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March 12, 2004
Lock Haven Fourth in Dixon Trophy Standings Through Winter Season

   
  (Lock Haven, Pa.) -  Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania ranks fourth in the final Winter 2004 standings of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference’s (PSAC) Dixon Trophy race as released by the league office.
            The Dixon Trophy is named after F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., former chairman of the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education.  It has been awarded annually since 1995 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 23 conference sports.  
            Kutztown University moved up from fourth place to take over the current lead with 104 total points.  Four points separate Kutztown from last year’s winner, Shippensburg University , in second with 100 points.  Indiana ( Pa. ) University is third with 96 points and Lock Haven follows in fourth place with 93 points. Edinboro Univesity and West Chester University are currently tied for fifth with 91.5 points.
            This winter, the Lock Haven men’s indoor track and field team captured the PSAC title and the wrestling team shored up a second place finish at the conference tournament. The women’s swim team added a sixth-place finish at its respective PSAC meet. Conference titlists from the fall included volleyball and men’s cross country. The women’s soccer team scored a runner-up finish, and the field hockey team was a PSAC tournament semifinalist.
            Over the course of the winter season, The Haven had 30 student-athletes earn All-PSAC honors.  Five individuals in wrestling and track and field won individual titles, and two track and field relays earned the PSAC crown. In addition, two athletes were selected as PSAC Most Outstanding Athlete of their respective championship. 
            Lock Haven won back-to-back Dixon Trophy awards in 2001 and 2002 and placed sixth overall in 2003.

 >>>The full list of Dixon Trophy standings can be located at the PSAC website at www.psacsports.org


 

 

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