GREENVILLE, S.C. – Conference Carolinas has unveiled its 2024-25 Fall Team Messick Sportsmanship Award winners.
Belmont Abbey College won both the men’s and women’s cross country Messick awards while Erskine College claimed both the men’s and women’s soccer honors. In women’s volleyball, Young Harris College was voted as the Messick winners.
In addition to the individual sport winners, the league office also released the current Messick standings which are used as part of the calculation in awarding the Body, Mind & Soul Dr. Alan Patterson Cup at the annual spring meetings. Belmont Abbey leads the overall and men’s and women’s Messick standings. North Greenville University, Erskine, Southern Wesleyan University and Emmanuel University follow the Crusaders in the overall standings. The men’s and women’s top five are listed below.
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."
2024-25 Conference Carolinas Fall Team Messick Award Winners
Men's Cross Country: Belmont Abbey
Women's Cross Country: Belmont Abbey
Men's Soccer: Erskine
Women's Soccer: Erskine
Women's Volleyball: Young Harris
Overall Messick Standings (current top five)
1 - Belmont Abbey
2 - North Greenville
3 - Erskine
4 - Southern Wesleyan
5 - Emmanuel
Women's Messick Standings (current top five)
1 - Belmont Abbey
2 - Emmanuel
3 - Southern Wesleyan
4 - North Greenville
5 - Erskine
Men's Messick Standings (current top five)
1 - Belmont Abbey
2 - North Greenville
3 - Erskine
4 - Lees-McRae
5 - Southern Wesleyan