Conference Carolinas recognizes winter and spring 2023-24 Elite 23 Award presented by McGriff Insurance Services winners
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Conference Carolinas has recognized its Elite 23 Award Presented by McGriff Insurance Services winners over the course of the winter and spring portions of its 2023-24 championship season.
The Elite 23 Award honors Conference Carolinas student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade-point average at their respective championship site.
The award is modeled after the NCAA's Elite 90 Award and it allows all student-athletes at the final championship site to win the award.
In men’s and women’s bowling, the award is named the Conference Carolinas/Great Midwest Academic Excellence Award.
Conference Carolinas 2023-24 Winter Elite 23 Presented by McGriff Insurance Services Winners
Men’s Basketball
KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Women’s Basketball
Abigail Crain, Belmont Abbey
Men’s Bowling
Bailey McGinnis, Walsh
Women’s Bowling
Amanda Grimsley, Emmanuel
Men’s Swimming
Jeandre Jobert, Emmanuel
Women’s Swimming
Sydney Hopkins, Barton
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Tommy Baird, Belmont Abbey
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Kacey Miller, North Greenville
Men’s Wrestling
John Parker, Newberry
Conference Carolinas 2023-24 Spring Elite 23 Presented by McGriff Insurance Services Winners
Acrobatics & Tumbling
Chloe Cleland, Converse
Baseball
Anthony Mitta, Mount Olive
Men’s Golf
Karsten Shields, North Greenville
Women’s Golf
Caroline Smith, North Greenville
Men’s Lacrosse
Hudson Karasek, Mount Olive
Women’s Lacrosse
Emma Pherson, Belmont Abbey
Softball
Kaitlyn Pickens, Emmanuel
Men’s Tennis
Bram Poel, Mount Olive
Women’s Tennis
Anna Li, Belmont Abbey
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Zachary Knott, Belmont Abbey
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Annah Blankenship, King
Men’s Volleyball
Clayton Zimmerman, Belmont Abbey