INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced the 28 student-athletes, one male and one female per school, being named James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners. Upper Iowa's individual award winners were Chase Luensman (men's wrestling) and Haylie Hutchinson (women's soccer/track and field)
Each institution – through the head coach – names one award honoree in each sport sponsored. These individual sport honorees became candidates for the individual James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award at the conclusion of the academic calendar. Each institution then selects one male and one female student-athlete from its season-long list of honorees to be named as James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Individual Award winners.
Furthermore, during the initial nomination process, each institution's coach ranks the top-three teams within the sport that best displayed good sportsmanship throughout the season. The team with the highest point total is then named that sport's James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Team Award winner. At the conclusion of the academic year, the institution that accumulated the highest point total across all sports is named the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Overall Award winner.
Behind SBU's six team sportsmanship selections was William Jewell College with five for men's and women's basketball, men's golf, men's lacrosse, and men's soccer. University of Missouri-St. Louis scored three wins in men's and women's swimming & diving, as well as women's golf, while three schools had two teams each with selections that included men's indoor and outdoor track & field for Missouri S&T; men's tennis and wrestling for Quincy University; and football and women's soccer for Truman State University. Drury University (women's tennis), University of Indianapolis (women's golf), Lewis University (women's lacrosse), Newman University (women's bowling), and Upper Iowa University (softball) had one team recognized.
2023-24 GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
| School |
Male Winner |
Female Winner |
| Drury |
Cole Sutton, Track & Field |
Josie Bushell, Swimming & Diving |
| Illinois Springfield |
Jason Bergstrom, Basketball |
Sierra Cenek, Soccer |
| Indianapolis |
Josiah Tynes, Basketball |
Macey Brown, Golf |
| Lewis |
Ryan Renfro, Basketball |
Kendall Farm, Golf |
| Maryville |
Kelvin Mulinya, Soccer |
Natalie Heltne, Bowling |
| McKendree |
Rasmus Nilsson, Golf |
Maria Vitoria Salomao, Tennis |
| Missouri S&T |
Micah Johnson, Basketball |
Grace Giesler, Cross Country/Track |
| Missouri-St. Louis |
Trent Anderson, Baseball |
Anna Favaron, Tennis |
| Quincy |
Ettore Pavesi, Tennis |
Kealani Neves, Basketball |
| Rockhurst |
Marco Mathon, Track & Field |
Mae Beins, Lacrosse |
| Southwest Baptist |
Ezekiel Skinner, Baseball |
Ella Rademaker, Volleyball |
| Truman |
Luke Turner, Baseball |
Catherine Salem, Golf |
| Upper Iowa |
Chase Luensman, Wrestling |
Haylie Hutchinson, Soccer |
| William Jewell |
Harley Branch, Cross Country |
Rylie May, Soccer |
2023-24 GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM AWARD WINNERS
| Baseball: Southwest Baptist |
Women's Basketball: William Jewell |
| Men's Basketball: William Jewell |
Women's Bowling: Newman |
| Men's Cross Country: Southwest Baptist |
Women's Cross Country: Southwest Baptist |
| Football: Truman State |
Women's Golf: UIndy and Missouri-St. Louis |
| Men's Golf: William Jewell |
Women's Lacrosse: Lewis |
| Men's Lacrosse: William Jewell |
Women's Soccer: Truman State |
| Men's Soccer: William Jewell |
Softball: Upper Iowa |
| Men's Swimming & Diving: Missouri-St. Louis |
Women's Swimming & Diving: Missouri-St. Louis |
| Men's Tennis: Quincy |
Women's Tennis: Drury |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field: Missouri S&T |
Women's Indoor Track & Field: Southwest Baptist |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field: Missouri S&T |
Outdoor Track & Field: Southwest Baptist |
| Wrestling: Quincy |
Volleyball: Southwest Baptist |
