The Great American Conference sponsors championship events for 12 of its 13 sports. The football champion is the team with the best conference record.
Northwestern Oklahoma State and Southern Nazarene were provisional members and not eligible for regular season championships or postseason championship tournaments. Individuals were eligible for postseason honors and may compete in cross country and golf postseason championships but not eligible for titles.
Men's Cross Country
Champion Team – East Central Individual – Mickey Hammer, Southern Arkansas
East Central University placed three runners in the top four and all seven competitors finished inside the top 15 as the Tigers repeated as Great American Conference Men's Cross Country Champions.
Southern Arkansas' Mickey Hammer emerged as the individual champion, fending off ECU's Cale Eidson.
Runner of the Year Mickey Hammer, Southern Arkansas
Freshman of the Year Arturo Nava, East Central
Coach of the Year Steve Sawyer, East Central
All-GAC Team Mickey Hammer, Southern Arkansas Cale Eidson, East Central Arturo Nava, East Central Austin Christian, East Central Lajos Farkas, Harding Andrew Leahey, Southern Nazarene Victor Others, Southern Nazarene Matthew Cumpian, Harding Logan Green, Harding Jonathan Ogan, East Central
Championships
Saturday, October 20Host: East Central University (Ada, OK)
TeamIndividual (Top Ten)1East Central261Mickey Hammer (SAU)25:28.32Harding432Cale Eidson (ECU)25:39.23Southern Arkansas643Arturo Nava (ECU)26:17.14Arkansas-Monticello1204Austin Christian (ECU)26:20.65Lajos Farkas (HU)26:26.96Andrew Leahey (SNU)26:32.57Victor Others (SNU)26:32.78Matthew Cumpian (HU)26:48.99Logan Green (HU)26:55.510Jonathan Ogan (ECU)27:04.1
Women's Cross Country
Champion Team – East Central Individual – Ewa Zaborowska, Harding
East Central won its first Great American Conference Women's Cross Country championship title as the Lady Tigers edged out 2011 champion Harding.
Harding sophomore Ewa Zaborowska dominated the race, winning by more than a minute to claim the individual title.
Runner of the Year Ewa Zaborowska, Harding
Freshman of the Year Kelsey Taylor, Harding
Coach of the Year Steve Sawyer, East Central
All-GAC 1st Team Ewa Zaborowska, Harding Samantha Bartlett, East Central ReGina Germaine, East Central Kelsey Taylor, Harding Andrea McKinney, East Central Megan Johnson, Southern Nazarene Virginia Ney, Southern Arkansas Colleta Maiyo, East Central Kelsey Grier, Southern Arkansas Tammy Kim, Harding
All-GAC 2nd Team Dallis Bailey, Harding Katie Bruner, East Central Rachel Roberts, Harding Chelsey Dillon, Southwestern Oklahoma State Taylor Scott, Southwestern Oklahoma State Johanna Casey, Ouachita Baptist Carissa Curtis, Southwestern Oklahoma State Emily Hickey, Southwestern Oklahoma State Minhuyen Nguyen, East Central Carli Langley, Southern Arkansas
Championships
Saturday, October 20Host: East Central University (Ada, OK)
TeamIndividual (Top Ten)1East Central281Ewa Zaborowska (HU)18:18.52Harding362Samantha Bartlett (ECU)19:40.83Southern Arkansas803ReGina Germaine (ECU)19:44.04Southwestern Oklahoma State814Kelsey Taylor (HU)19:51.35Ouachita Baptist1465Andrea McKinney (ECU)19:57.36Henderson State1966Megan Johnson (SNU)20:03.67Arkansas Tech1997Virginia Ney (SAU)20:13.18Southeastern Oklahoma State2348Colleta Maiyo (ECU)20:14.49Arkansas-Monticello2479Kelsey Grier (SAU)20:15.610Tammy Kim (HU)20:16.9
Women's Soccer
Champion Southwestern Oklahoma State
Down a goal late in the Great American Conference Women’s Soccer Championship, top seeded Southwestern Oklahoma State pulled off a dramatic comeback with two goals in a three-minute span to stun Ouachita Baptist 2-1 to claim the tournament title.
