Wartburg wins the All-Sports conference trophy for the 21st consecutive year; also says “triple crown” of the conference

General | 05/21/2025 12:03:00

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – The American Rivers Conference (ARC) concluded its calendar of the regular season of 2024-25. For the 21st consecutive year, Wartburg won the Arc All-Sports championship trophy, which recognizes the best global conference program. This is equivalent every year to the existence of the price, which started in 2002-03, not to mention 2019-20 and 2020-2021 due to COVID-19 and the cancellation of the seasons.

The Knights also won the Marjorie Giles women’s championship trophy for the 19th time in school history and the All-Sports Elmer Hertel championship for the 26th time.

This marks the 14th time that Wartburg claimed the “triple crown” of the conference.

The arrival of each school in each sport is determined and taking into account a numerical value by reversing the finish (that is to say the first place is worth nine points, second place is worth eight points, third place is worth seven points, etc.). In the event of links, the value of all the places involved is totalized and divided by the number of teams in this equality. The arrival of each school in all sports is then totalized, and the school with the greatest number of points must receive the trophy of the respective championship. The trophy of all women’s sport Marjorie Giles, awarded for the first time in 1982-1983 (at the time appointed the trophy of the female sports championship), is presented each year to the member of the conference which accumulates the most points in female sports. The Elmer Hertel All-Sports trophy was awarded for the first time in 1970-71 (at the time appointed the trophy of the male sports championship) and presented to the member of the conference which accumulates the most points in male sports. The school displaying global excellence in male and women’s sports is rewarded for the trophy of the All-Sports championship of the Conference of American Rivers.

Combined All-Sports Trophy School

With the 23 championships of the conference of American rivers, the Wartburg College claims its 21st consecutive trophy entirely sporting with 18 points. Wartburg won ten league championships. With 14 points, Central won second in this year’s classification. The University of Dubuque takes up third with 13 points in the entirely sporting classification this year. With 11 points in the final classification, the Loras Duhawks were punctuated by two conference titles. Luther finished with ten points to stand in fifth row while the Nebraska Wesleyan totaled nine points to finish in sixth. Simpson, Coe and Buena Vista complete the classification of the All-Sports trophy for the academic year 2024-25.

Wartburg won or shared the 21 combined trophies of all sports, which began in 2002-2003. Luther shared the All-Sports trophy with Wartburg in 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Marjorie giles all sport trophy

The Knights of Wartburg College recovered the trophy for women Marjorie Giles during the academic year 2024-25. The Knights compiled 67.7 points while winning cross-country, basketball, wrestling, soft and outdoor championships. Central obtains a finalist with 57.5 points this academic year, after winning the trophy last year for the first time since the 2003-2004 academic year. In third place with 48.3 points is the Loras College Duhawks, which won conference titles in football and indoor land. Fourth place ends at the Storm of Simpson College with 48 points. Fifth place belongs to the University of Dubuque with 46.5 points. The sixth place in Nebraska Wesleyan was led by third place in softball while totaling 42 points in the sports trophies. Coe and Luther both compiled 39.2 points to complete the T-7E in the ranking. Buena Vista totaled 22.6 points to finish in ninth.

Wartburg directs all schools with 19 trophies in total. Central and Luther have a second conference with ten. Simpson won four trophies and Loras has one.

Marjorie Giles is a former representative of faculty athletics (FAR) of the Central College serving from 1981 to 198. During her mandate as FAR, she participated in the drafting of the Conference of the Conference to include female athletics and to establish female championships. She was the first woman to be president of the conference and was actively involved in the NCAA which sat on several committees and the management council.

Elmer Hertel Men All-Sports Trophy

The Knights of Wartburg defended the All-Sports Elmer Hertel trophy for men a year ago. Wartburg collected the 26th Male Trophy of Elmer Hertel from the school with 64.0 points. The Knights won fall in cross-country and football autumn championships, while winning a winter and indoor winter championship. In the spring, Wartburg won the outdoor athletics title. Wartburg finished second in football. Standing behind the knights with 52.5 points was the University of Dubuque Spartans. They were led by conference titles in basketball and golf. The Luther College Norse totaled 50.5 points to sit in third place. The Dutch of Central finished fourth with 50.2 points. In fifth place with 48.8 points, the Wesleyan Prairie Wolves du Nebraska. Loras arrives in sixth place with 48.5 points and seventh is the COE COLLEGE KOHAWKS with 42.0 points. The Simpson College Storm ended the year with 36.0 points to sit in eighth place and Buena Vista collected 27.5 points to conclude the year.

At the end of the 2024-25 sports seasons, Wartburg obtained the 26th Hertel Men trophy from the program. Central won the trophy 15 times while Luther has 11 trophies, Loras with three and Simpsons with one.

The trophy of the male sports championship Elmer Hertel was renamed in 1981 to honor the former coach of the Wartburg College. Dr. Hertel was secretary-treasurer of the conference from 1944 to 1981.