. Drury |
161.5 |
14. Quincy |
79 |
| 5. McKendree |
150 |
15. William Jewell |
57.5 |
| 6. Southern Indiana |
146.5 |
16. Central Missouri # |
6 |
| 7. Maryville |
124.5 |
17. Upper Iowa # |
4 |
| 8. Missouri-St. Louis |
122 |
Missouri Western ^ |
4 |
| 9. Illinois Springfield |
120 |
19. Davenport *+ |
3 |
| 10. Southwest Baptist |
107 |
20. Ouachita Baptist * |
2 |
# Bowling member only | + Men’s Lacrosse member only | ^ Women’s Lacrosse member only | * Wrestling member only