Northeast-10 Announces Spring Sportsmanship Award Recipients
Monday, May 19, 2008
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South Easton, Mass. – The Northeast-10 Conference has
announced the recipients of its spring 2008 Sportsmanship
Awards.
The awards program honors one team from each of the
conference’s 23 championship sports that has exemplified the
spirit of sportsmanship and generally conducted themselves with a
higher degree of integrity, character and class. During the season
the awards were decided upon by a vote of each of the
conference’s teams, head coach, team captain and Student
Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) representative in their
respective sports.
American International College led the way this spring with two
sportsmanship awards in the sports of women’s lacrosse and
women’s tennis. Pace University was the recipient of the
baseball sportsmanship award, while Bentley College received the
sportsmanship award in men’s lacrosse. In the sport of
softball, the Purple Knights of Saint Michael’s College were
honored with the sportsmanship award. Le Moyne College
received the honor in men's tennis.
The sportsmanship awards in outdoor track & field went to the
Bryant University men’s team, while on the women’s
side; the Skyhawks of Stonehill College were the recipient of the
award.
In June, one of the 15 conference institutions will receive the
‘David R. Brunk Institution of the Year Sportsmanship
Award’ as voted on by the conference Senior Women
Administrator (SWA) council. Last year, Saint Anselm was selected
as the award recipient. In addition, Webster Bank will make a
donation annually to a Boys & Girls Club in the name of the
winner’s school.
Sponsoring 23 championship sports and 15 full-time members, the
Northeast-10 is the second largest NCAA Division II athletic
conference in the nation and sponsors the most championships of any
Division II conference.
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2008 Northeast-10 Spring Sportsmanship Awards
Baseball - Pace
Men's Lacrosse - Bentley
Women's Lacrosse - American International
Softball - Saint Michael's
Men's Tennis - Le Moyne
Women's Tennis - American International
Men's Outdoor Track & Field - Bryant
Women's Outdoor Track & Field - Stonehill
