2021-22 SCIAC All-Sports Standings
REDLANDS, Calif. – The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) announced the final All-Sports Standings for the 2021-22 school year with the University of Redlands coming in third behind Pomona-Pitzer (171 Points) and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (163 Points).
The Maroon and Grey collected 128 Points for the year beating out Chapman University (4th – 118.5 points), Cal Lutheran University (5th – 100.5 Points), Whittier College (6th – 79.5 Points), Occidental College (7th – 74.5 Points), University of La Verne (8th – 63 Points), and Caltech (9th – 57 Points).
Men's All-Sports Standings
In the Men's All-Sports Standings Redlands took 3rd by collecting 59.5 Points, with 10 points coming from the Football Team, which won the 2021 SCIAC Championship Title and earned a berth into the NCAA Division III National Championships. Another eight points came from Men's Soccer, which also clinched a spot in the NCAA Division III National Championships after winning the SCIAC Tournament, upsetting the top-seeded Stags of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Golf had a stellar finish at the SCIAC Championships coming in second overall handing them eight points and the Track & Field team would pick up another seven points as they would take third at the 2022 SCIAC Championships, before sending five student-athletes to the NCAA Division III National Championships.
Other point totals from the U of R included Tennis (5.5 Points), Swimming & Diving (5.0 Points), Cross-Country (5.0 Points), Basketball (4.5 Points), Baseball (4 Points), and Men's Water Polo (2.5 Points).
Women's All-Sports Standings
For the Women's All-Sports Standings Redlands finished 3rd with 68.5 Points. Basketball and Softball led the way each with 10 points for the Bulldogs after winning the Regular-Season SCIAC Championship Title and both claiming top seeds in the SCIAC Tournament. Golf made a statement by taking second at the SCIAC Championships for eight points before finishing as Runners-Up at the NCAA Division III National Championships. Track & Field made a run at the Regular-Season SCIAC Championship but came up short to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. They grabbed eight points in second and sent six student-athletes to the NCAA Division III National Championships. Tennis had a strong year earning a spot in the SCIAC Tournament and finishing third overall in the standings, which handed them seven points. They also qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships where they upset No. 14 Trinity (TX), 5-4.
Other point totals from the U of R included Cross-Country (6 Points), Lacrosse (5.5 Points), Swimming & Diving (5 Points), Soccer (4.5 Points), Water Polo (3.5 Points), and Volleyball (1 Point).
Pomona-Pitzer earned the All-Sports combined trophy for the first time since 1990-91 and halted a streak of 12 straight all-sports combined trophies for CMS since 2008-09. The Sagehens earned their first women's all-sports trophy for the first time since 1991-92, ending a run of 10 consecutive for the Athenas. The Stags earned their third straight men's all-sports trophy and 12th in the last 13 years. Note: The SCIAC all-sports trophies were not awarded in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The All-Sports champion earns the SCIAC All-Sports Trophy which is given annually to the school that performs the best across the league's 21 sports. Ten points are awarded for a first-place finish in the regular-season conference standings, eight for a second, seven for a third, and so on. Men's and women's performances are combined, exemplifying the conference's commitment to equity and balance among programs.
The SCIAC All-Sports combined trophy has been awarded since 1976-77 with Pomona-Pitzer earning five of the first six titles. CMS has won 12 of the last 13 combined all-sports trophies since 2008-09 and leads the league with 32 overall. The Sagehens are second with seven combined all-sports titles, followed by Occidental and Redlands, which have three each. Prior to the 1976-77 season, a single men's sports trophy was awarded for four years with CMS earning three of those (1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76) and Redlands one (1973-74).