INDIANAPOLIS – University of Missouri-St. Louis senior
Mimi Bradley of the softball team and redshirt sophomore
Trever Moore of the men's basketball team have been named as the Tritons' James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2021-22 year. The award is named after the former Bellarmine director of athletics and multi-sport coach who is considered one of the pioneers of the GLVC.
The duo were two of 30 student-athletes, one male and one female from each of the league's 15 schools, formally recognized after learning of their honors during their respective All-Conference process this past year. Each institution – through the head coach – names one award honoree in each sport sponsored. These individual sport honorees became candidates for the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Individual Award. Each institution then selects one male and one female student-athlete from its season-long list of honorees to be named as James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Individual Award winners.
Also during the initial nomination process, each institution's coach ranks the top-three teams within the sport that best displayed good sportsmanship throughout the season. The team with the highest point total is then named that sport's James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Team Award winner. At the conclusion of the academic year, the institution that accumulated the highest point total across all sports is named the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Overall Award winner. This year's winner is Southwest Baptist.
The GLVC renamed its annual sportsmanship award in 2016 after Spalding for his longtime service at Bellarmine. Spalding was first a basketball student-athlete at Bellarmine, who later returned to serve his alma mater as a coach and later the AD. During his tenure as AD, Spalding played a prominent role in both the formation of the GLVC and the sponsorship expansion of women's athletics within the league. He died in 2012 at the age of 79 following a lengthy illness.
2021-22 GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM AWARD WINNERS
| Men's Cross Country: Lewis |
Women's Cross Country: Lewis |
| Football: William Jewell |
Volleyball: William Jewell |
| Men's Soccer: Indianapolis |
Women's Soccer: Truman State |
| Men's Swimming: Indianapolis |
Women's Swimming: Indianapolis |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field: Lindenwood |
Women's Indoor Track & Field: Southwest Baptist |
| Men's Basketball: William Jewell |
Women's Basketball: William Jewell |
| Wrestling: William Jewell |
Women's Bowling: Quincy |
| Men's Lacrosse: Quincy & Maryville |
Women's Lacrosse: Rockhurst |
| Men's Golf: Missouri-St. Louis |
Women's Golf: Missouri-St. Louis |
| Men's Tennis: Southern Indiana |
Women's Tennis: Southern Indiana |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field: Southwest Baptist |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field: Southwest Baptist |
| Baseball: Truman State |
Softball: Quincy |
2021-22 GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
| School |
Male Winner |
Female Winner |
| Drury |
Mitch Stephens, Soccer |
Bec Cross, Swimming & Diving |
| Illinois Springfield |
Jesus Castillo, Basketball |
Libby Price, Track & Field |
| Indianapolis |
Ben Nagel, Track & Field |
Mickey Sasson, Basketball |
| Lewis |
Oskar Lusti, Tennis |
Kasey Kane, Golf |
| Lindenwood |
Nate Trepanier, Wrestling |
Samantha Linderer, Soccer |
| Maryville |
James Stacey, Lacrosse |
Lexi Taylor, Lacrosse |
| McKendree |
Will Postlethwaite, Golf |
Rebecca Hagerman, Bowling |
| Missouri S&T |
Braden Mahurin, Baseball |
Maya Washington, Track & Field |
| Missouri-St. Louis |
Trever Moore, Basketball |
Mimi Bradley, Softball |
| Quincy |
Spencer Walker, Baseball |
Dami Adeyinka, Basketball |
| Rockhurst |
Semen Tsyrenov, Tennis |
Maya Gallagher, Softball |
| Southern Indiana |
Tyler Henry, Basketball |
Courtney Schoolcraft, Softball |
| Southwest Baptist |
Tyler Goatley, Track & Field |
Amanda Berkstresser, Cross Country |
| Truman Sate |
Thomas Cormier, Cross Country |
Holly Olson, Swimming & Diving |
| William Jewell |
Alex Epp, Baseball |
Grace Baucom, Volleyball |
