LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The IUP department of athletics finished seventh overall in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Dixon Trophy standings, part of an announcement of the final standings by the league on Thursday.
 
IUP was seventh with an all-sport average of 10.55, while the men's sports paced the league with an average of 12.75. The IUP women's sports boasted a collective average of 8.95 for 2022-23.
 
This year marks the 26th occasion the PSAC has recognized a Dixon Trophy recipient, awarded annually to the institution that accumulates the top score based on results of conference playoffs and/or regular-season records. The trophy is named in honor of F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., former chairman of the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education.
 
The award is given to the program which generates the top average point value among each PSAC Championship sport it sponsors. Each sport champion earns 18 points - based on the league's membership total - and descending point values are awarded for respective placement. IUP won four conference championships during the 2022-23 academic year, coming in men's golf, football, men's basketball and women's tennis for 18 points apiece.
 
Additionally, women's swimming and baseball received accumulations of 16 points each based on their finish in the conference tournament to highlight the 2022-23 scoring totals.
 
Gannon won the PSAC Dixon Trophy for the second consecutive season with an overall average of 12.66, followed by West Chester (12.34) and Slippery Rock (11.79). Placing fourth and fifth were Shippensburg University (11.35) and California (Pa.) (11.28), respectively.
 
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