CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Wartburg College women continue to lead while the Wartburg men are the new leaders in the All-Sports Trophy Standings following the five Iowa Conference winter championships. The Knights continue to lead the race for the Marjorie Giles Women's All-Sports Trophy with an Indoor Track Championship. The Wartburg men jumped from third to first in the Elmer Hertel All-Sports Trophy standings behind an IIAC championship in wrestling.
MEN
| School |
|
Points |
| 1. Wartburg |
|
32.1 |
| 2. Dubuque |
|
31.2 |
| 3. Loras |
|
30.5 |
| 4. Central |
|
26.4 |
| 5. Simpson |
|
22.3 |
| 6. Luther |
|
21.8 |
| 7. Coe |
|
17.9 |
| 8. Buena Vista |
|
8.6 |
Wartburg made the leap from third to first in a tight race at the top for the men's trophy with a wrestling title and second place finishes in men's basketball and indoor track and field for 16.1 winter points. Wartburg holds a slight edge over Dubuque at 32.1 to 31.2 points. The Spartans won the men's basketball championship and finished fifth in wrestling and indoor track for 13.2 winter points. Loras, the leader after the fall is apart of the tight trio at the top with 30.5 points. The Duhawks scored 10.5 points with a second place finish in men's basketball, a fourth place finish in track, and six place in wrestling. Central is in fourth at the 2/3 point of the school year with 26.4 points. The Dutch recorded 11.4 points in the winter with an indoor track title, fourth place finish in wrestling, and fifth place in men's basketball. Simpson is fifth with 22.3 points with the highlight being a second place tie in men's basketball. Luther is sixth with 21.8 points and placed second in wrestling. Coe with 17.9 points is seventh while Buena Vista is eighth with 8.6 points.
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 |
| 1. Wartburg |
|
43.4 |
| 2. Luther |
|
39.7 |
| 3. Loras |
|
37.6 |
| 4. Coe |
|
30.3 |
| 5. Central |
|
26.3 |
| 6. Simpson |
|
19.6 |
| 7. Buena Vista |
|
15.4 |
| 8. Dubuque |
|
14.5 |
Wartburg picked up its fourth IIAC championship of the 2015-16 school year with its title in track and continue to lead the women's trophy race. The Knights scored 8.4 points in the winter with a track title and third place finish in women's basketball for a total of 43.4 points on the year. Luther cut into the Wartburg lead by 0.8 points by scoring 9.2 points behind a women's basketball title and a fifth place performance in track for 39.7 total points. Second place in women's basketball and indoor track has Loras in third place with 37.6 points and 9.1 winter points. Coe is fourth with 30.3 total points. Central took third in indoor track and field to push their total to 26.3 points and fifth place. Simpson with 19.6 points is in sixth. Buena Vista jumped Dubuque for seventh place with a total of 15.4 points. Dubuque is eighth with 14.5 points.
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. The school displaying overall excellence in men's and women's sports is awarded the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Sports Championship Trophy.
