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CU Lady Tigers receive NAIA Champion of Character Team Award By Richard RoBards, Campbellsville University Sports Information JACKSON, TN - The Lady Tigers of Campbellsville University were recognized at the awards banquet preceding the NAIA Women's D1 Basketball Tournament as the Champions of Character for all of NAIA. Champions of Character is an NAIA initiative that recognizes athletes who mirror the core values - integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership. "This is a great honor for our women's basketball team and the university," said Director of Athletics, Rusty Hollingsworth. "To be recognized for a national award is just phenomenal. "There's a lot of talk about Champions of Character, but this is a team that exhibits it on and off the court." The Lady Tigers, according to their coach, have embraced the mindset of some of the veteran players and the younger ones have bought in. "They do a lot of things that show character like visiting the nursing homes and things like that, but the real character they show is in their unselfishness," said Colvin. "They're just a bunch of superstars who are happy for anyone who makes the team successful." The mission of the Champions of Character program is to restore character values and raise a generation of students who understand and demonstrate in everyday decisions five core values: respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship. The NAIA and member institutions use the Champions of Character program to instill an understanding of character values in sport and provide student-athletes, coaches and parents the training to help them know and do the right things, inside and outside the sports setting. Courtney Danis, a junior who is one of the team leaders with an eye on servant leadership said: "I've always been involved in doing mission-oriented events. Kristi (Ensminger) and I just try to draw our team into it." Danis said her team started a campus-wide Bible study known as Crazy Love, and just this season started leaving cold drinks in their opponents' dressing room with Bible verses attached. "I didn't even know they were doing it," admitted Colvin, "Until Karen (athletic office assistant Karen Fawcett) started asking where all the coolers were. And they were paying for the drinks themselves." Danis says campus ministry for student-athletes is a natural. "We have such a large presence on campus that we can touch people who may have previously been untouchable." "This is such a fun team," said Colvin. "There is always laughter. Every single day they seem to enjoy each other and respect each other and everyone else." This story was posted on 2010-03-17 02:13:26
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