The Body, Mind & Soul Dr. Alan Patterson Cup is the ultimate comprehensive conference award. The award recognizes the member with the best average ranking when combining the Hawn Cup, the Allan Sharp Award and the Messick Award.

The Body, Mind & Soul Dr. Alan Patterson Cup is named after the former Conference Carolinas Commissioner. Patterson served for 32 years as the Commissioner of Conference Carolinas before retiring after the 2018-19 academic year. As Commissioner of Conference Carolinas, Patterson championed that classroom success and sportsmanship should be valued equally with competitive success.

2022-23 Body, Mind & Soul Dr. Alan Patterson Cup Winner

Belmont Abbey College

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The Joby Hawn Cup is the annual all-sports award for Conference Carolinas. Hawn Cup points are awarded in each sport based on the order of regular season finish and the number of participating teams in each sport. The institution that finishes in first place is awarded points equal to the number of institutions that sponsor the sport. The institution that finishes in second place is awarded one less point than first place, the institution that finishes in third place is awarded one less point than second place and the process continues until the institution that finished in last place is awarded one point.
 
In addition, bonus points are awarded to the tournament champion (two bonus points) and runner-up finisher (one bonus point). The total points earned from all sports for each institution is divided by the total possible points (excluding bonus points) for each institution based on sports sponsorship for each participating sport. Institutions are ranked by the resulting ratio of points earned to possible points.

The Joby Hawn Cup is named after H.C. "Joby" Hawn, who in 1962 became the first full-time Commissioner of what was then known as the Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC) and now Conference Carolinas. Following his retirement from the league in 1976, Conference Carolinas began awarding the Hawn Cup annually in his honor.

2022-23 Conference Carolinas Joby Hawn Cup Winners

Overall: UNC Pembroke
Men’s: UNC Pembroke
Women’s: UNC Pembroke

Final 2022-23 Standings

Fall 2022 Standings

Winter 2023 Standings

The Athlete of the Year Award (one male and one female each year) is the most outstanding student-athlete for the year in the league. Per Directors of Athletics vote, nominations will be accepted from member institutions to only include conference-sponsored sports and all nomination information, statistics and accomplishments are solely based on athletically-related criteria.

Herff Jones Female Athlete of the Year
Mycherie Onwuzuruike, Southern Wesleyan

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Herff Jones Male Athlete of the Year
Tanner Halvorson, Barton 

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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 Messick Award Winners

Overall: Southern Wesleyan
Men’s: Southern Wesleyan
Women’s: Southern Wesleyan

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2022-23 Conference Carolinas Fall Team Messick Award Winners

Women's Cross Country: Belmont Abbey and Converse
Men's Cross Country: Belmont Abbey
Women's Soccer: Emmanuel
Men's Soccer: Southern Wesleyan
Women's Volleyball: Emmanuel

Fall 2022 Story

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

Winter 2023 Story

2022-23 Conference Carolinas Spring Team Messick Award Winners

Acrobatics and Tumbling: Limestone and Lander
Baseball: Belmont Abbey
Men’s Golf: Erskine
Women’s Golf: Belmont Abbey
Men’s Lacrosse: Mount Olive
Women’s Lacrosse: Belmont Abbey
Softball: Emmanuel
Men’s Tennis: Francis Marion
Women’s Tennis: King
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field: Belmont Abbey
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field: Belmont Abbey
Men’s Volleyball: King

Spring 2023 Story

The Allan Sharp Award is presented annually to the Conference Carolinas member institution having the highest graduation rate of student-athletes as determined by the faculty athletics representatives. The late Allan Sharp served for over 20 years as the Atlantic Christian/Barton Faculty Athletics Representative. Dr. Sharp championed the role of athletics as an educational activity and the importance of each student-athlete performing at the same level of excellence in the classroom.

