The symbol of conference supremacy is the 300-pound railroad bell which was donated to the SCAC by the Norfolk and Western Railroad. This bell, the "President's Trophy", is a rotating award and goes to the school with the best overall sports record for the year.

Past Trophy Winners
 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 25, 2004
Contact: Dwayne Hanberry, SCAC Assistant Commissioner, Communications

Trinity retains President's Trophy
Tiger program has won 10 of last 11 All-Sports titles
ATLANTA, Ga. - Trinity University clinched the 2003-04 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference President's Trophy - the program's 10th all-sports trophy in 11 years - after winning four of the eight league championships contested at the SCAC Spring Sports Festival at Oglethorpe University.

A bell, donated by the Norfolk and Western Railroad, was adopted as the conference's President's Trophy and serves as the symbol for the conference. This bell is displayed for one year on the campus of the school with the combined men's and women's athletics program that accumulates the highest number of points towards the all-sports trophy.

This weekend, Trinity captured championships in baseball, men's and women's tennis and women's track and field. Last fall and winter, Trinity won titles in football, volleyball, men's soccer, men's and women's swimming and diving and men's basketball.

In other spring sport championships decided this weekend, DePauw University claimed titles in men's track and field and women's golf, Sewanee-University of the South won its first-ever softball title and Rhodes College claimed its first men's golf title since 1991.

Trinity finished with 830 total points - the most points accumulated in the history of the President's Trophy race. DePauw finished in second place with 700 points - the program's fifth second-place finish since joining the league in 1998. DePauw is also the only school other than Trinity to win the all-sports trophy since 1993 (2000-01).

Rounding out the standings, Rhodes narrowly defeated Sewanee for third place. Rhodes finished with 560 points while Sewanee followed with 555 points. Centre College finished fifth with 487.5 points and Southwestern University comes in at sixth with 460 points. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology finished seventh with 430 points, Oglethorpe University eighth with 297.5 points, Hendrix College was ninth with 290 points and Millsaps College finished 10th with 235 points.


2003-04 SCAC PRESIDENT'S TROPHY FINAL STANDINGS
(Through the 2004 Spring Season)

1.

Trinity University 830
2.

DePauw University 700
3. Rhodes College 560
4. Sewanee-Univ. of the South 555
5. Centre College 487.5
6. Southwestern University 460
7.

Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. 430
8. Oglethorpe University 297.5
9. Hendrix College 290
10. Millsaps College 235

 

Points Scoring System
1st Place 50
2nd Place 45
3rd Place 40
4th Place 35
5th Place 30
6th Place 25
7th Place 20
8th Place 15
9th Place 10
10th Place 5

 

Men's Standings
1. Trinity University 417.5
2. DePauw Universtiy 322.5
3. Rhodes College 287.5
4. Sewanee-University of the South 262.5
5. Southwestern University 252.5
6. Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technology 242.5
7. Centre College 240
8. Oglethorpe University 175
9. Millsaps College 120
10. Hendrix College 105

 

Women's Standings
1. Trinity University 412.5
2. DePauw University 377.5
3. Sewanee-University of the South 292.5
4. Rhodes College 272.5
5. Centre College 247.5
6. Southwestern University 207.5
7. Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technology 187.5
8. Hendrix College 185
9. Oglethorpe University 122.5
10. Millsaps College 115

 

Men Soccer X-country Football Basketball Swim Baseball Golf Tennis Track Total
Centre 27.5 35 47.5 22.5 30 7.5 5 20 45 240
DePauw 27.5 50 32.5 22.5 45 25 25 45 50 322.5
Hendrix 5 15 NT 5 20 7.5 15 25 12.5 105
Millsaps 10 5 25 22.5 NT 32.5 20 5 NT 120
Oglethorpe 15 10 NT 45 NT 32.5 45 15 12.5 175
Rhodes 42.5 40 40 22.5 15 17.5 50 35 25 287.5
Rose-Hulman 20 22.5 32.5 37.5 40 40 10 10 30 242.5
Sewanee 35 30 20 10 35 17.5 40 40 35 262.5
Southwestern 42.5 22.5 NT 37.5 25 45 30 30 20 252.5
Trinity 50 45 47.5 50 50 50 35 50 40 417.5

Women Soccer X-country Volleyball Basketball Swim Golf Softball Tennis Track Total
Centre 30 45 32.5 7.5 35 20 27.5 15 35 247.5
DePauw 50 50 40 50 40 50 17.5 35 45 377.5
Hendrix 15 10 15 37.5 30 15 27.5 20 15 185
Millsaps 5 30 22.5 7.5 NT NT 45 5 NT 115
Oglethorpe 10 NT 10 22.5 NT 30 NT 25 25 122.5
Rhodes 30 35 32.5 22.5 15 40 17.5 40 40 272.5
Rose-Hulman 40 15 22.5 22.5 20 NT 37.5 10 20 187.5
Sewanee 30 25 5 37.5 45 25 50 45 30 292.5
Southwestern 20 20 45 22.5 25 35 NT 30 10 207.5
Trinity 45 40 50 45 50 45 37.5 50 50 412.5