CRITERIA:

• Nominee positively affected a community's sports culture and game environment.
• Nominee clearly demonstrates sportsmanship. Sportsmanship is an act or behavior exhibited by student-athletes based on values, respect and integrity.
• Nominee displayed act(s) of integrity that go beyond the sport's playing rules and etiquette.
• Nominee made decisions that while difficult or unpopular, are respectful of the game/opponent.
• Nominee put others' needs ahead of its own.
• Nominee must have competed in the Atlantic East Conference in the listed academic year

 
NOMINATION:

• Each institution is permitted to nominate one team of either gender that must compete in the Atlantic East Conference.
• Nominations must be submitted by a full-time institutional administrator (AD, SWA, SID, FAR, Etc.) or Conference office staff member
• Nominations must be submitted through the online awards portal on the Conference website
• Nominations will include:
  • Team Name
  • Institution
  • Describe the act(s) of sportsmanship the team that merits this award
  • Other supporting information

 
SELECTION:

• Athletic Directors will get two votes with their top vote receiving two points and their second vote receiving one point.

PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS:
2018-19: Marywood Field Hockey
2019-20: Wesley Men's Golf
2020-21: Wesley Field Hockey
2021-22: Centenary Softball
2022-23: Centenary Women's Lacrosse
2023-24: Marywood Softball