Conference Carolinas Unveils 2022-23 Winter Team Messick Award Winners
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Conference Carolinas has unveiled its 2022-23 Winter Team Messick Sportsmanship Award winners.
The Conference Carolinas Directors of Athletics implemented the process by which the Conference Carolinas Messick Sportsmanship Awards are determined. A student-athlete and coach from each institution vote separately upon the sportsmanship of all conference competitors. Each institution then submits those votes to the conference office where the averages are then calculated to decide the winner for each conference-sponsored sport.
The Team Messick Sportsmanship Awards are named after John D. Messick, who was the President of former conference member East Carolina from 1947-59. Messick truly championed sportsmanship and even wrote a book entitled, "Personality and Character Development."
2022-23 Conference Carolinas Winter Team Messick Award Winners
Women's Swimming and Diving: UNC Pembroke
Men's Swimming and Diving: Lees-McRae
Men's Indoor Track and Field: Southern Wesleyan
Women's Indoor Track and Field: Belmont Abbey
Women's Basketball: Southern Wesleyan
Men's Basketball: North Greenville