General | 5/20/2026 3:30:00 PM
ERIE, Pa. – Gannon University has finished second in the final edition of the 2025-26 PSAC Dixon Trophy standings, it was announced Wednesday. West Chester was the winner of the Dixon Trophy this academic year.
The Golden Knights have won the trophy in three of the past five years. The other two, including this year, Gannon has finished second.
This year marks the 29th occasion the PSAC has recognized a Dixon Trophy recipient, awarded annually to the institution that accumulates the top score based on results of conference playoffs and/or regular-season records. The trophy is named in honor of F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., former chairman of the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education.
The award is given to the program which generates the top average point value among each PSAC Championship sport it sponsors. Each sport champion earns 17 points - based on the league's membership total - and descending point values are awarded for respective placement.
Dixon Trophy points are awarded based on 17 PSAC schools, with 17 points going to the champion in each sport and 16 going to the runner-up, and so on. When fewer than 17 schools compete in a sport, the points awarded for that sport are prorated accordingly. The trophy is named in honor of F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., former chairman of the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education.
Gannon finished with an overall average of 11.75 points per sport in 2025-26. The men averaged a conference best 12.25 points and the women averaged 11.25 points per team.
Gannon was buoyed by three programs that won PSAC championships – men's soccer, men's wrestling, and women's golf.
The Golden Knights were also PSAC runner-up in three sports, including men's and women's basketball, and volleyball.
In addition, Gannon had seven student-athletes be the recipient of the PSAC Champion Scholar for their specific sport.
Gannon joined the PSAC in 2008-09 and had never finished higher than sixth in the Dixon Trophy standings before winning in 2021-22. This is the PSAC's 75th year.
