MOREHEAD, Ky. -- The Morehead State rifle program has been awarded the 2016-17 Ohio Valley Conference Team Sportsmanship Award.
Voted on by the student-athletes and coaches of the respective sports, the team awards are bestowed upon the conference squads deemed to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical behavior as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. Included in the areas for evaluation are the conduct of student-athletes, coaches, staff and administrators and fans. The award began during the 2005-06 school year.
It's the second time the rifle team has won this honor, also earning it in 2010-11.
"I am proud for Morehead State to be selected for this award by the other OVC teams," said head coach
Alan Joseph. "It is a reflection on the caliber of student-athletes that we have at MSU and the way that they conduct themselves both on and off the shooting range."
Morehead State hosted the OVC Championships this season.
"Without sportsmanship there are truly no meaningful victories," said Beth DeBauche, OVC Commissioner. "The recipients of the OVC Team Sportsmanship awards should accept this award with great pride for their fellow competitors have made it clear their teams exemplify the best in intercollegiate athletics. In receiving this prestigious honor other competitors are saying these student-athletes compete with class, respect their opponents and value fair play. That is quite a compliment as those are all traits that will lead to true victories throughout the course of life."
