LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – With the help of a conference title in men's golf, IUP ranks third in the race for the 2016-17 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference's Dixon Trophy after the completion of the fall season. The PSAC released the standings on Wednesday afternoon.
 
IUP averaged 12.07 points in its seven fall sports, 1.43 points behind overall leader Edinboro (13.5). Shippensburg is second with 12.35 points.
 
Crimson Hawks' men's sports –cross country, football and golf – together averaged 14.17 points, third most among the 18 PSAC schools. Football finished the regular season second in the PSAC West while cross country was ninth at the conference championships. The golf championship was the program's 27th all-time.
 
The IUP women's sports of cross country, field hockey, soccer and volleyball averaged 10.5 points, which is in the top 50 percent of the conference. Field hockey, soccer and volleyball each made their respective conference tournaments, with volleyball advancing to the semifinals. Cross country finished 12th at their championship meet.
 
PSAC's Dixon Trophy
In its 22nd year of existence, the award is named in honor of F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., former chairman of Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education's Board of Governors. The Dixon Trophy is awarded annually to the top performing school in the conference, with scores given for each PSAC championship sport that a school sponsors. Point values are earned in descending order, with 18 going to the conference champion in each sport, and the average of all scores determines the champion.
 
Up next
The next standings are released at the conclusion of the winter championships in March. The 2016-17 winner will be announced in May.
 
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