• OVC Community Service Awards History

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The recipients of the 2025-26 OVC Community Service Awards have been announced.
 
The awards, first bestowed in 2022-23, are based on activities that took place during the 2025-26 academic year and recognize outstanding student-athletes for the contributions they make away from the playing surface, both on campus and in the community.

OVC member institutions who competed in the League during the 2025-26 academic year were able to select a maximum of one male and one female student-athlete from their institution to be honored. In total 17 individuals were honored with the awards this year.
 
The 2025-26 recipients are:

• Harrison Alexander (basketball), SIUE 
• Hayden Bell (rifle), Morehead State
• Carson Fichtel (football), Eastern Illinois
• Liz Galvin (soccer), Eastern Illinois
• Trey Hill (baseball), Little Rock
• Kailey Lane (golf), Tennessee Tech
• Nadia Kessling (track and field), Western Illinois
• Chloe Koons (tennis), SIUE
• Morgan Mitchell (track and field), UT Martin
• Olivia Money (softball), Southern Indiana 
• Justi Nelson (soccer), Southeast Missouri
• Lamine Niang (basketball), UT Martin
• Ethan Rothschild (baseball), Southern Indiana
• Landyn Snowden (beach volleyball), Morehead State
• Tayton Swift (football), Tennessee Tech
• Madison Thomas (track and field), Little Rock
• Rhyan Ward (soccer), Lindenwood