CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the Christopher M. Ragsdale Sportsmanship team for the winter competition in 2025.
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 two honorees from Bluffton are Connor Martin (Holland/Springfield) and Tamron Brinkman (Dayton/East Dayton Christian).
The sportsmanship award was developed as part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative in 2009. Members of the All-HCAC Sportsmanship team for each championship season include two athletes from each member institution, each of whom are selected by their schools as individuals who represent values that are associated with positive sportsmanship on and off the field/court. Nominees must have demonstrated consistently values such as fairness, respect, integrity, support and positivity in their participation in intercollegiate athletics within the HCAC.
HCAC Christopher M. Ragsdale Sportsmanship Team Winter 2025:
Anderson University:
Ayden Brobston, Senior, Men's Basketball
Mackinzie Toliver, Senior, Women's Basketball
Berea College:
Anthony Hamm, Junior, Men's Basketball
Dailyn Spalding, Senior, Women's Basketball
Bluffton University:
Connor Martin, Senior, Men's Basketball
Tamron Brinkman, Senior, Women's Basketball
Earlham College:
Travis Makabu, Junior, Men's Basketball
Berkley Shelton, Sophomore, Women's Basketball
Franklin College:
Jessie Morgan III, Senior, Men's Basketball
Taylor Cooney, Senior, Women's Basketball
Hanover College:
Kyle Crim, Senior, Men's Basketball
Lily Ernstes, Junior, Women's Basketball
Manchester University:
James Bettcher, Senior, Wrestling
Alicia McMahan, Senior, Women's Basketball
Mount St. Joseph University:
Alex Willett, Senior, Men's Basketball
Ali Winchester, First Year, Women's Basketball
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology:
Simon Blair, Senior, Men's Basketball
Cate Stauffer, Senior, Women's Swim and Dive
Transylvania University:
Kole Brannock, Junior, Men's Swim and Dive
Mary Grace Thompson, Senior, Women's Swim and Dive
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