2012–13 Great American Conference championships

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 20 Host: East Central University (Ada, OK)

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 20 Host: East Central University (Ada, OK)

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

Tournament
Friday-Sunday, November 2–4 Host: 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

Tournament
Thursday-Saturday, November 15–17 Host: 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