Coastal Carolina can boast about having the top female athlete in the Sun Belt Conference.
Leah Hardeman, a previous four-year member of the Coastal Carolina indoor volleyball team and current beach volleyball player, has been named the 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Female Athlete of the Year.
The award is the highest individual honor given in the conference, and is based on outstanding leadership, achievement and character.
She also has a national distinction. Hardeman was named the Sun Belt’s Indoor Volleyball Player of the Year last season, making her the first Division I player in NCAA volleyball history to earn a conference POY award in all four seasons of eligibility.