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For the second year in a row, The Master’s University athletics has won the GSAC Commissioner’s Cup as the most successful program across all sports in the Great Southwest Athletic Conference.

The Mustangs totaled 91.5 points to finish 10 points clear of this year’s runners-up, Arizona Christian.

This was the first year of the new format, where teams’ scores are based on their top-12 results throughout the year. Schools are awarded eight points for winning the conference title, seven points for placing second and so on. The final tally then counts the 12 highest scores a school earned.

91̽�� won seven conference titles during the season — in men’s cross country, women’s cross country, women’s volleyball, men’s swimming, women’s swimming, men’s volleyball, and men’s track and field. The Mustangs also shared the men’s basketball title and finished second in men’s soccer, women’s basketball, and women’s track and field.

“It’s a great honor to win the Commissioner’s Cup Award,” said 91̽�� Interim Athletic Director Jim Rickard. “I’m grateful to our leadership, especially Dr. MacArthur and Dr. Chou who provide us the opportunity to have the breadth of sports that we have. I’m grateful for the quality of coaches that we have, and obviously it’s a testament to the student-athletes that are here. I’m thankful that their primary goal is to honor the Lord with their gifts and abilities and we want to use it as a platform to share the gospel of Christ.”

The GSAC will be expanding for the 2025-26 school year as both La Sierra University and Soka University of America will be joining. That will make 10 schools in the conference, with five in Arizona and five in Southern California.

“We’re thankful for the teams in the GSAC and the camaraderie that we have and the competition that we have,” Rickard said. “We know there’s a lot of time and devotion dedicated to sports, and the number of sports that we’re able to offer gives us a great opportunity to even compete for something like this at the national level.”