CHARLOTTE, N.C. - VMI has won its sixth consecutive Big South Sportsmanship Award, according to information released by the League office Wednesday. The Keydets have now won the award each year of its existence.
The overall winner is
determined on a system recognizing the highest percentage of the maximum
possible points an institution is capable of achieving for each team award. The
team awards were voted on by Big South student-athletes following each
Conference championship.
In addition to the overall honor, Keydet athletic programs took sportsmanship honors in three sports and shared the top spot in another. VMI was voted the Big South Sportsmanship winner in women's cross country for the second straight year, football for the fifth consecutive season and also took the top spot in men's indoor track and field. VMI baseball shared the conference's award with Presbyterian College.
