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SPU President Eaton officially took receipt of the GNAC all-sport and all-academic trophies Tuesday night. He's pictured on right, receiving trophy from Dr. William Woodward, NCAA faculty athletic representative.

Seattle Pacific swept the top two awards in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference during the 2005-06 season -- the Academic All-Sports title and the All-Sports Team Championship. To write the final chapter on these accomplishments, trophies were presented to SPU President Dr. Philip W. Eaton Tuesday night, September 26.

The Falcons posted the best team grade point averages in five different sports. SPU also won the men's academic title for the fifth year in a row and took the women's academic title for the first time.

Seattle Pacific University, which won a conference-record six team titles in the 2005-06 academic year, claimed its first Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Sports Team Championship. The Falcons edged defending champion Western Washington 157-154, ending the Vikings' four-year reign. SPU also won its third consecutive women's all-sports title, finishing 20 points ahead of runner-up Central Washington. Western Washington won the men's all-sports title for the fifth consecutive year; SPU took third.