May 16, 2007
SPOKANE, Wash. -
Seattle Pacific, which won a conference-record seven team titles this year, is the 2006-07 Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Sports Team Champion for the second year in a row.
The Falcons, who broke their own record of six team titles set last season, outpointed Western Washington 138-131. The Vikings have finished second in each of the past two years after winning the first four all-sports titles.
Seattle Pacific also won its fourth consecutive women's all-sports title finishing 11 points ahead of runner-up Western Washington (92-81). Central Washington, however, ended Western Washington's run of five straight men's titles, outscoring the Vikings 57-50 to win the title for the first time.
Points are awarded (on a two-point increment) based on the final conference finishes in each of the conference's 13 sports -volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track & field, men's and women's outdoor track & field, baseball and softball.
Seattle Pacific won five of the seven women's titles finishing first in volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track-and-field and outdoor track-and-field. The Falcons, who don't compete in softball, finished third in soccer. In addition, SPU shared both the men's soccer and men's basketball titles with Seattle University. SU also won the women's soccer title.
Central Washington used titles in both indoor and outdoor track-and-field and Top 5 finishes in cross country (5th), basketball (4th) and baseball (2nd) to earn the men's title.
Other conference champions included Western Washington in softball and men's cross country and Western Oregon in baseball.
Final 2006-07 GNAC All-Sports Standings:
Men CC Soc BK ITF OTF BB Tot.
Central Washington 10 13 14 16 4 57
Western Washington 18 2 4 12 14 50
Western Oregon 12 4 10 12 8 46
Seattle Pacific 14 5 17 6 4 46
Alaska Anchorage 16 13 10 39
Seattle University 6 5 17 4 6 38
Northwest Nazarene 2 4 8 8 4 26
Saint Martin's 8 8 2 2 4 24
Alaska Fairbanks 4 10 14
Women CC Soc VB BK ITF OTF SB Tot.
Seattle Pacific 18 8 18 18 14 16 92
Western Washington 12 10 16 13 8 10 12 81
Central Washington 14 3 14 8 6 12 7 64
Western Oregon 8 6 6 2 10 14 10 56
Northwest Nazarene 4 3 11 13 12 8 4 55
Seattle 2 12 11 10 2 2 7 46
Alaska Anchorage 16 4 16 6 42
Saint Martin's 6 2 6 4 4 2 24
Alaska Fairbanks 10 8 4 22
Combined - Seattle Pacific 138, Western Washington 131, Central Washington 121, Western Oregon 102, Seattle 84, Alaska Anchorage 81, Northwest Nazarene 81, Saint Martin's 48, Alaska Fairbanks 36.
2006-07 Conference Championships won: 7 - Seattle Pacific, 3 - Seattle, 2 - Western Washington, 2 - Central Washington, 1 - Western Oregon.
Men: Cross Country - Western Washington, Soccer - Seattle and Seattle Pacific, Basketball - Seattle and Seattle Pacific, Indoor Track and Field - Central Washington, Outdoor Track and Field - Central Washington, Baseball - Western Oregon.
Women: Cross Country - Seattle Pacific, Soccer - Seattle, Volleyball - Seattle Pacific, Basketball - Seattle Pacific, Indoor Track and Field - Seattle Pacific, Outdoor Track and Field - Seattle Pacific, Softball - Western Washington.
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Year, Overall, Men, Women
2001-02 Western Washington 160, Western Washington 66, Western Washington 94
2002-03 Western Washington 147, Western Washington 58, Western Washington 89
2003-04 Western Washington 160, Western Washington 76, Seattle Pacific 92
2004-05 Western Washington 161, Western Washington 76, Seattle Pacific 96
2005-06 Seattle Pacific 157, Western Washington 58, Seattle Pacific 85
2006-07 Seattle Pacific 138, Central Washington 57, Seattle Pacific 92
