USA South Announces Fall Sportsmanship Awards
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(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - During the 2004-2005 academic year the USA South Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee instituted a Conference-wide Sportsmanship Award. Today, the USA South is pleased to announce the Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2009 fall sports season. For the fourth consecutive season, Averett University's men's soccer team earned a Sportsmanship Award. Mary Baldwin College collected two fall Sportsmanship Awards as its women's soccer team earned the accolade for the third consecutive season while its volleyball squad collected its second straight honor. Finally, Maryville College's football team claimed its second Sportsmanship Award. There will be a Sportsmanship Award for 11 of the 14
Conference-sponsored sports. For every sport, each team member
votes for the teams he/she deems to have demonstrated the best
overall sportsmanship throughout the season. The team garnering the
most votes receives that sports' Sportsmanship Award. The
institution which wins the most individual sport awards will be
presented with the overall USA South Sportsmanship Trophy. The
award was developed as a result of the SAAC's commitment to
maintaining a sportsmanlike environment on each of our
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