Thomas More College won the 2016-17 Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Men’s All-Sports Trophy and finished second in the Women’s All-Sports Trophy.
The all-sports trophies are annually awarded to the schools which perform the best across the board in league competition. First-place finishes are worth 10 points, runner-up finishes are worth nine points … last place is worth one point.
The all-sports trophy is Thomas More’s first. The Saints highest previous finish was third in 2010. Thomas More finished the academic year with 90 total points. The College’s men’s teams won PAC Championships in football, basketball, indoor track & field, tennis and golf.
Thomas More finished runner-up in the women’s standings to Westminster College as it trailed the Titans by only 2.5 points. The women’s teams won PAC Championships in soccer, basketball, golf and softball.
The Saints’ nine conference championships is the most in school history.
| PAC final Men’s All-Sports Trophy standings | ||||
| School | Points (Total) |
Points (Spring) |
Points (Winter) |
Points (Fall) |
| 1. Thomas More College | 90 | 37 | 27 | 26 |
| 2. Washington & Jefferson College | 77.50 | 31 | 24.50 | 22 |
| 3. Grove City College | 70 | 32 | 19 | 19 |
| T-4. Saint Vincent College | 63.50 | 24 | 21 | 18.50 |
| T-4. Westminster College | 63.50 | 20 | 25.50 | 18 |
| 6. Bethany College | 52 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
| 7. Geneva College | 50 | 17 | 13 | 20 |
| 8. Thiel College | 45 | 16 | 17.50 | 11.50 |
| 9. Waynesburg University | 44.50 | 17 | 14.50 | 13 |
| 10. Chatham University | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| PAC final Women’s All-Sports Trophy standings | ||||
| School | Points (Total) |
Points (Spring) |
Points (Winter) |
Points (Fall) |
| 1. Westminster College | 74.50 | 26 | 21 | 27.50 |
| 2. Thomas More College | 72 | 26 | 16 | 30 |
| 3. Grove City College | 70.50 | 17 | 21 | 32.50 |
| 4. Washington & Jefferson College | 64 | 14 | 22 | 28 |
| 5. Saint Vincent College | 58 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| 6. Waynesburg University | 54 | 19.50 | 17 | 17.50 |
| 7. Geneva College | 46.50 | 13 | 9 | 24.50 |
| 8. Bethany College | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 |
| 9. Thiel College | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| 10. Chatham University | 25.50 | 4.50 | 11 | 10 |
Cory Blackson
Director of Athletic Communications and Compliance
