CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the Christopher M. Ragsdale Sportsmanship team for the spring 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 Jordan Hemmelgarn (Coldwater) and Justin Maurer (Springfield/Kenton Ridge).
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 Spring 2025:
Anderson University:
Dylan Lemon, Senior, Men's Tennis
Alli Rastrelli, Sophomore, Women's Lacrosse
Berea College:
Alejandro Avila, Senior, Baseball
Maggie Dickson, Senior, Softball
Bluffton University:
Justin Maurer, Senior, Baseball
Jordan Hemmelgarn, Sophomore, Women's Golf
Earlham College:
Drew Sale, Senior, Baseball
Madison Ruwersma, Senior, Women's Tennis
Franklin College:
Andrew Wallace, Senior, Baseball
Sarah Cooper, Senior, Women's Golf
Hanover College:
Eric Roudebush, Senior, Baseball
Anissa Weber, Senior, Women's Lacrosse
Manchester University:
Mitchell Cobb, Senior, Baseball
Avin Demaso, Senior, Women's Tennis
Mount St. Joseph University:
Zach McKenna, Senior, Men's Outdoor Track and Field
Emily McDonald, Senior, Softball
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology:
Colton Brown, Senior, Baseball
Grace Booher, Sophomore, Softball
Spalding University (HCLC):
Cooper Robinson, Junior, Men's Lacrosse
Brooke Bradley, Junior, Women's Lacrosse
Transylvania University:
Collin McElfresh, Senior, Baseball
June Lee, Senior, Women's Golf
For more information on all things HCAC, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
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