Hillsboro, Ore. - Whitworth University closed out the
2012-13 academic year with its sixth consecutive Northwest
Conference McIlroy-Lewis All-Sports trophy.
The Pirates earned a NWC championship in men’s golf and
men's track & field for a total 241 points extending its lead
from 24 to 47 points.
Pacific Lutheran used a second-place finish in softball,
third-place finish in men’s tennis and a fourth-place finish
in both men’s golf and men’s track & field to move
from fifth place through the winter to second place in the final
standings with 194 points.
Puget Sound dropped into the third spot with 181 points.
Willamette moves from sixth to fourth with 178 points and Whitman
follows with 173 points after earning an NWC title in both
men’s and women’s tennis this spring.
Linfield finishes in the number six spot with 169 points after
claiming an NWC crown in both baseball and softball and finishing
second at the men’s golf championship. Lewis &
Clark College (157) edged out Pacific University (156) for seventh
place, while George Fox won both the NWC women’s golf and
women’s track & field championships to bring its total
points to 147 for ninth place.
The Northwest Conference All-Sports Trophy recognizes athletic
excellence among Northwest Conference institutions across all
fields of competition. It is named in honor of John Lewis, the
baseball coach (1947-72), basketball coach (1947-67) and athletics
director (1952- 72) at Willamette University; and Jane McIlroy,
Linfield College's women's athletics director and physical
education professor from 1950- 82 who also coached field hockey
(1952-81), basketball, volleyball, softball and tennis.
Final Standings through Spring 2013:
|
School
|
mxc
|
wxc
|
wsoc
|
msoc
|
vb
|
fb
|
wsw
|
msw
|
wbb
|
mbb
|
bb
|
sb
|
wtn
|
mtn
|
wg
|
mg
|
wtf
|
mtf
|
total
|
| Whitworth |
12 |
14 |
14 |
18 |
6 |
12 |
18 |
18 |
13 |
18 |
5 |
13 |
12 |
5 |
13 |
18 |
14 |
18 |
241 |
| Pacific Lutheran |
2 |
2 |
8 |
15 |
18 |
16 |
12 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
11 |
16 |
8 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
194 |
|
Puget Sound
|
14
|
8
|
18
|
15
|
16
|
6
|
16
|
12
|
9
|
5
|
8 |
4 |
12 |
4 |
4 |
14 |
6 |
10 |
181
|
| Willamette |
18 |
16 |
4 |
12 |
9 |
14 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
7 |
4 |
11 |
13 |
8 |
16 |
16 |
178 |
| Whitman |
6 |
10 |
6 |
10 |
12 |
- |
14 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
5 |
- |
18 |
18 |
16 |
10 |
- |
- |
173 |
| Linfield |
8 |
12 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
18 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
18 |
18 |
12 |
2 |
6 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
169 |
| Lewis & Clark |
16 |
18 |
12 |
- |
2 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
18 |
13 |
2 |
7 |
16 |
5 |
- |
6 |
12 |
8 |
157 |
|
Pacific (Ore.)
|
4
|
6
|
10
|
6
|
14
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
10
|
11 |
13 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
14 |
156
|
|
George Fox
|
10
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
9
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
13
|
13
|
16 |
10 |
6 |
16 |
18 |
2 |
18 |
6 |
147
|
key: wxc = women's cross country; mxc
= men's cross-country; wsoc = women's soccer; msoc = men's soccer;
vb = volleyball; fb = football; wsw = women's swimming; msw = men's
swimming; wbb = women's basketball; mbb = men's basketball; bb =
baseball; sb = softball; wtn = women's tennis; mtn = men's tennis;
wg = women's golf; mg = men's golf; wtf = women's track &
field; mtf = men's track & field.
2012-13 NWC Sport Winners:
Whitworth, 6 (Men's Soccer, Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming,
Women's Swimming, Men's Golf, Men's Track & Field)
Linfield, 3 (Football, Baseball, Softball)
George Fox, 2 (Women's Golf, Women's Track & Field
Lewis & Clark, 2 (Women's Cross Country, Women's
Basketball)
Whitman, 2 (Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis)
Pacific Lutheran, 1 (Women's Volleyball)
Puget Sound, 1 (Women's Soccer)
Willamette, 1 (Men's Cross Country)