CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) has concluded its 2015-16 regular season calendar. For the fourth straight year, Wartburg College finished with a perfect score in the All-Sports Championship Trophy standings and earned overall top program for the 14th time. Wartburg won the Marjorie Giles Women's Sports Championship Trophy for the ninth straight year. The Knights won the Elmer Hertel Men's Sports Championship Trophy for the fourth straight year.

Wartburg won the All-Sports Trophy with 16 points behind Iowa Conference titles in Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, Women's Indoor Track, Women's Outdoor Track, Wrestling, and Baseball. Luther was second in the All-Sports standings with 13 points and titles in Women's Basketball, Softball, and Men's Golf. Loras took third place with 11 points and won the Women's Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, and Men's Soccer crowns. Central and Dubuque tied for fourth place with eight points. The Spartans won championships in Football and Men's Basketball while the Dutch won the Men's Indoor Track and Men's Outdoor Track titles. Coe finished with seven points, good for sixth place. Simpson was seventh with six points while Buena Vista was eighth with three points.

Since the All-Sports Trophy began in 2002-03, Wartburg has earned at-least a share of all 14 trophies with ten of them being sweeps of both the men's and women's trophy. Luther earned a share of the title in 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Spring Recap
On the men's side, Luther made the biggest jump from sixth place after the winter to third place in the final standings. The Norse scored 23.8 points which was second only to Wartburg's 25.9 points. Luther won the men's golf title, took second in tennis, third in baseball and fifth in track. Wartburg won the baseball crown, took second in golf and outdoor track, and third in tennis. Central was the third highest scoring team in the spring with 16.6 points and won the outdoor track title. Coe won the fourth championship of the spring with its tennis title.

There was no movement in the standings on the women's side between the winter and final standings. Luther scored a spring high 10.8 points with a softball championship and fourth place finish in outdoor track. Wartburg scored 9.1 points winning the outdoor track title and tying for fifth in softball. Central scored 8.5 points with fourth place finishes in softball and outdoor track.

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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.

Elmer Hertel Men's All-Sports Trophy

.	School		Points	.
	1. Wartburg		58.0
	2. Dubuque		46.7
	3. Luther		45.6
	4. Loras		43.2
	5. Central		43.0
	6. Simpson		35.4
	7. Coe		33.8
	8. Buena Vista		18.3

Wartburg won the men's trophy with 58.0 points, 11.3 points ahead of second place Dubuque. The Knights were consistent throughout the year finishing with two championships (wrestling and baseball), four second place finishes (football, indoor track, golf, outdoor track), two third places (basketball and tennis), one fourth place team (cross country) and one fifth place team (soccer). Dubuque's second place finish (46.7 points) was the schools highest since it was first awarded in 1970-71. In addition to the conference titles in football and men's basketball, UD took second in soccer and were top-six in all ten sports.

Luther finished a close third with 45.6 points scoring big with a golf title and runner-up finishes in wrestling and tennis. Loras was fourth with 43.2 points behind two fall championships (soccer and cross country). Central was right on the Duhawks heels with 43.0 points, winning both track titles and finishing second in cross country. Simpson took sixth with 35.4 points while Coe was seventh with 33.8 points and Buena Vista finished eighth with 18.3 points.

The 2015-16 Hertel Trophy is the 20th for Wartburg, tops in the IIAC. Central is second with 15 wins while Luther has won the trophy 14 times. Loras won back-to-back trophies in 1995-96 and 1996-97. Simpson was apart of a three-way tie with Luther and Wartburg in 1988-89 for their only win.

Marjorie Giles Women's All-Sports Trophy

.	School		Points	.
	1. Wartburg		52.5
	2. Luther		50.5
	3. Loras		44.5
	4. Coe		35.2
	5. Central		34.8
	6. Simpson		27.3
	7. Buena Vista		23.5
	8. Dubuque		19.7

Wartburg narrowly edge Luther by a score of 52.5 to 50.5 points for the 2015-16 women's trophy. The Knights finished with an IIAC best five championships including golf, soccer, volleyball, indoor track, and outdoor track. Wartburg did not finish any lower than fifth place in any sport. Luther earned a second place finish with championships in basketball and softball. The Norse were also runner-up in tennis and cross country while not finishing any lower than fifth in any of the nine scoring sports.

Loras finished a distant third with 44.5 points behind a cross country championship and second place finishes in volleyball, basketball, and outdoor track. Coe took fourth with 35.2 points as they won the tennis crown and took second in soccer. Central was fifth with 34.8 points and a runner-up finish in golf. Simpson finished in sixth place with 27.3 points with a second place finish in softball being the highlight. Buena Vista was seventh with 23.5 points while Dubuque finished in last with 19.7 points.

In addition to nine straight trophies, the Wartburg women have won the Giles Trophy 14 times. Central and Luther are second with nine first place finishes. Simpson has won the award four times Loras earned a first place tie with Luther in 1996-97 for their only Women's All-Sports Trophy.