YORK, Pa. — The University of Mary Washington combined
seven CAC championships with six second-place finishes to snap
Salisbury University’s reign and capture the 2012-13 Richard
C. Cook All-Sports Award. It is UMW’s first
championship since the 2004-05 year.
The Richard C. Cook
All-Sports Award is named in honor of Richard “Dick”
Cook, who was the first commissioner of the CAC and served the
conference for 15 years before retiring in 2007.
“We are extremely proud and
excited to win the Capital Athletic Conference All-Sports Trophy"
said UMW Athletic Director Ken Tyler. "This outstanding
accomplishment is the direct result of our talented
student-athletes, our dedicated coaches and support staff, and our
strong commitment to a broad-based program. It’s a
great day to be an Eagle!”
Mary Washington captured
the CAC trophy in men’s and women’s swimming,
men’s and women’s tennis, women’s cross country,
field hockey and women’s indoor track & field on the way
to scoring 156.0 overall points. Salisbury also captured
seven team championships, but ended the year with 155.5 points.
UMW also gained top
honors in the Women’s Commissioner’s Award chase for
the second time in three years, scoring 90.0 points in 11
championship sports. Salisbury placed second in the
women’s sports standings with 85.0 points. The Eagles
tied Salisbury for the Women’s Commissioner’s Award in
2010-11.
In addition to the seven
championships, UMW finished second in men’s cross country,
men’s indoor track & field, men’s and women’s
outdoor track & field and women’s basketball on the way
to the school’s conference-leading 12th time in the 22-year
history of the CAC.
On the men’s side,
Salisbury compiled 70.5 points in 10 championship sports to win the
Men’s Commissioner’s Award. UMW totaled 66.0
points in the men’s sports while two-time defending champion
York College of Pa. was third with 64.5 points.
Salisbury collected the
championship hardware in baseball, men’s indoor track &
field, men’s and women’s outdoor track & field,
volleyball, women’s lacrosse and softball. The Sea
Gulls also finished second in men’s and women’s tennis,
women’s indoor track & field and men’s lacrosse
after finishing first in the regular-season standings.
York, with team
championships in men’s cross country, men’s soccer and
men’s golf, took third place across the board, scoring 121
all-sport points, 56.5 women’s points and 64.5 men’s
points. The Spartans also finished second in women’s
cross country, women’s lacrosse and during the regular season
in men’s lacrosse.
St. Mary’s
outdueled Frostburg State for fourth place in all three
categories. SMC, which won championships in men’s
basketball and men’s lacrosse, totaled 79.5 all-sport points
while Frostburg State, boasting a title in women’s soccer,
had 73.0 points.
Wesley (48.5) edged
Marymount (41.5) for sixth place in this year’s all-sports
chase. The Wolverines topped MU in the men’s standings,
27.5-11.5, but the Saints, who won the 2013 CAC women’s
basketball crown, held a 30.0-21.0 advantage in women’s
sports.
2012-13 RICHARD C. COOK
ALL-SPORTS AWARD (21 sports): 1. Mary Washington 156.0; 2.
Salisbury 155.5;
3. York 121.0; 4. St. Mary’s 79.5; 5. Frostburg State 73.0;
6. Wesley 48.5; 7. Marymount 41.5
2012-13 MEN’S
COMMISSIONERS AWARD (10 men’s sports): 1. Salisbury 70.5;
Mary Washington 66.0;
2. York 64.5, 4. St. Mary’s 39.5; 5. Frostburg State 34.5; 6.
Wesley 27.5; 7. Marymount 11.50
2012-13 WOMEN’S
COMMISSIONERS AWARD (11 women’s sports): 1. Mary Washington
90.0; 2. Salisbury 85.0;
3. York 56.5; 4. St. Mary’s 40.0; 5. Frostburg State 38.5; 6.
Marymount 30.0; 7. Wesley 21.0