RSC Men's Team of Character: Ohio Christian Men's Basketball
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Ohio Christian University men's basketball has been chosen as the 2022-23 recipient of the River States Conference Men's Team of Character Award. The Trailblazers were selected after a vote from the RSC Champions of Character Committee.
The RSC Team of Character awards honor one men's and one women's team each year for their exemplary character and sportsmanship on the field, on campus and in the community. A deserving team demonstrates the NAIA's five core character values of Integrity, Respect, Responsibility, Sportsmanship and Servant Leadership. The award is patterned after the national team of character award presented by the NAIA.
The Ohio Christian men's basketball team are honored for the award this year due to their efforts in prison ministry. The Trailblazers team went on a prison ministry trip in July and August 2022 to Waco, Texas. There the team interacted with inmates, spent time and served the youth of the community with sports camps.
A highlight of the trip was building relationships with the inmates and connecting on a spiritual level to those they would not normally have the opportunity with. The relationships continue currently with letters. Other highlights were the surprise Pizza Hut delivery for the inmates and the return surprise of a foot-washing ceremony put on by the inmates.