May 15, 2007
EAST STROUDSBURG - East Stroudsburg University finished seventh in the 2006-07 Dixon Trophy standings, the highest placement for ESU since it was fourth in the inaugural rankings in 1995-96.
ESU was also the most improved athletic program in the conference in relation to its finish in last year's Dixon Trophy standings, as the Warriors moved up four spots from 2005-06.
The Dixon Trophy is named after F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., former chairman of the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. It is awarded annually to the PSAC member institution that accumulates the most points based on results of conference playoffs and/or regular-season records. Each institution's point total is calculated by adding its top six men's finishes and top six women's finishes in 21 conference sports.
ESU accumulated 64.5 points in men's sports and 58 points in women's sports, the first time the athletic department has broken the 50 point mark for both genders since 1997-98.
"ESU's improvement in the Dixon Trophy standings is a great credit to our student-athletes and our coaches," said Dr. Tom Gioglio, Director of Athletics. "I am excited to see that the athletic department is making strides towards our goal of being a consistent presence at the top of the PSAC standings."
The Warriors claimed one PSAC championship (men's soccer) and used impressive performances in the PSAC championships for both men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field to help ESU improve by 28 points as a department.
ESU also finished in the top half of the conference in football, baseball, basketball and cross country on the men's side. The women's standings were bolstered by the basketball team, which won the PSAC East, and the softball team, which made the PSAC tournament for the first time in 26 years.
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