RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced its Sportsmanship Awards for the 2025-26 academic year, with SWOSU Volleyball, Men's Basketball, and Women's Golf earning recognition.
 
The awards are voted on by the league's head coaches and are designed to recognize programs that best exemplify the NCAA Division II principles of sportsmanship and game environment. In 2012, The GAC's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee initiated a sportsmanship award to be presented for all team sports. The goal of the program is for member institutions to promote good sportsmanship among its teams, fans, and all involved with the events.
 
SWOSU Women's Golf collected the honor for the eighth time in the award's 13-year history. SWOSU Volleyball earned the distinction for the seventh time overall and sixth consecutive season, while SWOSU Men's Basketball claimed the award for the second time in the past three years.
 
The complete list of 2025-26 GAC Sportsmanship Award winners is listed below:
 
Football: Ouachita
Women's Soccer: Ouachita
Volleyball: SWOSU
Cross Country: Ouachita
Men's Basketball: SWOSU
Women's Basketball: Arkansas-Monticello
Men's Golf: Harding
Women's Golf: SWOSU
Women's Tennis: Southeastern
Men's Track & Field: Ouachita
Women's Track & Field: Ouachita
Baseball: Southern Nazarene
Softball: Arkansas-Monticello

"These awards serve as a reflection of the NCAA Division II emphasis on sportsmanship and game environment," GAC Commissioner Will Prewitt said. "These selected programs have competed with dignity and class and have represented the GAC in a manner worthy of public admiration."