June 12, 2007

GREENSBORO, N.C. -

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the recipients of the 2007 Spring Sportsmanship Awards today. Teams receiving the awards have conducted themselves with a high degree of character and good sportsmanship, as determined by a vote of the league's players and coaches.

Wake Forest's women's golf program won honors for the spring sports season and is the third Demon Deacon program to earn sportsmanship honors from the ACC for the 2006-07 year. The Wake Forest men's basketball and men's indoor track teams earned the honor during the winter. 

The conference presents sportsmanship awards for each of its 25 sponsored sports. The concept of these awards was created by the ACC Student Athlete Advisory Committee in an effort to recognize teams who earned the utmost regard from their peers during competition. As is stated in the conference's Mission Statement, "It [the ACC] strongly adheres to the principles of integrity and sportsmanship, and supports the total development of the student-athlete and each member institution's athletics department staff, with the intent of producing enlightened leadership for tomorrow."

Boston College was named the recipient of the ACC Sportsmanship School of the Year Award for the 2006-07 academic year by virtue of winning outright sportsmanship awards in eight sports.

Five schools - Boston College, Clemson, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest - were recognized by their peers as the sportsmanship award winners for the league's 11 sponsored spring sports. Virginia Tech earned five awards, while Boston College picked up three.

Women's golf head coach Dianne Dailey has led the Deacs to their third sportsmanship award in the last four years.

The following is a complete list of the 2007 Spring Sportsmanship Award recipients:

Men's Tennis - Boston College

Women's Tennis - Virginia Tech

Men's Golf - Virginia Tech

Women's Golf - Wake Forest

Men's Lacrosse - Virginia

Women's Lacrosse - Virginia Tech

Men's Outdoor Track - Boston College

Women's Outdoor Track - Virginia Tech

Rowing - Clemson

Softball - Boston College

Baseball - Virginia Tech

Wake Forest's Recent ACC Sportsmanship Trophy Winners

2006-07  Men's Basketball

               Men's Indoor Track and Field

               Women's Golf

2005-06  *Overall Springs Sports winner

              Football

              Men's Basketball

              Men's Golf

              Men's Outdoor Track and Field

2004-05  *Overall Springs Sports winner

              Women's Golf

              Men's Outdoor Track and Field

              Men's Indoor Track and Field

              Field Hockey

20003-04  Women's Golf

                 Women's Basketball

2002-03  Field Hockey

               Women's Soccer