CLEVELAND – For the first time in 10 years, Pepperdine University is taking home the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) All-Sports Trophy.

This marks the fourth time the Waves have earned this honor, second only to the University of Denver in All-Sports Trophy collections. Joining Pepperdine to round out the top three are Providence College and Gonzaga University, respectively.

"On behalf of I-AAA ADA, I would like to congratulate the Pepperdine Waves for their All-Sports championship this year," said Simon Gray, DI-AAA ADA president and current director of athletics at Niagara University. "After finishing second last year, Pepperdine continued its run of athletics excellence and topped a list of highly-successful athletics programs in this comprehensive metric. I would also like to congratulate Providence and Gonzaga on outstanding performances this year."

Over the course of 2021-22, the All-Sports Trophy top-three finishers placed as follows in the Division I Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup: Pepperdine placed 62nd with 375.00 points, Providence took home 245.00 points to claim 79th place, and Gonzaga landed in 84th place with 227.00 points.
 

Fall Sports
Cross Country (Men's)	University of Portland
Cross Country (Women's)	Providence College
Soccer (Men's)	Saint Louis University
Soccer (Women's)	Santa Clara University
Volleyball (Women's)	Creighton University  Florida Gulf Coast University
Winter Sports
Basketball (Men's)	St. Peter's University
Basketball (Women's)	Creighton University
Swimming & Diving (Men's)	*No I-AAA Institutions Scored
Swimming & Diving (Women's)	*No I-AAA Institutions Scored
Track & Field (Men's Indoor)	Fairleigh Dickinson University
Track & Field (Women's Indoor)	High Point University
Spring Sports
Baseball	VCU
Golf (Men's)	Pepperdine University
Golf (Women's)	Pepperdine University
Lacrosse (Men's)	Boston University  Saint Joseph's University  University of Vermont
Lacrosse (Women's)	Loyola University Maryland
Softball	Cal State Fullerton  Loyola Marymount  Wichita State University
Tennis (Men's)	Pepperdine University  VCU
Track & Field (Men's Outdoor)	University of Texas at Arlington
Track & Field (Women's Outdoor)	Binghamton University  High Point University

About Division I-AAA ADA: Now in its 21st year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (the 98 Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs. For more information on the Division I-AAA ADA, please visit www.div1aaa-ada.com. The Division I-AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 57th year. For more information on NACDA and the 18 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.