CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Wartburg College women and Loras College men are the early leaders following the completion of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC)'s slate of eight fall championships. The Knights lead the chase for the Marjorie Giles Women's All-Sports Trophy behind Iowa Conference titles in golf, soccer, and volleyball. The Duhawks lead the way for the Elmer Hertel Men's All-Sport Trophy with IIAC titles in soccer and cross country.
Current Iowa Conference All-Sports Trophy Standings by Sports
MEN
| School |
|
Points |
| Loras |
|
20.0 |
| Dubuque |
|
18.0 |
| Wartburg |
|
16.0 |
| Central |
|
15.0 |
| Luther |
|
13.5 |
| Simpson |
|
13.5 |
| Coe |
|
9.0 |
| Buena Vista |
|
3.0 |
After three fall championship events the Duhawks find themselves atop the Elmer Hertel standings with 20.0-points. Loras has first place finishes in soccer and cross country to account for a combined 16-points. The University of Dubuque is in second place with 18.0-points behind a football championship and second place finish in soccer. Wartburg has 16.0-points and a runner-up finish in football. Central College rounds out the top four with 15.0-points with a second place finish in cross country. Luther College and Simpson College are tied for fifth with 13.5-points. Coe College with 9.0-points and Buena Vista with 3.0 points are seventh and eighth respectively.
Wartburg has won the last three Elmer Hertel Trophies and leads all schools with 19 first place finishes. Central has won the trophy 13 times while Luther owns 11 trophies. Loras has won twice and Simpson has one win.
WOMEN
| School |
|
Points |
| Wartburg |
|
35.0 |
| Luther |
|
30.5 |
| Loras |
|
28.5 |
| Coe |
|
27.0 |
| Central |
|
23.5 |
| Simpson |
|
14.5 |
| Dubuque |
|
11.0 |
| Buena Vista |
|
10.0 |
With five fall championship events in the books, Wartburg has opened up an early lead with 35.0-points. The Knights have won titles in golf, soccer, and volleyball this fall. Luther is the only other school to break thirty points with 30.5-points and second place finishes in tennis and cross country. A cross country title and runner-up finish in volleyball has Loras in third place with 28.5-points. Coe is fourth after a tennis title and second place finish in soccer for 27.0-points. Central is fifth at 23.5-points and a runner-up finish in golf. Simpson with 14.5-points is in sixth, Dubuque with 11.0-points is seventh, and Buena Vista with 10.0-points is eighth.
Wartburg has won eight straight Marjorie Giles Trophies and leads with 13 total trophies. Central and Luther are tied with the second most Giles Trophies with nine. Simpson has won four trophies and Loras owns one.
ABOUT THE TROPHIES
Each school's finish in each sport is determined and given a numerical worth by inverting the finish (i.e. first place is worth eight points, second place is worth seven points, third place is worth six points, etc). In case of ties, the worth of all places involved are totaled and divided by the number of teams in that tie. Each school's finish in all sports is then totaled, and the school with the largest number of points shall be awarded the Elmer Hertel Men's Sports Championship Trophy for the following year in the men's league and the Marjorie Giles Women's Sports Championship Trophy in the women's league. The school displaying overall excellence in men's and women's sports is awarded the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Sports Championship Trophy.
