Youngstown State Captures 2024-25 McCafferty Trophy

Youngstown State Captures 2024-25 McCafferty Trophy

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Rachel White

INDIANAPOLIS (May 29, 2025) – Youngstown State captured its third overall and second outright McCafferty Trophy and this year’s Men’s All-Sports Award while Cleveland State, Milwaukee and RMU shared the Women’s All-Sports Award, the League office announced on Thursday.
 
Dig Deeper:
  • Youngstown State captured League titles in women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track & field and women’s tennis this year.
  • The Penguins added a trip to the men’s basketball title game to earn the Men’s All-Sports Award.
  • Cleveland State picked up a League championship in volleyball and regular season titles in softball and women’s tennis to earn a share of the Women’s All-Sports Award.
  • Milwaukee posted regular season and tournament titles in women’s soccer to tie for the top spot in the Women’s All-Sports standings.
  • RMU collected women’s cross country and softball championships to take a share of the Women’s All-Sports Award.
  • Cleveland State was second in the standings with a volleyball championship and a softball regular season title.
  • Oakland placed third in the overall standings following titles in men’s and women’s swimming and diving and women’s golf.
  • Named in honor of James J. McCafferty, who served as the conference’s first commissioner from 1979-80, the McCafferty Trophy is awarded annually by the Horizon League to a member institution compiling the greatest number of performance points, based on its finish in the League’s 19 championship sports.
  • For the sports of men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s tennis, softball and baseball, points are awarded based on combined regular-season (60 percent) and championship (40 percent) finishes. For all other sports, points are based on performance in the League championships.
 
Final 2024-25 McCafferty Trophy Standings
1. Youngstown State – 41
2. Cleveland State – 40.5
3. Oakland – 39.5
4. Milwaukee – 34.5
5. RMU – 34
6. Purdue Fort Wayne – 21
6. Wright State – 21
8. Green Bay – 19.5
9. Northern Kentucky – 19
10. IU Indianapolis – 17
11. Detroit Mercy – 3
 
Men’s All-Sports Totals
1. Youngstown State – 24
2. Cleveland State – 20.5
2. Oakland – 20.5
4. Milwaukee – 14.5
5. RMU – 14
5. Wright State – 14
7. IU Indianapolis – 13
8. Northern Kentucky – 8.5
9. Green Bay – 4.5
10. Purdue Fort Wayne – 3
11. Detroit Mercy – 0.5
 
Women’s All-Sports Totals
1. Cleveland State – 20
1. Milwaukee – 20
1. RMU – 20
4. Oakland – 19
5. Purdue Fort Wayne – 18
6. Youngstown State – 17
7. Green Bay – 15
8. Northern Kentucky – 10.5
9. Wright State – 7
10. IU Indianapolis – 4
11.  Detroit Mercy – 2.5