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Griz win first All-Sports Trophy in four decades
Montana has won the 2011-12 Big Sky Conference Men's All-Sports Trophy the league office announced Tuesday. It is the first Men's All-Sports Trophy for the Grizzlies since 1970-71 and just their second since the inauguration of the Big Sky Conference in 1963.
Using points from its recent outdoor track and field title, Sacramento State won the Women's All-Sports Trophy for the fourth time in five years. Montana, which won its first Women's All-Sports Trophy last year, finished fourth.
Montana won the Men's All-Sports Trophy because of its success in the sports weighted with the most points: football and men's basketball. The Griz football team shared last fall's regular-season title. The men's basketball team won last winter's championship outright.
Montana, which averaged 11.75 points per sport, also won this spring's men's tennis championship. The three championships or co-championships were enough to offset a fourth-place cross country finish and seventh-place finishes during both the Big Sky indoor and outdoor championships.
Montana State and Weber State tied for second with an average of 11.17 points per sport.
Northern Colorado, which had a breakout season for its women's sports programs with outright titles in volleyball and golf, a shared title in soccer and runner-up finish in basketball, held the lead for the Women's All-Sports Trophy going into last weekend, but the Hornets' title combined with the Bears' last-place finish was enough to earn Sac State the trophy.
Sacramento State finished with an average point total of 10.25 per sport. Northern Colorado finished at 10.19. No other Big Sky school averaged even eight points per sport.
Montana finished fourth -- behind third-place Portland State -- with an average of 7.5 points per sport. It was a fitting placement for the Grizzlies, who finished between fourth and sixth in the Big Sky in seven of the league's eight sports.
Only the women's tennis team was able to crack the top three with its third-place regular-season finish this spring.
Sacramento State finished in the top three in five sports: first in tennis and outdoor track and field, second in indoor track and field and golf and third in volleyball.
Points for the All-Sports Trophies are based on regular-season finishes for soccer, volleyball, football, basketball and tennis, which is why the Montana soccer team's postseason tournament championship was not a factor.
The sports of cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field and golf use teams' finishes at their Big Sky championships.
In addition to Montana winning the Men's All-Sports Trophy, it was also announced that the Grizzlies sit first in the overall points standings, which is the athletics portion of the equation used for determining the annual Presidents Cup winner.
Montana averaged 9.32 points between all men's and women's sports, a total that edged out second-place Montana State (9.11) and third-place Sacramento State (8.85).
The winner of the Presidents Cup, which also factors in academic performance, such as graduation rates and team grade point averages, will be announced in July.
Montana is currently in possession of the Presidents Cup. The Grizzlies won their second Cup last July, with second-place finishes in both athletics and academics.
Griz win first All-Sports Trophy in four decades
Montana has won the 2011-12 Big Sky Conference Men's All-Sports Trophy the league office announced Tuesday. It is the first Men's All-Sports Trophy for the Grizzlies since 1970-71 and just their second since the inauguration of the Big Sky Conference in 1963.
Using points from its recent outdoor track and field title, Sacramento State won the Women's All-Sports Trophy for the fourth time in five years. Montana, which won its first Women's All-Sports Trophy last year, finished fourth.
Montana won the Men's All-Sports Trophy because of its success in the sports weighted with the most points: football and men's basketball. The Griz football team shared last fall's regular-season title. The men's basketball team won last winter's championship outright.
Montana, which averaged 11.75 points per sport, also won this spring's men's tennis championship. The three championships or co-championships were enough to offset a fourth-place cross country finish and seventh-place finishes during both the Big Sky indoor and outdoor championships.
Montana State and Weber State tied for second with an average of 11.17 points per sport.
Northern Colorado, which had a breakout season for its women's sports programs with outright titles in volleyball and golf, a shared title in soccer and runner-up finish in basketball, held the lead for the Women's All-Sports Trophy going into last weekend, but the Hornets' title combined with the Bears' last-place finish was enough to earn Sac State the trophy.
Sacramento State finished with an average point total of 10.25 per sport. Northern Colorado finished at 10.19. No other Big Sky school averaged even eight points per sport.
Montana finished fourth -- behind third-place Portland State -- with an average of 7.5 points per sport. It was a fitting placement for the Grizzlies, who finished between fourth and sixth in the Big Sky in seven of the league's eight sports.
Only the women's tennis team was able to crack the top three with its third-place regular-season finish this spring.
Sacramento State finished in the top three in five sports: first in tennis and outdoor track and field, second in indoor track and field and golf and third in volleyball.
Points for the All-Sports Trophies are based on regular-season finishes for soccer, volleyball, football, basketball and tennis, which is why the Montana soccer team's postseason tournament championship was not a factor.
The sports of cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field and golf use teams' finishes at their Big Sky championships.
In addition to Montana winning the Men's All-Sports Trophy, it was also announced that the Grizzlies sit first in the overall points standings, which is the athletics portion of the equation used for determining the annual Presidents Cup winner.
Montana averaged 9.32 points between all men's and women's sports, a total that edged out second-place Montana State (9.11) and third-place Sacramento State (8.85).
The winner of the Presidents Cup, which also factors in academic performance, such as graduation rates and team grade point averages, will be announced in July.
Montana is currently in possession of the Presidents Cup. The Grizzlies won their second Cup last July, with second-place finishes in both athletics and academics.
