BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- The College of Saint Benedict, which had four teams place in the top three in conference standings, has finished second in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) All-Sports competition.

Gustavus Adolphus completed the year with 99.5 total points and captured the MIAC All-Sports title. The Gusties won conference championships in volleyball, basketball, hockey, and swimming and diving.

Saint Ben's, which second with 92.5 points a year ago, tallied 89.5 points this year. After CSB, Bethel placed third with 84.5 points. The rest of the standings finished as follows: Carleton (74.5), St. Olaf (72.5), St. Catherine (63), Macalester (59.5), Concordia (52.5), Augsburg (43), Hamline (41.5), St. Scholastica (38), and Saint Mary's (37).

In the MIAC, Saint Ben's finished tied for first in softball and was second in volleyball and indoor track and field while placing third in outdoor track and field. CSB was fourth in soccer, fifth in golf and basketball, and sixth in tennis, hockey and swim and dive.

The Bennies softball team have a 24-17 overall record and finished 17-5 in the MIAC and tied for first place. They also earned a berth in the NCAA DIII Softball National Tournament for the third time since 2017. The Bennies play No. 12 UW-Oshkosh on Thursday, May 16, in Oshkosh, Wis.

The Saint Benedict volleyball team, which was directed by head coach Nicole Hess, finished 17-10 overall and 9-2 in the MIAC for second place. Emma Guest, Mackenzie Kopczynski and Audrey Spolidoro earned All-MIAC honors while Guest and Spolidoro were selected AVCA honorable mention all-region.

The indoor track and field team, directed by head coach Robin Balder-Lanoue, had 10 All-MIAC performances, including four titles (3K, 5K, mile, DMR) from MIAC Indoor MVP Fiona Smith, to finish second with 120 points. Sophomore Jaylyn Ahlberg also won a title in the pole vault while Kalli Smith was second in the 800 meters. In addition, Taylor Radaich placed second in the 1000 meters with Kate Gallagher taking third in the 60-meters and Sabriya Farquharson placing third in the long jump. CSB won the distance medley relay and the 4x400-meter relay was third. Smith won both the 3K and 5K for a second straight year at the NCAA DIII Indoor Championship.

CSB's outdoor Track and Field Team, also directed by head coach Robin Balder-Lanoue, had a history-breaking MIAC championship last week. The Bennies had 13 All-MIAC performances, including three individual titles by Fiona Smith (1,500, 5,000-meters and 10,000 meters) for a second straight year, and was third at the outdoor meet with a program best 136.33 points. Sabriya Farquharson won a title in the long jump while Ellie Selisker had All-MIAC honors in the long jump (2^nd) and high jump (2^nd). In the pole vault, Ahlberg won a title as she swept indoor and outdoor crowns. Justus Floren was second in the heptathlon (4,172 points) and Ming Li Raidt was third in the pole vault. Kate Gallagher placed third in the 100-meter dash while Lauren Berg placed second in the 400-meter hurdles. The 4x100-meter relay was second and both the 4x400-meter and 4x800 meter relays placed third.

In cross country, CSB scored 88 points and was led by Smith's individual cross-country title for a third straight year as she along with Keiley Maahs and Annie Kiolbasa earned All-MIAC honors. Smith later captured CSB first-ever individual national title in cross country. She was named the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Year.

In basketball, CSB, directed by head coach Mike Durbin, was fifth with a 15-11 overall record and 12-8 mark in league play. Sophia Jonas and Carla Meyer earned All-MIAC honors.

The Bennies placed fourth in soccer with a 9-6-3 overall mark and 6-3-2 in league play. Directed by head coach Steve Kimble, CSB had Abby Willenbring, Ella Young and Olivia Miller earn first-team All-MIAC honors with Mary Blaska and Annie Waters selected honorable mention All-MIAC. Willenbring was also named to the U.S. Soccer Coaches All-Region Team.

CSB tennis, led by head coach Jack Bowe, was sixth in the MIAC with a 7-10 overall mark and 5-5 in league play. Ashley Tarrolly, Sophia Jonas, Peyton Kopel and Greta Nesbit earned All-MIAC honors.

In hockey, the Bennies, directed by head coach Lindsay Macy, were sixth with an 11-12-2 overall record and 7-9-2 in league play.

Led by head coach Daryl Schomer, CSB golf carded a team total of 141-over par, 1,005 (328-341-336) in placing fifth at the MIAC Championship for the 33^rd time in school history. Emily Renner was named All-MIAC for a fourth straight year.

Directed by head coach Mandy Wolvert, the swim and dive team scored 376 points to place sixth. CSB had a pair of All-MIAC performances and 11 top-10 program marks. Emi Wagner earned All-MIAC in the 50-free by placing second and the 200-freestyle relay was also second.

The MIAC All-Sports competition takes a comprehensive look at each institution's performance within the Conference to award an overall champion for each gender. The men's competition began in 1963-64, with the women's competition being added in 1983-84. Starting in the 2003-2004 season, first-place points were ruled to be determined by the number of teams participating in each sport. Second-place, third place, et cetera, receive points in descending order, based on the first-place point total. Ties in the standings result in the two teams tied sharing the points equally for all tied spots in the standings.