CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – (Clarksvillenow.com) ESPN Clarksville and Bojangles are recognizing the Austin Peay State University Governors Softball team as the Bojangles APSU Athletes of the Week. The Ohio Valley Conference has announced that Austin Peay is the 2015-16 Team Sportsmanship Award recipient for softball.
Voted on by the student-athletes and coaches of the respective sports, the team awards are bestowed upon the OVC squads deemed to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical behavior as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. Inckuded in the areas for evaluation are the conduct of student-athletes, coaches, staff, administrators and fans.
“This is a great award for us to win,” Austin Peay Head Coach Shane Showalter said. “It speaks directly to our character and how the girls, the team, the coaches, the trainers, everyone that is involved with us handles themselves and goes about doing their business every day.”
Congratulations to the Austin Peay State University, Governors Softball team as our ESPN Clarksville, Bojangles APSU Athletes of the Week.