Mercer, Kirchner Named to 2026 HCAC Spring Sportsmanship Team
Anderson University men’s golf sophomore John Mercer and women’s golf freshman Lilyan Kirchner have been named as Anderson's selections for the 2026 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Christopher M. Ragsdale Spring Sportsmanship Team.
Anderson University men's golf sophomore John Mercer and women's golf freshman Lilyan Kirchner have been named as Anderson's selections for the 2026 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Christopher M. Ragsdale Spring Sportsmanship Team.
The sportsmanship award was developed as part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative in 2009. Members of the All-HCAC Sportsmanship team for each championship season include two athletes from each member institution, each of whom are selected by their schools as individuals who represent values that are associated with positive sportsmanship on and off the field/court. Nominees must have demonstrated consistently values such as fairness, respect, integrity, support and positivity in their participation in intercollegiate athletics within the HCAC.
Other finalists for the HCAC Sportsmanship Award included baseball senior Zayden Stiller, softball freshman Ariannah Jones, men's tennis junior Arturo Mendoza, women's tennis senior Ella Frantz, men's track and field senior Joaquin Bautista and women's track and field sophomore Katie Ripberger.
