GREENVILLE, S.C. – Anna Grossheim of UNC Pembroke was named the recipient of the 2024-25 Murphy Osborne Award.
The Murphy Osborne Award is Conference Carolinas' Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete Award.

A women’s soccer player, Grossheim carried a 3.99 GPA while earning her degree in sociology from UNC Pembroke before pursuing a master’s in public administration. Last year, Grossheim was one of nine finalists for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.

The Garner, North Carolina native was selected Conference Carolinas Player of the year in 2022 and Freshman of the Year in the fall of 2021. She was selected Conference Carolinas Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women’s soccer in 2024 and 2022. She is a four-time first team All-Conference Carolinas selection and was named Conference Carolinas Women’s Soccer Championship MVP in 2022.

In 2023, Grossheim was named the recipient of the Conference Carolinas Elite 23 Award for having the highest GPA at the championship site. She is a three-time CSC Academic All-America selection and earned United Soccer Coaches first team Scholar All-America recognition once. Grossheim is also a four-time D2CCA Academic All-American and was named to the Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll six times.

Student-Athletes for the Murphy Osborne Award are nominated by their institutions based on their academic, athletic and service accomplishments. The Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs) from all Conference Carolinas institutions submit institutional nominations and votes are cast by the FARs.

To be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be a December or May graduating senior or a first-year graduate student completing athletic eligibility at the same institution as undergraduate matriculation. The student-athlete must be a full-time student at the time of nomination, must have been a full-time student at the member school for at least two years and must be a starter or important substitute in a conference sport.

The award is named for longtime educator and college and university administrator Dr. Murphy Osborne.

2024-25 Conference Carolinas Murphy Osborne Award Winner
Anna Grossheim, UNC Pembroke

2024-25 Conference Carolinas Murphy Osborne Award Finalists
Isabella Pita, Barton
Abigail Crain, Belmont Abbey
Danea Mackey, Chowan
Chloe Cleland, Converse
Jocelyn Martin, Emmanuel
Rupal Kharb, Erskine
Jenna Walling, Francis Marion
Jessica Campbell, King
Jesper Jonsson, Lees-McRae
Ashlyn Stone, Mount Olive
Anna Grossheim, UNC Pembroke
Caroline Smith, North Greenville
Thomas Macagg, Southern Wesleyan
Liam King, Young Harris