During the 2005-2006 academic year the USA South Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee instituted a Conference-wide Sportsmanship Award. Today, the USA South is pleased to announce the Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2025-26 spring sports season, which can be found below.

There will be a Sportsmanship Award for the 12 Conference-sponsored team sports. Men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf along with men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field are not included due to a lack of a conference schedule in those particular sports. For each of the other sports, all team members vote for the teams they deemed to have demonstrated the best overall sportsmanship throughout the season. The team garnering the most votes receives that sports' Sportsmanship Award. The institution which wins the most individual sport awards will be presented with the overall USA South Sportsmanship Trophy. The award was developed as a result of the SAAC's commitment to maintaining a sportsmanlike environment on each of our campuses.

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hopes that by awarding a Sportsmanship Award, the members of the USA South will understand the importance of this issue. It is vital that good sportsmanship be demonstrated in the arena of competition.

Spring Sportsmanship Award Winners
Baseball - Southern Virginia University
Softball - Southern Virginia University
Men's Lacrosse - LaGrange College
Women's Lacrosse - Southern Virginia University
Men's Tennis - Southern Virginia University (two consecutive years)
Women's Tennis - Meredith College (three consecutive years)