Relive the year that was in Rockhurst Athletics, home of the 2016-17 Commissioner's Cup Champions!
The Hawks’ athletic department earned the award for the 2016-17 season by posting the strongest finish in the league’s seven core sports. Points are allocated for the Commissioner’s Cup based on the athletic department’s finish in the GLVC’s postseason tournaments in men’s soccer, women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, softball and baseball. Each of the league’s members sponsors these sports at the intercollegiate level.
2016-17 Rockhurst Athletics Highlights
- Men's Soccer wins sixth GLVC Tournament Championship en route to the NCAA Division II Final Four for the third time in four years. The Hawks finished with a 18-3-3 record.
- Kaleb Jackson was named NSCAA Third Team All-American and GLVC Offensive Player of the Year. Tony Tocco was named GLVC Coach of the Year.
- Women's Soccer captures first-ever GLVC regular season championship and earns fifth trip to NCAA Tournament.
- Volleyball wins GLVC West Division with 16-2 record and advances to NCAA Tournament.
- Morgan Rietzke is named Division II AVCA Second Team All-American.
- Softball claims first-ever GLVC regular season championship and wins school-record 31 games.
- Men's Basketball posts first winning season since 2009-10 in Drew Diener's second year.
- Women's Basketball wins 18 games for the first time since 1997-1998.
- Gary Burns captures his 700th victory in his 24th season at Rockhurst.
- Men's and Women's Lacrosse both finish with their best records in school history.
- Madeline Gilstrap earns IWLCA Division II Scholar Athlete of the Year.
- Men's Tennis advances to NCAA Tournament for the 13th time.
- Women's Tennis ties for first place in the GLVC West.
- Rockhurst receives a school-record six CoSIDA Academic All-American Awards.
- 12 of Rockhurst's 14 teams finish with a GPA of 3.20 or higher. Student-Athletes post a 3.41 GPA in 2016-17.