2022-23 Allan Sharp Award Winners
Converse and Southern Wesleyan

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This is Conference Carolinas' Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete Award. Student-Athletes 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 have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25, a full-time student at the time of nomination and for at least two years at the member school, and must be a starter or important substitute in a conference sport.

2022-23 Conference Carolinas Murphy Osborne Award Winner
 
Katy Neubert, King

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2022-23 Conference Carolinas Murphy Osborne Award Finalists
 
Sarah Wicker, Barton
Anna Davis, Belmont Abbey
Cristina Flores, Chowan
Jovana Mitic, Converse
Hassan Badran, Emmanuel
Meredith Hollinger, Erskine
Annalena Griffin, Francis Marion
Katy Neubert, King
Julie Gast, Lees-McRae
Jack Casbarro, Mount Olive
Georgia Page, UNC Pembroke
Reece Fields, North Greenville
Caroline Reese, Southern Wesleyan

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The Scholar-Athlete awards are presented annually to one individual in each Conference Carolinas sponsored sport. The Scholar-Athlete of the Year winners are chosen by the Conference Carolinas Student-Athlete Affairs and Awards Committee. To be considered, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 or higher. In addition, the nominees for the award must have been named all-conference in their sport and also chosen academic all-conference.

2022-23 Conference Carolinas Fall Scholar-Athletes of the Year Presented by Hudl

Men’s Cross Country: Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
Women’s Cross Country: Deanna Betzer, Lees-McRae
Women’s Volleyball: Morgan Prots, Mount Olive
Men’s Soccer: Alvaro Zamora, Francis Marion
Women’s Soccer: Anna Grossheim, UNC Pembroke

Fall 2022 Story

2022-23 Conference Carolinas
Winter Scholar-Athletes of the Year Presented by Hudl
 
Women’s Swimming and Diving: Mariel Mencia Martinez, UNC Pembroke and Guillermina Rentsch, Lees-McRae
Men’s Swimming and Diving: Dale Bruce, King
Men’s Indoor Track & Field: Kamden Johnson, Mount Olive
Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Jaiden Moody, Mount Olive
Men’s Basketball: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Women’s Basketball: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion

Winter 2023 Story

2022-23 Conference Carolinas
Spring Scholar-Athletes of the Year Presented by Hudl

Baseball: Jack Casbarro, Mount Olive
Men’s Golf: Harrison Wierse, Barton
Women’s Golf: Georgia Page, UNC Pembroke
Women’s Tennis: Emma Bentz, Erskine and Gabriel Karatantcheva, Francis Marion
Men’s Tennis: Liam Day, Francis Marion
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field: Thomas Thierfelder, Belmont Abbey
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field: Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Acrobatics & Tumbling: Alexis Wynn, King
Women’s Lacrosse: Ali Davis, Mount Olive
Men’s Lacrosse: Eric George, Chowan
Softball: Julie Gast, Lees-McRae
Men’s Volleyball: Warren Davis, King

Spring 2023 Story

The Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Teams Presented by Barnes & Noble College consist of junior and senior student-athletes in the conference who have competed in a conference-sponsored sport and maintained a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale in all work completed at their member institution. The GPA is calculated based on the cumulative averages of the student-athletes through the previous semester and each student-athlete must have attended their member institution for at least one academic year.

Fall 2022 Story

Winter and Spring 2022-23 Story

The Presidential Honor Roll Presented by Southern Recognition LLC, compiled at the end of the fall and spring semesters, recognizes student-athletes who have earned a 3.20 grade-point average on a 4.00 scale. All student-athletes - including underclassmen, transfers and those who play non-conference sponsored sports - are eligible for the recognition as long as they participated during the past semester.

Fall 2022 Story

Spring 2023 Story

The Elite 23 Award Presented by McGriff Insurance Services 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 field hockey and wrestling, due to the collaboration with the South Atlantic Conference, the award is named the South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Academic Excellence Award.

