For the fourth year in a row, OLLU has been crowned with the Red River Athletic Conference All-Sports Award as the conference’s top-performing athletic program during the 2016-2017 academic year. OLLU exceeded last year’s total by one point with a total of 137 across all RRAC-sponsored sports.
The Saints captured 10 titles this season — nine of which count toward the overall standings.
OLLU Athletic Director Jack Hank commented, “I am overjoyed for OLLU to have been selected as the All-Sports recipient for the fourth year in a row. Each of our student-athletes put more than 100 percent toward their success on the playing field and court, and they each deserve this recognition. We had 10 titles, but we also had track and field teams place second and softball place third. We had one team that did not make the post season, but they had a successful transition year with a new head coach, and I expect them to get back on track this upcoming year.”
The All-Sports Award is given annually to the RRAC athletic program that performs best across the conference’s sports in a given academic year. Points are awarded to the top five teams in regular season conference standings using a 10-8-6-4-2 scoring system, while results in conference tournaments and championship events merit additional points on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis. In sports such as cross-country, golf, and track and field, postseason team finishes are awarded regular season and postseason points. Read full story online.