BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

UC Irvine was awarded the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association All-Sports Trophy for 2006-07.

The annual award is given to the best all-around sports program in Division I-AAA (schools without football programs). UC Irvine was the top-ranked Division I-AAA school in the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings.

Coach John Speraw’s Anteaters claimed the national championship in men’s volleyball.

UCI’s baseball team also reached the College World Series, losing to eventual national champion Oregon State in its pool. Coach Dave Serrano was named Coach of the Year by Baseball America.

UC Irvine also scored in women’s golf (19th), men’s swimming (25th), women’s tennis and swimming (33rd) and men’s golf (58th).

“The members of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association are delighted to present the All-Sports trophy to the top collegiate sports program in Division I-AAA,” Division I-AAA President Lee Reed said in a release.UC Santa Barbara, which won a men’s soccer national championship, finished second for the trophy.

Pepperdine was third.

— From staff reports