2022-23 Fall Elite 23 Presented by McGriff Insurance Services Winners

Men’s Cross Country Elite 23
Cullen Dore, Francis Marion

Women’s Cross Country Elite 23
Katy Neubert, King
 
Men’s Soccer Elite 23
Alvaro Zamora, Francis Marion

Women’s Soccer Elite 23
Mikaela Lawler, Mount Olive
 
Women’s Volleyball Elite 23
Whitley Kahler, North Greenville

Fall 2022 Story

2022-23 Winter Elite 23 Presented by McGriff Insurance Services Winners
 
Men’s Swimming & Diving
Jeandre Joubert, Emmanuel
 
Women’s Swimming & Diving
Zuzanna Malinowska, Emmanuel
 
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Jacob Klumb, North Greenville
 
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Annah Blankenship, King
 
Men’s Wrestling
Joshua Kincaid, Emmanuel
 
Men’s Basketball
KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
 
Women’s Basketball
Kelci Adams, UNC Pembroke
 
Men’s Bowling
Jordan Norris, Walsh
 
Women’s Bowling
Lauren Meagher, Kentucky Wesleyan

Winter 2023 Story

2022-23 Spring Elite 23 Presented by McGriff Insurance Services Winners
 
Men’s Golf
Gustav Damgaard, King
 
Women’s Golf
Amanda Hamrin, UNC Pembroke
 
Baseball
Cory Poulsen, Francis Marion
 
Men’s Tennis
Elijah Buerkle, Belmont Abbey
 
Women’s Tennis
Silvia Frenandez-Trabadelo. Barton
 
Softball
Grace Trautman, Francis Marion
 
Men’s Lacrosse
Chance Urban, Mount Olive
 
Women’s Lacrosse
Jayden Smith, Barton
 
Men’s Volleyball
Clayton Zimmerman, Belmont Abbey
 
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Chase Eaton, Barton
 
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Kacey Miller, North Greenville
 
Acrobatics & Tumbling
Madison McAfee, Coker

Spring 2023 Story

The All-Conference Student Support Team Presented by SCS by Floor Action, Inc. was created to recognize nominated students from Conference Carolinas member institutions who support an athletics team and/or athletics department through service in areas such as team managers, statistical support, video services and game day operations support. Each Conference Carolinas member institution is eligible to nominate one student on their campus for the award annually. To be eligible for the award, the student must be a junior or senior in academic status and own a grade-point average of 2.7 or higher. In addition, the student must have completed at least two full-time semesters at the institution.

2022-23 Conference Carolinas All-Conference Student Support Team Presented by SCS by Floor Action, Inc.
 
Barton Gameday Support Staff
Timothy Shar, Belmont Abbey
Ishua Stroud, Chowan
Jasmine Finkley, Converse
Tor Davis, Erskine
Carter Dorton, King
Safahr Speaks, Lees-McRae
Mount Olive Athletics Communications Department
Katie Johnson, UNC Pembroke
Megan Tiddle, North Greenville
Isaac Tassie, Southern Wesleyan

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The Comeback Athlete of the Year award recognizes a student-athlete who participates in a conference-sponsored sport, suffers a significant injury, and comes back to make significant contributions to their team after recovering. The award is presented annually. The head athletic trainer from each Conference Carolinas member institution submits one nominee each based on the award criteria. The head athletic trainers then select the winner.

2022-23 Conference Carolinas Comeback Athlete of the Year Presented by Vernon Graphics & Promotions Winner

Grant Lohmeier, Belmont Abbey

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Conference Carolinas has always made it a priority to honor its student-athletes in numerous ways, but after the conclusion of the unique 2020-21 academic year it was decided that maybe there could be ways the league could honor its seniors further. Since that point in time, Conference Carolinas has honored its seniors before each Championship by reading a special script. In addition, Conference Carolinas - where applicable - utilizes the videoboards at Championships to honor its seniors. 

The conference office also honors its seniors on social media and on ConferenceCarolinas.com over the course of the academic year.