2026 GSC Top Ten Award Recipients

Below are the 2025-26 Gulf South Conference Top Ten honorees. The award recognizes the top female and top male student-athletes for their athletic, academic, and extracurricular achievements during the 2025-26 academic year. The top male and top female from each group of honorees will be awarded the Commissioner's Trophy, which is the conference's most prestigious award. 

  • Softball
    Communication Disorders

    Academic Achievements

    • 2026 Layla Hill Scholarship recipient
    • 2026 Devery Wright Dedication to Excellence Award
    • Member of Chi Alpha Sigma
       

    Athletic Achievements

    • 2026 GSC Player of the Year
    • 2026 First Team All-GSC
    • AUM career leader in hits, runs and stolen bases
    • AUM single-season leader in hits, runs, stolen bases and batting average


    Community Service/Extracurriculars

    • National Student Speech, Hearing and Language Assoc., Secretary
    • Volunteered at AUM Speech and Hearing 

  • Men’s Tennis
    Marketing

    Academic Achievements

    • Named 2025-26 Marketing department Outstanding Student
    • Named to Provost Honor Roll
    • Named to Dean’s List
    • Inducted to Mu Kappa Tau National Honor Society 
       

    Athletic Achievements

    • 2026 GSC All-Conference selection
    • AUM Male Student-Athlete of the Year
       

    Community Service/Extracurriculars

    • Interned with Experience Montgomery 
    • Participated in the Dream Court Pro-Am Tournament
    • Served as Dream Court Wheelchair tennis coach
    • Worked at the Front Desk Supervisor at the AUM Wellness Center
    • Served as team representative for AUM SAAC

  • Volleyball
    Business Sports Management

    Academic Achievements

    • 2025 CSC Academic All-District
    • 2025 GSC All-Academic Team & Honor Roll
    • Trevecca Skinner School of Business Student of the Year
       

    Athletic Achievements

    • 2025 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
    • 2025 AVCA All-South Region 
    • 2025 First Team All-GSC
    • 2025-26 Trevecca Female Athlete of the Year
       

    Community Service/Extracurriculars

    • Served as Trevecca SAAC President
    • Represented Trevecca on GSC SAAC
    • Led production and hosting efforts for 2026 Trevecca Sports Awards Show

  • Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field
    Counseling (Gr.)/Psychology (UG)

    Academic Achievements

    • USTFCCCA Academic All-America
    • USTFCCCA Academic All-Region
    • GSC All-Academic and Honor Roll
    • Member of Chi Alpha Sigma and Psi Chi Honor Societies


    Athletic Achievements

    • 2026 NCAA DII Indoor National Champion, 3000m
    • 2026 USTFCCCA Indoor First Team All-American, 3000m
    • 2026 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region 
    • 2026 USTFCCCA Indoor South Region Athlete of the Year
    • 2026 First Team All-GSC


    Community Service/Extracurriculars

    • Served as President for Psi Chi Honor Society
    • Volunteered at Lee’s New Student Orientation and New Student Move-In
    • Active participant with Psychology department’s service-learning projects
    • Participated in Read Across America
    • Traveled to South Africa as mission trip volunteer to work a local elementary school
    • Served as team representative for Lee SAAC

  • Football
    Sport Human Performance (Gr.)

    Academic Achievements

    • 2025 CSC Academic All-District
    • 2025 GSC All-Academic Team & Honor Roll 
       

    Athletic Achievements

    • Ranked seventh among Delta State leaders in career passing yards
       

    Community Service/Extracurriculars

    • Active participant in Delta State Athlete community engagement initiatives
    • Helped organize team-led civic service and community programs
    • Participated in a variety of youth outreach efforts 
    • Team representative for Delta State SAAC
    • Active member his church contributing faith-based service

  • Men’s Basketball
    Business Management

    Academic Achievements

    • 2025-26 CSC Academic All-District
    • 2025-26 GSC All-Academic & Honor Roll
    • Recipient of the 2024-25 NABC Honors Court award
       

    Athletic Achievements

    • 2025-26 NABC DII All-American
    • 2025-26 Consensus First Team All-Region (NABC, D2CCA)
    • 2025-26 GSC Player of the Year
    • 2025-26 Montevallo Male Athlete of the Year
       

    Community Service/Extracurriculars

    • Assisted with New Student Move-In efforts
    • Volunteered with Montevallo Boys and Girls Club at local event

  • Men’s Golf

    Business Administration

    Academic Achievements

    • 2025 CSC First Team Academic All-American
    • 2025 GCAA Scholar All-American
    • 2025 GSC All-Academic Team


    Athletic Achievements

    • 2026 NCAA DII South/Southeast Region Champion
    • 2026 First Team All-GSC
    • 2025-26 UWF Athletics Top Male Athlete
    • 2025 NCAA DII National Champion


    Community Service/Extracurriculars

    • Served as team captain and SAAC representative

  • Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field
    Curriculum & Instruction

    Academic Achievements

    • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
    • 2x GSC All-Academic Team
    • 3x GSC Academic Honor Roll
    • Mississippi College Dean’s List
                               

    Athletic Achievements

    • 2026 USTFCCCA Indoor First Team All-American, Mile
    • 2025 NCAA DII Cross Country South Region Champion
    • 2025 USTFCCCA Cross Country South Region Athlete of the Year
    • 2025 First Team All-GSC, Cross Country
    • 2025 GSC Cross Country Champion
       

    Community Service/Extracurriculars

    • Serves as President of Kappa Delta Pi
    • Mississippi College scout
    • Volunteers to teach children
    • Provides mentoring and service to the local church community

  • Women’s Basketball
    Chemistry

    Academic Achievements

    • 2025-26 CSC First Team Academic All-American
    • 2025-26 GSC All-Academic & Honor Roll 
    • Member of Chi Alpha Sigma


    Athletic Achievements

    • 2025-26 Consensus First Team All-American (D2CCA, WBCA)
    • 2025-26 D2CCA South Region Player of the Year
    • 2026 NCAA South Region Tournament Most Outstanding Player
    • 2026 NCAA South Region All-Tournament Team
    • 2025-26 GSC Player of the Year
    • UAH single-season scoring leader
       

    Community Service/Extracurriculars

    • Participated in the NCAA Community Engagement during the Elite Eight of the 2026 DII Women’s Basketball Championship

  • Men’s Golf
    Health Science

    Academic Achievements

    • 2024 & 2025 GSC Honor Roll recipient
    • Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society


    Athletic Achievements

    • Won 2025 Golfweek Fripp Island Tournament, qualifying for the PGA Tour’s 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, becoming the first-ever DII golfer to earn an exemption into a PGA Tour event through a college tournament
    • 2026 GSC Player of the Year
    • 2026 GSC Championship Individual Medalist
    • 2026 First Team All-GSC
    • 2025-26 Lee Male Athlete of the Year
       

    Community Service/Extracurriculars

    • Participated in the Deke Day campus service project
    • Served as a camp counselor for a summer youth golf tournament
    • Assisted with Lee’s New Student Move-In effort
    • Engaged with the Westmore Church of God Community Fall Festival