April 20, 2011

SPOKANE, Wash. - Western Washington University all but clinched its seventh overall GNAC All-Sports title - and its third in a row - Tuesday with wins in the men's and women's conference golf tournaments in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

The Vikings have scored 137 points and have an all but insurmountable 24-point lead over second place Seattle Pacific. Western Oregon is currently in third place with 95 points.

The Vikings also currently lead both the men's and women's competition as well. WWU is 12 points ahead of Northwest Nazarene (60-48) in the men's all-sports race and leads Seattle Pacific 77-73 in the women's race.

Four more championship events are yet to be scored - softball, baseball, men's outdoor track and field and women's outdoor track and field.

So far six different GNAC teams have won team titles led by Alaska Anchorage (men's cross country, women's cross country, women's basketball) and Seattle Pacific (women's soccer, women's volleyball, women's indoor track) with three each.

Central Washington (football, men's basketball) and Western Washington (men's golf, women's golf) each has two team championships, while Simon Fraser (men's soccer) and Western Oregon (men's indoor track and field) each have one.

GNAC: Overall (12 of 16) - Western Washington 137, Seattle Pacific 113, Western Oregon 95, Northwest Nazarene 91, Alaska Anchorage 90, Central Washington 76, MSU Billings 71, Simon Fraser 67, Saint Martin's 65, Alaska Fairbanks 31, Humboldt State 8, Dixie State 4.

Men (6 of 8) - Western Washington 60, Northwest Nazarene 48, Western Oregon 46, Central Washington 44, Seattle Pacific 40, Alaska Anchorage 36, Saint Martin's 31, Simon Fraser 28, MSU Billings 19, Alaska Fairbanks 10, Humboldt State 8, Dixie State 4.

Women (6 of 8) - Western Washington 77, Seattle Pacific 73, Alaska Anchorage 54, MSU Billings 52, Western Oregon 49, Northwest Nazarene 43, Simon Fraser 39, Saint Martin's 34, Central Washington 32, Alaska Fairbanks 21.