
DE PERE – St. Norbert College wrapped up its first year as a full member in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference by sweeping the men's and women's All-Sports Awards championships.
The Green Knights won tightly contested battles in both the men's and women's races. The St. Norbert men totaled 116.5 points in 10 sports, narrowly topping Milwaukee School of Engineering's 116 points in 10 sports, winning the index score 11.65 to 11.60. Benedictine University was third with an index of 11.1, while Aurora University was fourth with an index of 10.9.
The women finished with a final index of 12.889 with 116 points in nine sports. Aurora University was second with 115 points in nine sports for an index of 12.778, while Concordia University Wisconsin was third with 116 points in 10 sports for an index of 11.60.
The women's standings use a 17-point base, while the men's standings utilize a 16-point base. Both systems award points for a program's regular-season league finish as well as any advancement during a NACC Tournament. For the full NACC All-Sports Standings, click
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St. Norbert won seven NACC championships in 2021-22, matching Aurora for the most by one school. The Green Knights claimed titles in men's soccer, women's cross country, men's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field and men's and women's outdoor track and field. St. Norbert had runner-up finishes in men's cross country, women's golf and women's basketball. Sixteen of St. Norbert's 18 NACC sports finished in the top half of the conference.
The Green Knights had previously won Midwest Conference All-Sports Award championships 21 times before joining the NACC in July 2021. St. Norbert won 16 women's and five men's MWC All-Sports Award titles. The 2021-22 academic year marks the fourth time St. Norbert has swept men's and women's All-Sports Awards in the same year – joining 2003-04, 2013-14 and 2018-19.