Offensive Player of the Year Josie Price, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Defender of the Year Kira Bertrand, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Goalkeeper of the Year Corey LaMoureaux, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Freshman of the Year Ashlee Beitinger, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Coach of the Year Mark Persson, Southwestern Oklahoma State
All-GAC 1st Team F - Ashley Bradford, East Central F - Sherri Collins, Southern Nazarene F - Kelsey Visor, Southwestern Oklahoma F - Samantha Nunez, Southwestern Oklahoma State M - Taylor Marsh, Northwestern Oklahoma State M - Bekah Stewart, Southern Nazarene M - Josie Price, Southwestern Oklahoma State M - Jessica Carbonara, Southwestern Oklahoma State D - Margaret Glutz, East Central D - Hannah Hatcher, Harding D - Carrie Lieblong, Ouachita Baptist D - Kira Bertrand, Southwestern Oklahoma State GK - Corey LaMoureaux, Southwestern Oklahoma State
All-GAC 2nd Team F - Jenna Taylor, Harding F - Mallary Schaub, Southern Nazarene F - Cori Kelly Southwestern, Oklahoma State M - Katie Glutz, East Central M - Lauren Hatch, Ouachita Baptist M - Kayla Thompson, Southern Nazarene M - Ashlee Beitinger, Southwestern Oklahoma State D - Carla Rodriguez, East Central D - Cathy Wabenga, Northwestern Oklahoma State D - Rachel Atnip, Southern Nazarene D - Sara Eguren, Southern Nazarene D - Ericka Ramirez, Southern Nazarene GK - Shelby Shepherd, Ouachita Baptist GK - Caitlin Thorpe, Northwestern Oklahoma State
All-GAC Honorable Mention GK - Yoli Zamarripa, Southern Nazarene
Standings
TeamConferenceOverallSouthwestern Oklahoma State9-0-12820-1-1.932Southern Nazarene5-4-11613-8-1.614East Central4-4-2144-11-4.316Ouachita Baptist4-5-11310-8-1.553Harding4-5-1137-9-2.444Northwestern Oklahoma State0-8-220-16-2.056
Tournament
Friday-Sunday, November 2–4Host: Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford, OK)
All-Tournament Team Jessica Carbonara, Southwestern Oklahoma State (Most Valuable Player) Kira Bertrand, Southwestern Oklahoma State Natalie Crosslin, Southwestern Oklahoma State Kelsey Visor, Southwestern Oklahoma State Josie Price, Southwestern Oklahoma State Carrie Lieblong, Ouachita Baptist Lauren Hatch, Ouachita Baptist Mary Whisenhunt, Ouachita Baptist Lauren Scharf, Harding Hannah Hatcher, Harding Andi Reagan, East Central Mollie Hummel, East Central
Volleyball
Champion Harding
One year after losing to Arkansas Tech in the Great American Conference Volleyball Championship final, Harding reversed its fate with a resounding four-set victory Saturday at the Rhodes Field House. After splitting the first two sets, the Lady Bisons won going away, 25-12 in the third set and 25-16 in the final set.
Like in their final regular season meeting, Arkansas Tech started strong and took the first set.
Player of the Year Mollie Arnold, Harding
Newcomer of the Year Denise De Vine, Southern Arkansas
Freshman of the Year Megan Kunkel, Southeastern Oklahoma State
Coach of the Year Meredith Fear, Harding
All-GAC 1st Team S - Amber Cerrillos, Arkansas Tech MB - Sara Motsinger, Arkansas Tech OH - Carly Florian, Arkansas Tech MB - Brittany Ryan, Arkansas Tech MB - Tatiana Booth, East Central OH - Mollie Arnold, Harding S - Amber Schinzing, Harding OH - Denise De Vine, Southern Arkansas
All-GAC 2nd Team OH - Amy Kleypas, Arkansas-Monticello MB - Liv Savage, Harding MB - Alyssa Short, Harding OH - Ty Lindberg, Henderson State L - Allison Frizzell, Ouachita Baptist OP - Emily Gentle, Southeastern Oklahoma State L - Lauren Woods, Southern Arkansas MB - Alison Cole, Southwestern Oklahoma State
All-GAC Honorable Mention L - Allison Beardsley, Arkansas-Monticello OH - Kaitlyn White, Arkansas Tech OP - Bailee Graham, Harding MB - Jessica Moss, Henderson State MB - Megan Askew, Ouachita Baptist OP - Abby Pickett, Ouachita Baptist OH - Megan Kunkel, Southeastern Oklahoma State S - Madelynne Cera, Southeastern Oklahoma State OP - Courtney Smith, Southern Arkansas S - Klaire Blasco Vine, Southern Arkansas OH - Natalia Oliveira, Southern Nazarene S - Lindsay Dusin, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Standings
TeamConferenceOverallHarding14-01.00028-6.824Arkansas Tech11-3.78627-10.730Southern Arkansas11-3.78623-12.657Southwestern Oklahoma State10-4.71413-20.394Southern Nazarene8-6.57113-19.406Ouachita Baptist7-7.50010-17.370East Central7-7.50010-23.303Arkansas-Monticello4-10.28611-24.314Southeastern Oklahoma State3-11.2145-28.152Henderson State2-12.1437-23.233Northwestern Oklahoma State0-14.0002-27.069
Tournament
Thursday-Saturday, November 15–17Host: Harding University (Searcy, AR)
All-Tournament Team Mollie Arnold, Harding (Most Valuable Player) Amber Schinzing, Harding Bailee Graham, Harding Amber Cerrillos, Arkansas Tech Morgan McKellar, Arkansas Tech Lindsay Dusin, Southwestern Oklahoma State Denise De Vine, Southern Arkansas
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