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May 21, 2002 SIUE Places Third in GLVC All-Sports Trophy Race With a softball conference championship in hand, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville athletic department finished third in this season's Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Sports Trophy standings. Northern Kentucky won the annual trophy given to the athletic department which accummulates the most points based on finishes in GLVC Championships and other GLVC-sponsored events. Northern Kentucky scored 113 points and was followed by Indianapolis (104.75), SIU Edwardsville (95.5), Lewis (91.75), Southern Indiana (89), Bellarmine (72.5), Saint Joseph's (67), Quincy (61), Wisconsin-Parkside (60.5), Missouri-St. Louis (57) and Kentucky Wesleyan (22). SIUE won its first GLVC Championship event in nearly three season when softball Coach Sandy Montgomery's team won early this month. Northern Kentucky won the most GLVC titles with 7 followed by Indianapolis (4), Lewis (4), SIUE (1) Southern Indiana (1) and Kentucky Wesleyan (1). Indianapolis shared two of its titles with Northern Kentucky in men's golf and Lewis in women's outdoor track. GLVC Commissioner Jim Naumovich will award the traveling trophy at dinner next week. -siue- |