ST. PAUL, Minn. – The University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets remain in first place for the 2024-25 Kruse Award following the conclusion of the winter season. The award, named in honor of long-time Northwestern College (Wis.) and Martin Luther College athletic director Jerome Kruse, travels to the college with the most points accumulated by the place finishes of the college's athletic teams in the final standings of 18 conference sponsored sports.
The Yellowjackets lead the Kruse Award standings with 71.5 points after earning conference regular season titles in two of the four UMAC winter sports: women’s basketball (shared with Northwestern) and men’s indoor track & field. UW-Superior also tied for third in men’s basketball and placed third in women’s indoor track & field.
The University of Northwestern Eagles are second in the standings with 63.5 points. UNW earned a share of the regular season UMAC championship in women’s basketball (shared with UW-Superior). The Eagles also finished second in women’s indoor track & field and tied for third in men’s basketball.
The Crown College Polars stand in third with 49 points. Crown won the women’s indoor track & field championship. The Polars also placed third in men’s indoor track & field.
The Martin Luther College Knights are fourth in the standings with 43.5 points. MLC was the runner-up in the men’s indoor track & field championship. The Knights also tied for fourth in women’s basketball.
The Bethany Lutheran College Vikings stand in fifth place after the winter season. BLC placed third in women’s basketball and tied for third in men’s basketball.
The University of Minnesota Morris Cougars are sixth in the standings with 41.5 points. UMM won a share of the men’s basketball championship (shared with North Central). The Cougars also tied for fourth in women’s basketball.
The North Central University Rams are seventh with 33.5 points in the standings. NCU won a share of the men’s basketball championship (shared with Minnesota Morris). The Rams also took fourth in men’s indoor track & field.
The Northland College LumberJacks/LumberJills round out the winter Kruse Award standings with 6.5 points in eighth place.
2024-25 KRUSE AWARD STANDINGS
WINTER UPDATE
| School |
Total |
Fall |
Winter |
Spring |
Total |
School |
| MG |
WG |
FB |
VB |
MS |
WS |
MXC |
WXC |
MB |
WB |
MITF |
WITF |
BB |
SB |
MT |
WT |
MOTF |
WOTF |
| UW-Superior |
71.5 |
7 |
4 |
- |
7 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
7.5 |
7 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
71.5 |
UW-Superior |
| Northwestern |
63.5 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
7.5 |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
63.5 |
Northwestern |
| Crown |
49 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1.5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
2.5 |
5 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
Crown |
| Martin Luther |
43.5 |
3 |
2 |
2.5 |
3 |
2.5 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
4.5 |
6 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
43.5 |
Martin Luther |
| Bethany Lutheran |
42 |
5 |
1 |
- |
4 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
42 |
Bethany Lutheran |
| Minnesota Morris |
41.5 |
2 |
3 |
2.5 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
7.5 |
4.5 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
41.5 |
Minnesota Morris |
| North Central |
33.5 |
8 |
- |
- |
5 |
2.5 |
1 |
2 |
- |
7.5 |
2.5 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
33.5 |
North Central |
| Northland |
6.5 |
1 |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.5 |
Northland |
The UMAC is an NCAA Division III member comprised of eight full-time member schools from Minnesota and Wisconsin: Bethany Lutheran College, Crown College, Martin Luther College, North Central University, Northland College, University of Minnesota Morris, University of Northwestern, and University of Wisconsin-Superior.
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