MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Aurora University has been named the recipient of both Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) All-Sports Awards for the 2023-24 academic year. The awards are indicative of a program's overall excellence across all league sports.
It is the fourth time in six years and seventh time overall that Aurora has swept the NACC All-Sports Awards. It is also the ninth time that a single institution has captured both awards for a single academic year.
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.
2023-24 NACC All-Sports Awards Standings
Women
Aurora compiled a 14.000 index, matching their figure from a year ago. The Spartans captured four NACC titles (cross country, golf, volleyball [tie], and lacrosse) during 2023-24, while finishing second in indoor track and field and outdoor track and field, fourth in softball and basketball (tie), and sixth in soccer. Aurora also captured the NACC Women's Lacrosse Tournament title.
St. Norbert College (11.854) edged Concordia University Wisconsin (11.000) and Edgewood College (10.778) for second place. The Green Knights won or shared three NACC titles (cross country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field) and tied for second in basketball, while placing third in volleyball, fourth in tennis (tie), and fifth in soccer.
Concordia Wisconsin won two NACC titles, sharing the cross country title while winning the regular-season and tournament titles in tennis. The Falcons finished third in indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and softball (tie), and fourth in golf and volleyball (tie).
Edgewood shared the volleyball regular-season title with Aurora but came away with the tournament crown. The Eagles also posted runner-up finishes in tennis, basketball (tie), and lacrosse (tie).
Milwaukee School of Engineering (9.370) rounded out the top five just ahead of Marian University (9.071), Wisconsin Lutheran College (9.063), and Dominican University (8.875). MSOE won the soccer tournament crown, while Wisconsin Lutheran and Dominican swept regular-season and tournament crowns in basketball and softball, respectively. Ninth-place Illinois Institute of Technology (7.071) won the soccer regular-season title.
Benedictine University (6.786), Lakeland University (6.104), Concordia University Chicago (5.357), Rockford University (3.600), and Alverno College (1.714) round out the list.
2023-24 NACC Women's Champions
Basketball: Wisconsin Lutheran (RS & T)
Cross Country: Aurora, Concordia Wisconsin, and St. Norbert (shared)
Golf: Aurora
Lacrosse: Aurora (RS & T)
Soccer: Illinois Tech (RS), MSOE (T)
Softball: Dominican (RS & T)
Tennis: Concordia Wisconsin (RS & T)
Track & Field (Indoor): St. Norbert
Track & Field (Outdoor): St. Norbert
Volleyball: Aurora (RS), Edgewood (RS & T)
Men
Aurora was the class of the men's field in 2023-24, compiling a 13.200 index on the strength of five NACC regular-season titles (football, golf, lacrosse, soccer [tie], and volleyball [tie]) and a lacrosse tournament title. The Spartans also finished second in baseball, third in cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field, and eighth in basketball.
MSOE (12.150) finished second just ahead of St. Norbert (11.100), while Benedictine (9.100) edged Concordia Wisconsin (9.000) and Wisconsin Lutheran (8.950) for fourth place. The Raiders won or shared three NACC regular-season titles (baseball, cross country, soccer [tie]) and took second in indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and tennis, and fourth in volleyball.
The Green Knights won titles in indoor and outdoor track and field and finished second in basketball, golf, and football (tie), and fourth in tennis. The Eagles won the NACC Baseball Tournament after finishing third during the regular season. Benedictine also finished third in basketball and fourth in football, lacrosse, and indoor track and field.
Wisconsin Lutheran won both the basketball regular-season and tournament titles.
Illinois Tech (8.167) finished seventh ahead of Dominican (7.333), Edgewood (6.650), Rockford (5.583), Marian (5.000), Concordia Chicago (4.200), and Lakeland (2.950). Illinois Tech won the tennis regular-season and tournament titles, while Dominican won the soccer tournament as a No. 3 seed, shared the volleyball regular-season title with Aurora, then went on to win the NACC Men's Volleyball Tournament.
2023-24 NACC Men's Champions
Baseball: MSOE (RS), Benedictine (T)
Basketball: Wisconsin Lutheran (RS & T)
Cross Country: MSOE
Football: Aurora
Golf: Aurora
Lacrosse: Aurora (RS & T)
Soccer: Aurora (RS), MSOE (RS), Dominican (T)
Tennis: Illinois Tech (RS & T)
Track & Field (Indoor): St. Norbert
Track & Field (Outdoor): St. Norbert
Volleyball: Dominican (RS & T), Aurora (RS)
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
All-Sports Awards Champions By Year
| Year |
Men |
Women |
| 2023-24 |
Aurora |
Aurora |
| 2022-23 |
Aurora |
Aurora |
| 2021-22 |
St. Norbert |
St. Norbert |
| 2020-21 |
Not awarded (COVID) |
Not awarded (COVID) |
| 2019-20 |
Aurora |
Aurora |
| 2018-19 |
Aurora |
Aurora |
| 2017-18 |
Aurora |
Concordia Wisconsin |
| 2016-17 |
Benedictine |
Concordia Wisconsin |
| 2015-16 |
Benedictine |
Aurora |
| 2014-15 |
Aurora |
Aurora |
| 2013-14 |
MSOE |
Aurora |
| 2012-13 |
Aurora |
Aurora |
| 2011-12 |
Concordia Wisconsin |
Dominican |
| 2010-11 |
Aurora |
Concordia Wisconsin |
| 2009-10 |
Concordia Wisconsin |
Concordia Wisconsin |
| 2008-09 |
Aurora |
Concordia Wisconsin |
| 2007-08 |
Aurora |
Concordia Wisconsin |
| 2006-07 |
Aurora |
Aurora |