Benedictine College Men’s Cross Country Selected for Musco Team Sportsmanship Award

The Heart of America Athletic Conference announced the Musco Team Sportsmanship Award for the sport of Men's Cross Country on Thursday.

Benedictine College was selected for the award, as nominated by fellow Athletics Administrators, Game Officials, Coaches, Student-Athletes and Fans across the conference.

The Ravens earned the award for their display of the NAIA's Five Core Character Values of Integrity, Respect, Responsibility, Sportsmanship and Servant Leadership.

"This marks the third year of the Musco Team Sportsmanship award and to continue to honor teams that compete the right way and are servant leaders in the community, shows how important these qualities are to the conference," said Heart Commissioner, Lori Thomas. "Coach Connealy continues to lead his team with those five core character values in mind and the Ravens are deserving of this award."

Here is what the nominators had to say about the Ravens:

"The Benedictine men's cross country team showcased their character and sportsmanship throughout the year, by shaking the hands of their competitors after the race and being respectful to all officials on site at events. They also banded together with their women's team at races and supported one another in a very sportsmanlike manner throughout the season."

For the fall season, the Heart will be awarding its Musco Team Sportsmanship award to one team from each sport of football, women's soccer, men's soccer, women's volleyball, women's cross country and men's cross country.

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The Heart would like to thank Musco Sports Lighting for serving as the sponsor for the award.

The team that is selected for the award, from each sport, will be honored at the 2024 Heart Summit in July.

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