The New York Yankees have a three-peat under their belt and the Los Angeles Lakers have also won three straight NBA Championships but how many six-peats to you come across in the world of sports?

On May 20, 2003 the North Coast Athletic Conference announced that Denison University successfully defended the NCAC All-Sports title for the sixth consecutive year and the seventh in the conference's 20 years of existence.

Denison's seven All-Sports titles set a new conference record. The Big Red stood a close second after the winter standings, a mere half point behind then-leader Allegheny, but jumped into the top position with a strong spring performance.

The Big Red earned two championships and four second-place finishes this spring to compile 77 points, giving Denison a year-long total of 173.5. Denison's championship campaign featured three NCAC titles; women's indoor track and field, softball and women's tennis. The Big Red also picked up eight second place finishes in volleyball, men's and women's swimming, baseball, golf, men's and women's lacrosse and field hockey.

Wittenberg, which won the award in 1995-96, totaled 158.5 points to earn second place. Wooster (155.5) finished third, followed by Allegheny (152.5) and Ohio Wesleyan (132.0) in fourth and fifth, respectively. Kenyon (125.5), Oberlin (90.0) Earlham (72.5), Wabash (59.5) and Hiram (56.6) took positions six through ten.

The All-Sports award is given annually to the school that performs the best across the NCAC's 22 sports. Ten points are awarded for a first-place finish, nine for second, eight for a third, and so on. Men's and women's performances are combined, exemplifying the North Coast's commitment to equity and balance among programs. Since the conference's founding in 1983 only three institutions, other than Denison have captured the All-Sports trophy.