Ohio Wesleyan University finished in sixth place in the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports title chase, it was announced today by the NCAC.
Ohio Wesleyan compiled 46 points during the spring 2022 season, recording a second-place finish in women's track & field and a third-place finish in men's lacrosse on the way to a total of 124 points.
Denison won the all-sports crown with a total of 190½ points, winning conference championships in baseball, women's golf, men's lacrosse, men's tennis, and women's tennis during the spring to finish the 2021-22 academic year with 8 conference championships and 5 runner-up finishes.
DePauw took the conference championship in softball and scored 72½ points during the spring 2022 season to finish second with 165½ points. Wooster was third with 143 points, Kenyon finished fourth with 135½ points, and Wittenberg placed fifth with 131 points. Oberlin finished seventh with 113 points, followed by Allegheny (106½), Wabash (71½), and Hiram (40).
The NCAC all-sports champion receives the Dennis M. Collins Award, given annually to the school that performs the best across the NCAC's 23 sports. Ten points are awarded for a first-place finish, 9 for a second, 8 for a third, and so on. Men's and women's performances are combined, exemplifying the NCAC's commitment to equity and balance among programs. Wooster won 3 of the first 4 all-sports championships, interrupted once by Denison. Ohio Wesleyan followed with a 6-year run leading to titles by Wooster (twice), Wittenberg (once), and Denison (9). The Battling Bishops won the next 2 titles and tied Denison for the crown in 2008-09. Wittenberg earned its second all-sports title in 2010, followed by Denison in 2011 and DePauw in 2012. Denison then claimed back-to-back titles in 2013 and 2014, while DePauw regained the championship in 2015 before Denison won in 2016 and DePauw reclaimed it in 2016-17, leading into a 2-year Denison run. The NCAC did not award an all-sports trophy during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years.
2021-22 All-Sports Standings (pdf document)
