June 19, 2014
Birmingham, Ala. – Mizzou head women's golf coach, Stephanie Priesmeyer, is among honorees for this year's SEC Sportsmanship Award, as announced by the SEC office on Thursday. Priesmeyer joined with the SEC's women's golf coaches to honor and support Auburn women's golf head coach Kim Evans after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the spring of 2013. The league's coaches and student-athletes wore ribbons and rally socks and sported teal watches in support of ovarian cancer victims, in addition to wearing uniforms in the colors of teal and pink for cancer awareness.
“Kim {Evans} is such an inspiration to all women and a tremendous role model for her players and her University,” head coach Stephanie Priesmeyer said. “We spoke at length at the SEC Championship about her journey last year and how she got through the cancer and the loss of her assistant coach to a tragic accident. Kim has helped all of us, as coaches, to remember the need for perspective in our lives. This "thing" we do could be over in a second! Live life to the fullest, love your players and enjoy the moments we share with them each day. I am proud to be a part of this close-knit SEC golf coaching family.”
The seventh annual SEC Sportsmanship Award winners were chosen by a vote of the SEC Directors of Athletics. Joining the league's women's golf coaches, the Mizzou football team and the Tennessee men's basketball team tied for the male award, while the Georgia Equestrian team takes a part of the female honor as well.
“Sportsmanship, civility and social responsibility are marks of character that last a lifetime,” said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. “We are proud of these teams from Missouri, Tennessee and Georgia and the women's golf coaches of the SEC for setting an example for us all.”
Mizzou women's golf closed the 2013-14 season at the SEC Championships, but the student-athletes are continuing to make progress this summer. The Tigers return to Columbia in August to begin their 2014-15 campaign. Stay tuned to MUTigers.com for more information on Mizzou Women's Golf. Fans can also follow the team on Twitter (@MUWomensGolf) and Facebook (facebook.com/MUWomensGolf).