CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the Christopher M. Ragsdale Sportsmanship teams for the teams that have finished competition in 2021.

The HCAC All-Sportsmanship Award is named in honor of former HCAC Commissioner, Christopher M. Ragsdale who served as the Commissioner from 2009 to 2018. In its inaugural season, the All-Sportsmanship team was recognized following each sports season, and the league has returned to this practice of honoring athletes outside of the conference championship season to elevate the focus placed on these deserving individuals.

The sportsmanship award was developed as part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative in 2009. Members of the All-HCAC Sportsmanship team are selected by the coaches and their teammates as individuals who demonstrate the ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field/court of competition. Nominees must have demonstrated consistently the values of respect, and integrity in his or her daily participation in intercollegiate athletics.

Bluffton's honorees for the unique 2021 Spring season were:

Baseball - Lenny Winiarski (Cincinnati/LaSalle)
Softball - Brianna Baker (Defiance/Ayersville)
Men's Track and Field - Michael Lindhorst (Lindsey/Woodmore)
Women's Track and Field - Jordan Arps (Malinta/Patrick Henry)
Women's Golf - Abby Bullion (Bellevue)
Men's Golf - Anthony Mungia (North Baltimore)
Football - Zachary Nobis (Bryan)
Men's Soccer - Brendan Nicholl (Manitou Beach, Mich./Addison)
Women's Soccer - Jules Frazier (Nova/Mapleton)

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Courtesy of Heartland Conference Sports Information