GREENVILLE, S.C. – North Greenville University claimed The Body, Mind & Soul Dr. Alan Patterson Cup in 2025-26 for the second straight year.

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

The Trailblazers finished fourth in the overall Messick Award while finishing third in the women's Messick Award. In the Hawn Cup Standings, the Trailblazers finished fifth overall and third in the women's standings.

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.

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 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."

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.
 

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The Body, Mind & Soul Dr. Alan Patterson Cup Winners
2025-26: North Greenville
2024-25: North Greenville
2023-24: Converse
2022-23: Belmont Abbey
2021-22: North Greenville and Southern Wesleyan
2020-21: Southern Wesleyan
2019-20: Southern Wesleyan
2018-19: North Greenville