GREENVILLE, S.C. – Conference Carolinas has unveiled its 2022-23 Spring Team Messick Sportsmanship Award winners. Lander earns its first Messick Award as an associate member of the conference. 

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 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