GREENVILLE, S.C. – Conference Carolinas has unveiled its 2024-25 Spring Team Messick Sportsmanship Award winners. Chowan baseball has earned its first-ever program Messick Award and the University’s fourth overall Messick Award. 

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.”

Acrobatics & Tumbling: Francis Marion

Baseball: Chowan

Men’s Golf: Belmont Abbey

Women’s Golf: King

Men’s Lacrosse: Mount Olive

Women’s Lacrosse: Emmanuel

Softball: Emmanuel

Men’s Tennis: Lees-McRae & Shorter

Women’s Tennis: Emmanuel

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field: Belmont Abbey

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field: Belmont Abbey

Men’s Volleyball: Mount Olive