WWU wins sixth straight GNAC All-Sports title

Western Washington cracked the 200-point barrier for the second year in a row in winning its sixth consecutive GNAC All-Sports title, according to final official figures for the 2013-14 season released by the conference office Monday.

WWU, which scored a record 206 points last year, tallied 201 points in winning its 11th overall GNAC all-sports title in 14 seasons.

"This is a great accomplishment," said WWU Director of Athletics Steve Card. "It represents the quality and excellence that are WWU Athletics."

The Vikings also extended their title streak in the men's all-sports standings to six and to four in the women's all-sports standings netting 88 and 113 points, respectively, falling just shy of their record totals of 90 and 116 set last year.

Points are awarded (on a two-point increment) based on the final finishes, taking into account both regular-season and post-season play, in each of the conference's 16 sports - football, volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's outdoor track and field, men's and women's golf, baseball and softball.

The Vikings outpointed Alaska Anchorage 201-150 for the overall title. The next five schools - Western Oregon (130), Northwest Nazarene (129), Central Washington (128), Simon Fraser (128) and Seattle Pacific (127) - were separated by a grand total of just three points.

WWU outscored Western Oregon 88-69 for the men's title and Alaska Anchorage 113-86 for the women's crown.

Western Washington won a total of five conference team championships, finishing first in men's outdoor and indoor track-and-field and winning titles in women's basketball, volleyball and women's golf. The Vikings were also the regular-season women's soccer champions.

Alaska Anchorage won four championships, all coached by Michael Friess. Friess led UAA to a sweep of the men's and women's cross country titles and to a sweep of the women's indoor and outdoor track and field championships.

Seattle Pacific won two titles. The Falcons won the men's basketball title and also defeated WWU in the post-season tournament to win the women's soccer conference championship.

Simon Fraser, Central Washington and Northwest Nazarene each claimed one crown. The Clan won their fourth straight men's soccer title.

Central Washington defeated Western Oregon in the conference baseball playoffs to end a 12-year title run by the Wolves. NNU won the men's golf tournament ending a run of six straight titles by the Vikings.

That left Western Washington's women's golf team as the lone remaining team to win every conference championship in their sport. The Vikings have won all four tournaments since women's golf was added as a conference sport in 2011.