ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced this week that the Lewis University Athletics Department finished second in both the 2021-22 GLVC All-Sports Trophy and Commissioner's Cup standings. This marks Lewis' second straight runner-up finish in both standings.

The GLVC All-Sports Trophy is presented to the institution that demonstrates the best all-around performance in the league's 24 sponsored sports. Points are allocated based on overall finish in the respective sport's conference tournament.

Indianapolis (218 points) won the All-Sports Trophy for the 10th-straight year, followed by the Flyers (184 points) and their conference championships in men's cross country, women's volleyball and women's indoor and outdoor track and field. Lewis also got 14 points from women's cross country and women's basketball, 13 points from men's indoor and outdoor track field, 12 points from men's soccer and men's basketball, 11 points from women's tennis and 10 points from baseball.

Points are allocated for the Commissioner's Cup based on the athletic department's finish in the GLVC's postseason tournaments and regular season standings in men's soccer, women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, softball and baseball. All 15 Conference members sponsor those sports at the intercollegiate level.

Under the guidance of Director of Athletics, Dr. John Planek, Lewis earned 76 points and was tied for second with Indianapolis. The Flyers and Greyhounds were edged by Drury by one point.

Lewis qualified for GLVC Championship Tournaments in six of the seven core sports this past year, highlighted by the GLVC championship in women's volleyball. Women's basketball was the runner-up at the GLVC Tournament and picked up 14 points.

Men's soccer and men's basketball each finished fourth and earned 12 points apiece. Baseball was the No. 3 seed from the GLVC Blue Division and finished with 10 points while women's soccer was the No. 7 seed at its tournament to earn nine points.