THE OFFICIAL SITE OF BULLDOG ATHLETICS - Home of the 2008-09 SCIAC Women's All-Sports Trophy

The University of Redlands won its third Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Combined All-Sports Trophy in four years by earning five first-place showings and multiple top-three finishes. In addition, the Bulldogs captured the women’s trophy by one point while tying Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges for the men’s trophy.

“We are very excited to win the All-Sports Trophy again, particularly in such a close race,” commented Director of Athletics Jeff Martinez. “It was a total team effort by everyone in our department with nearly all of our teams finishing in the top half of the conference. We are grateful to have the support of the institutional administration and faculty who consistently demonstrate their appreciation for the value of an excellent intercollegiate, student-athlete experience.”

The Bulldog women tallied 51 points, giving them a one-point advantage over second-place CMS. Redlands gained women’s championships from softball and track & field, along with a co-championship in women’s tennis. The Bulldogs also finished among the top three in cross country, swimming & diving, soccer, and basketball. This marks the third time that Redlands has won the women’s trophy competition, which began in 1976-77.

The men’s teams captured co-championships in soccer and football en route to earning 55.5 points, which put them in a tie with CMS. The Bulldogs gained significant points from the second-place finishes of water polo, swimming & diving, baseball, golf, tennis, and track & field. This is Redlands’ sixth men’s trophy since the inception of the award in 1972-73.

The Bulldogs won their first combined All-Sports Trophy in 2004-05 with a school record-tying eight conference championships.

The official trophy presentation will take place on Wednesday, May 7, at Los Serranos Country Club as part of the SCIAC Awards Banquet.

The SCIAC All-Sports Trophy is determined by the points earned for each sport’s finish among the conference schools. The SCIAC champion receives eight points, with second place earning six points, third receiving five points, etc., to eighth place, which earns no points. Any school that does not sponsor a conference sport loses one point for that sport. The conference sponsors 19 sports.