SEATTLE (Aug. 28) -- Seattle Pacific University graded out as the top men's program and overall the Falcons finished third in the 2001-02 Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Sports team academic awards.

In the men's competition, SPU finished first with 61 points, seven points ahead of Seattle University, the overall winner. The Redhawks netted 139 points in the competition to finish 11 points ahead of Northwest Nazarene. SPU finished third with 119 points.

Points were awarded in each of the 10-team conference's 12 sports based on the composite grade point averages of the athletes on the team roster. Seattle Pacific finished with the best team grade-point averages in men's soccer and basketball.

Individual sport champions and their team composite grade-point averages (based on a 4.00 scale) included:

Men: Football - Central Washington 2.89; Cross Country - Alaska Fairbanks 3.65; Soccer - Seattle Pacific 2.99; Basketball - Seattle Pacific and Northwest Nazarene 3.12; Baseball - Saint Martin's 3.19; Track & Field - Seattle 3.30.
Women: Volleyball - Central Washington 3.40; Cross Country - Saint Martin's 3.64; Soccer - Seattle and Northwest Nazarene 3.35; Basketball - Saint Martin's 3.25; Softball - Seattle 3.38; Track & Field - Seattle 3.47.