GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Conference Carolinas “Body, Mind, Soul” feature series earned two district awards from the College Sports Communicators Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Contest.

Conference Carolinas was named the District 3 winner in the “General Feature/Blog” category and took home a runner-up finish in “Coach/Administrator Profile.”

The 2025-26 “General Feature/Blog” district winner was a feature on the numerous sets of twins and triplets competing at Conference Carolinas Institutions (story).

The runner-up finish was a feature on the North Greenville University baseball program and how Major League Baseball has influenced the Trailblazers (story).

Conference Carolinas has now won “Best in the District” honors for five of the last six years with Conference Carolinas claiming best in District 3 in the 2020-21 academic year for its profile on Michael Neustifter of North Greenville baseball (story) and in the 2021-22 academic year for its feature on then King 1,000-point scorer and NASA intern Trinity Lee (story). In 2022-23, Conference Carolinas earned two “Best in the District” honors for a feature on North Greenville’s rise to the 2022 NCAA Division II Baseball championship (story) In 2024-25 the district winner was a feature on the North Greenville women’s soccer team preseason trip to Australia (story).

The “Body, Mind, and Soul” feature series is a collaboration between public relations legend Bob Rose.

About Conference Carolinas
Conference Carolinas has a rich tradition in roots that dates back to its inception on Dec. 6, 1930. The NCAA Division II athletics conference presently has member schools located in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Member institutions for the 2025-26 academic year are Barton, Belmont Abbey, Chowan, Converse, Emmanuel, Erskine, Ferrum, Francis Marion, King, Lees-McRae, Mount Olive, UNC Pembroke, North Greenville, Shorter, Southern Wesleyan and Young Harris.

Conference Carolinas is a sole sponsor of 27 sports and also collaborates with two other conferences (South Atlantic Conference and Great Midwest Athletic Conference) to offer opportunities in four additional sports for a total of 31 in the 2026-27 academic year. The ability to provide its membership sports sponsorship in 31 sports is the most in all of NCAA Division II. In addition, Conference Carolinas also provides championship opportunities for its member institutions in spirit and in developmental sports.

Conference Carolinas believes in the development and formation of the whole person in body, mind and soul. Our students are nationally recognized for their extraordinary success in the classroom, in the community and at the highest levels of NCAA competition.

Conference Carolinas is built upon the idea of offering challenging NCAA competition in an environment that fosters both the academic and athletic achievements of its student-athletes. Conference members offer exemplary educations and scholarships for performance in the classroom and on the field. Conference Carolinas and its members are committed to challenging adversity and building tomorrow's leaders.