League Announces Fall ‘Team Sportsmanship Award’ Winners

11/22/2011 12:00:00 AM

High Point, NC – Belmont Abbey women's cross country, Belmont Abbey men's cross country, Converse women's volleyball, Erskine women's soccer, and Limestone men's soccer teams were named 'Team Sportsmanship Award' winners following the recent completion of the fall season league championships. These teams were recognized to have demonstrated the best sportsmanship in their Conference Carolinas sport. The designation was voted on by member coaches and student athletes throughout the league.

The 2011 fall sportsmanship team award recipients:

The sportsmanship awards are presented annually to the member institution judged to have exhibited the highest degree of sportsmanship among its players, coaches, and fans during their regular playing season. This year marks the second year that there will be an individual sport 'Team Sportsmanship Award' highlighting Conference Carolinas efforts to honor institutions exhibiting sportsmanlike behaviors.

Women's Volleyball - Converse

Women's Soccer – Erskine

Women's Cross Country - Belmont Abbey

Men's Cross Country – Belmont Abbey

Men's Soccer – Limestone

The sportsmanship award is decided using a voting process implemented by Athletics Directors that calls for a coach and student-athlete representative to vote together and judge conference competitors' sportsmanship. After all the votes have been submitted the conference office averages the results and the institution with the highest overall average in a particular sport is awarded the 'Team Sportsmanship Award'. These awards will now correspond with the current "Messick Sportsmanship Award" that recognizes the school with the overall best average across all conference sports throughout the year.

Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletic conference currently made up of 12 teams from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. These institutions consist of: Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Coker College, Converse College, Erskine College, King College, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, Mount Olive College, North Greenville University, Pfeiffer University, and Queens University of Charlotte.

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