Big West Conference Commissioner Dennis Farrell today announced the fall sportsmanship team award winners for the sports of women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s cross country.
   
The Sportsmanship Award is voted upon by the respective student-athletes in each of the Big West’s 16 championship sports.  UC Riverside claimed the award in the sports of women’s volleyball and men’s soccer.  UC Davis received the honor in women’s soccer and women’s cross country, while the Cal State Northridge men’s cross country squad rounded out the list of honorees for the conference’s five fall sports.
   
Winning teams are honored with commemorative tee shirts.

“Sportsmanship is viewed with the utmost of importance by the Big West Conference, and our student-athletes should be honored to receive this award,” said Farrell.  “Exemplifying the ideals of conduct in competition and being acknowledged by your peers for doing so is something that the Cal State Northridge, UC Davis and UC Riverside programs should accept with a sense of pride.”

2010 BIG WEST FALL SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS

Sport                                  Team Honoree
Men’s Soccer                      UC Riverside
Women’s Soccer                 UC Davis
Women’s Volleyball             UC Riverside
Men’s Cross Country          Cal State Northridge
Women’s Cross Country     UC Davis