BYU claims 2018-19 WCC Commissioner's Cup

Portland, Ore. — BYU won the 2018-19 West Coast Conference Commissioner's Cup, awarded to the WCC institution enjoying the most success during conference play.

This marks the unprecedented seventh consecutive Commissioner's Cup victory for the Cougars in their eighth year of Conference membership. 

BYU won in impressive fashion with 106.5 points, good for an 18.5-point lead over runner-up Gonzaga University (88 points). The point tally is the most for the Cougars since posting 109 total points in 2016.

The awards were handed out as part of the 10th annual West Coast Conference Honors Dinner, held Wednesday night at the Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon. 

The West Coast Conference Commissioner's Cup is an all-sports award presented at the end of each academic year to the league's top performing school in conference play and is based on a point system, reflecting the finish of each team in conference play. The institution with the highest point total after combining the men's and women's point totals is honored with the Commissioner's Cup. 

This season, BYU captured outright championships in men’s and women’s cross country, women’s soccer, volleyball, softball and baseball.

BYU won the women's all-sports trophy race for the seventh straight year with a tally of 63.0 points after collecting four titles. Pepperdine University was second with 54.5 points finishing strong with tennis and golf titles. Loyola Marymount University was third with 51.5 points.

BYU claimed its fifth men’s all-sports trophy with a final score of 43.5 points to sweep the men’s and women’s all-sports trophies for the fifth time. Gonzaga University was second with 39.0 points winning the men’s basketball title, narrowly beating Saint Mary’s College in third place with 38.0 points.

Overall, the Cougars compiled 106.5 Commissioner's Cup points at the conclusion of the academic year, which includes men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, beach volleyball, men’s and women’s tennis, softball, women’s rowing and baseball.

BYU's victory extends its overall lead in Commissioner’s Cup wins with seven, two more than the University of San Diego. The Toreros won five straight from 2008-2012. Pepperdine University (2002-04) rates third on the all-time list with three while Santa Clara University (2005 and 2007) and Loyola Marymount University (2006) also own cup triumphs.

Read the full WCC release here.