LANCASTER, Pa. – The Marymount Athletics Department has officially been awarded the Atlantic East Commissioner's Awards and Mike Drass Trophy after the 2024-25 athletics season, announced by the conference office on Monday.
 
This is the third year in a row that Marymount Athletics have swept the prestigious accolades.
 
From the Atlantic East website on the honors: "The philosophy of the Atlantic East Conference and Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association encourages broad-based athletic programs, gives equal emphasis on all sports and especially recognizes the impact of athletic participation on the student-athlete."
 
The awards are earned on a point-based system established by the conference office. For the criteria, click here. 

The Saints racked up the points by winning eight total Atlantic East Conference Championships and one Atlantic East Divisional Championship in the 2024-25 year, with six earned by women's programs and three by men's, respectively, while competing strong across the entire conference. 
 
Marymount's men's programs garnered 71 total points across the year, with the women tallying 89, for 160 total points.

"The Mike Drass Trophy is named after the late Mike Drass, Former Athletic Director and Football Coach for Wesley College," stated in the Atlantic East release. "Drass was the AD for the Wolverines from May 2003 until his passing in May 2018. He also coached one of the most successful DIII football programs for 26 seasons. He was an instrumental piece to the seven founding members of the Atlantic East Conference."

For the Atlantic East release, click here.