Indiana Wesleyan Secures 29th CL All-Sports Trophy
Crossroads League All-Sports Standings Archives
JACKSON, Mich. – Indiana Wesleyan edged Marian for the 2025-2026 Crossroads League All-Sports Championship, giving the Wildcats their 24th All-Sports Trophy since 2000 and their 29th in school history.
IWU held off Marian by a 166.0 to 163.5 margin for the top spot in the standings, marking the 12th-straight year that Indiana Wesleyan and Marian have claimed the top two spots in the chase for the CL All-Sports Trophy. Spring Arbor (124.5), Taylor (122.0) and Huntington (107.0) followed Indiana Wesleyan and Marian in the top-five.
The Men's All-Sports Standings had an identical order, with IWU securing the top spot with 74.0 points for a six-point gap over Marian. The Knights of MU took the Women's All-Sports Trophy with 90.5 points for a 7.5-point lead over IWU.
"We are incredibly proud of all our teams," said Indiana Wesleyan Associate Athletic Director, Hannah Miller. "It is a blessing to see our student-athletes live out our mission to both pursue competitive excellence and to influence others for Christ as they participate within a highly competitive league, as well as to share a similar mission with our fellow Crossroads League member institutions."
Indiana Wesleyan finished near the top of the CL standings across the board in 2025-2026, finishing top-three in the Crossroads League in 15-of-20 CL sports, while taking titles in men's cross country, volleyball and softball. The Wildcats also finished runner up in men's soccer, women's soccer, men's basketball, men's indoor track, women's indoor track, competitive cheer, women's golf, men's outdoor track and women's outdoor track.
Points for the Crossroads League All-Sports Championship are awarded based on each team's finish in the regular season standings, or for a team's finish at the league championship event for the sports of cross country, golf, competitive cheer and indoor and outdoor track and field. A first-place finish earns 10 points, with nine points for second, eight for third and so on, until each team is given a point value.