Nov. 30, 2010

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Western Washington University has taken the early-lead in defense of its overall Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Sports title.

At the end of the fall sports season, the Vikings have 69 points and hold a 10-point lead over Seattle Pacific and are 17 ahead of third-place Alaska Anchorage.

The Vikings also lead the men's and women's competitions. Their men are four ahead of Western Oregon (24-20) and their women lead Seattle Pacific by the same margin (45-41).

WWU has won six of the previous nine overall all-sports titles and seven of the nine previous men's competitions. Seattle Pacific is the defending women's champion. It has finished first six times, while WWU has finished first three times.

Overall (6 of 16 Sports) -Western Washington 69, Seattle Pacific 59, Alaska Anchorage 52, Western Oregon 50, Northwest Nazarene 40, MSU Billings 37, Central Washington 32, Simon Fraser 31, Saint Martin's 27, Alaska Fairbanks 25, Humboldt State 8, Dixie State 4.

Men (3 of 8 Sports) - Western Washington 24, Western Oregon 20, Alaska Anchorage 18, Seattle Pacific 18, Northwest Nazarene 18, Simon Fraser 14, Saint Martin's 13, Central Washington 12, Humboldt State 8, MSU Billings 7, Alaska Fairbanks 6, Dixie State 4.

Women (3 of 8 of Sports) - Western Washington 45, Seattle Pacific 41, Alaska Anchorage 34, Western Oregon 30, MSU Billings 30, Northwest Nazarene 22, Central Washington 20, Alaska Fairbanks 19, Simon Fraser 17, Saint Martin's 14.