CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the Christopher M. Ragsdale Sportsmanship team for the winter competition in 2025-26.
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 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 2025-26:
Anderson University:
David Stansbury, Senior, Men's Indoor Track and Field
Morgan Ferguson, Senior, Women's Swim and Dive
Berea College:
Nick Alston, Senior, Men's Indoor Track and Field
Neveah Bates, Senior, Women's Basketball
Bluffton University:
William Layfield, Senior, Men's Basketball
Amelia Adams, Junior, Women's Indoor Track and Field
Earlham College:
Marcos Paul, Senior, Men's Basketball
Stella Shannon, Senior, Women's Basketball
Franklin College:
Connor McNabb, Senior, Men's Basketball
Ava Reitmeyer, Sophomore, Women's Basketball
Hanover College:
Cole Shumate, Senior, Men's Basketball
Lucy Schoenlein, Junior, Women's Swim and Dive
Manchester University:
Keagan Mabie, Senior, Wrestling
Maddi Smith, Senior, Women's Basketball
Mount St. Joseph University:
Matt Menninger, Senior, Men's Basketball
Paige Turnwald, First Year, Women's Basketball
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology:
Jack Murphy, Senior, Men's Basketball
Catherine Arrandale, Senior, Women's Swim and Dive
Transylvania University:
Isaiah Perkins, Senior, Men's Swim and Dive
Keaton Hall, Senior, Women's Basketball
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