2022-23 SCIAC All-Sports Standings
REDLANDS, Calif. – The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) announced the final All-Sports Standings for the 2022-23 school year with the University of Redlands coming in third behind Claremont-M-S (174.8 Points) and Pomona-Pitzer (168 Points).
The Maroon and Grey collected 123.8 Points for the year beating out Chapman University (4th – 112.3 points), Cal Lutheran University (5th – 100 Points), Occidental College (6th – 84 Points), University of La Verne (7th – 77 Points), Whittier College (8th – 57.5 Points), and Caltech (9th – 53.5 Points).
Men's All-Sports Standings
In the Men's All-Sports Standings Redlands took third with 61 points. It was pretty consistent across the ten sports with four teams picking up at least seven points. Tennis totaled seven and a half with their berth into the SCIAC Tournament as the No. 3 seed, while seeing Nils Plutat and Bryce Keim garner a No. 1 doubles ranking in the West Region, while qualifying for the NCAA Division III National Championships. Men's Basketball added another seven points following a berth into the SCIAC Tournament as the No. 3 seed eventually coming up short to a qualifying berth for the NCAA Division III National Championships. Golf had a strong conference finish with another seven points as they took third at the SCIAC Championships. Track & Field was the last team to total seven points finishing third at the SCIAC Championships, while sending five Bulldogs to the NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships.
Another six and a half points came from Football who finished in a tie for third in the SCIAC Standings with Chapman University. Cross-Country took fourth during the SCIAC Championships and Soccer would pick up another six points after qualifying for the SCIAC Tournament as the No. 5 seed falling on PK's 3-2 to Cal Lutheran.
Other point totals from the U of R included Water Polo (5 Points), Swimming & Diving (5 Points) and Baseball (4 Points).
Women's All-Sports Standings
For the Women's All-Sports Standings Redlands finished third with 62.8 points edging Chapman University (57.3 Points). A trio of teams posted at least eight points with Softball bringing in 8.3 points with a share of the SCIAC Regular Season Championship, a SCIAC Tournament Title and a berth into the NCAA Division III National Championships. Track & Field collected eight points following a strong run at the SCIAC Championships finishing second only 6.5 points behind CMS. They also had seven Bulldogs qualify for the NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships. Golf was the third program to haul in eight points as they finished second by a point at the SCIAC Championships after taking home the titles at SCIAC No. 1 and SCIAC No. 2. They qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships finishing sixth overall, while Hannah Jugar would take home individual medalist honors finishing as the runner-up.
Basketball had a strong finish to their season coming in second in the SCIAC Standings, while claiming the SCIAC Tournament Title and a berth into the NCAA Division III National Championships. They would add another seven and a half points to the total.
Three teams combined for 36 points. Cross-Country (6 Points) finished fourth at the SCIAC Championships and saw Chloe Bullock qualify for the NCAA Division III National Championships, while becoming the program's first All-American. Soccer (6 Points) qualified for the SCIAC Tournament for the eleventh time under Head Coach Suzette Soboti. Tennis (6 Points) would gather the rest of the points following a berth into the SCIAC Tournament as the No. 3 seed.
Other point totals from the U of R included Water Polo (5 Points), Lacrosse (4 Points), Swimming & Diving (3 Points), and Volleyball (1 Point).
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The All-Sports champion earns the SCIAC All-Sports Trophy which is given annually to the school that performs the best across the league's 21 sports. Ten points are awarded for a first-place finish in the regular-season conference standings, eight for a second, seven for a third, and so on. Men's and women's performances are combined, exemplifying the conference's commitment to equity and balance among programs.
The SCIAC All-Sports combined trophy has been awarded since 1976-77 with Pomona-Pitzer earning five of the first six titles. CMS has won 12 of the last 13 combined all-sports trophies since 2008-09 and leads the league with 32 overall. The Sagehens are second with seven combined all-sports titles, followed by Occidental and Redlands, which have three each. Prior to the 1976-77 season, a single men's sports trophy was awarded for four years with CMS earning three of those (1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76) and Redlands one (1973-74).
