Five Yellow Jackets named to Spring HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the Christopher M. Ragsdale Sportsmanship teams for the teams that have finished spring competition in 2022.
CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the Christopher M. Ragsdale Sportsmanship teams for the teams that have finished spring competition in 2022.
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 sportsmanship award was developed as part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative in 2009. Members of the All-HCAC Sportsmanship team are selected by the coaches and their teammates as individuals who demonstrate the ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field/court of competition. Nominees must have demonstrated consistently the values of respect, and integrity in his or her daily participation in intercollegiate athletics.
The 2022 recipients for Defiance College are listed below.
| Name | Sport | Class | Hometown |
| Tyler Hines | Baseball | Senior | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Amber Krause | Softball | Freshman | Mesa, Ariz. |
| Gavin Maratea | Men's Track | Freshman | Westmont, Ill. |
| Destiny Oshodin | Women's Track | Junior | Toledo, Ohio |
| Spencer Clingaman | Men's Golf | Freshman | Stryker, Ohio |