Volleyball | 3/30/2018 8:43:00 AM

Rock Hill, S.C.----Wingate University volleyball alumna Dr. Lindsay Hinson-Knipple ('04, Tallahassee, Fla.) will join the South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame as a distinguished alumnus inductee, league officials announce this week. She will be formally inducted into the South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame at the Hall of Fame Banquet in Greenville, S.C. on May 31, 2018.
 
In addition to Dr. Hinson-Knipple, the league will induct previous Lincoln Memorial and Tusculum president Dr. Nancy Moody, Carson-Newman football alum Cedric Killings, Tusculum football alum Corey Russell and Catawba golf alum Nick Sabol. Lindsay Hinson-Knipple is Wingate's third SAC Hall of Fame distinguished alumnus recipient, following Dr. Bradley Buckler ('14 inductee) and Dr. Russell Booker ('15 inductee).
 
"Lindsay Hinson-Knipple is an exceptional young lady," Wingate vice-president and director of athletics Steve Poston says. "She was a gifted athlete to be sure, but she was also an outstanding student and an even more exceptional person during her time at Wingate. Of all the students with whom I have been privileged to work, Lindsay would rank in the top one percent. We are glad she has continued her good work, achieving her personal and professional goals by becoming a doctor."
 
Hinson-Knipple joins the SAC Hall of Fame as a distinguished alumnus after a stellar volleyball career at Wingate. She played four seasons for the Bulldogs, receiving Academic All-America® honors her junior and senior years. Hinson-Knipple was named the SAC Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award winner in both 2002 and 2003.
 
Hinson-Knipple received the Conference's highest honor in 2004 when she was named the SAC President's Award winner. The same year, she also received a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Hinson-Knipple was the recipient of the Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award from the Sertoma Club in Columbus, Ohio. She won the Geddings Athletic Leadership Award and the Haskins Scholarship Award (for the senior student-athlete with the highest GPA) during Wingate's 2004 athletic awards ceremony.
 
At Wingate's 2004 Commencement Exercises, Hinson-Knipple received the H.K. Helms Award for the WU student with the highest GPA. The biology/pre-medicine major graduated number one in her class with a perfect 4.000 GPA. In addition, Hinson-Knipple won the C.C. Burris Award for the graduating Wingate senior woman who represents the ideals of scholarship, leadership and service.
 
On the court, Hinson-Knipple led the Bulldogs to the SAC Tournament Championship and helped them earn their first-ever bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2003. She finished her career ranked number two all-time at Wingate in digs with 1,689, fifth in digs per set with 3.65 and sixth in digs in a season with 511 (freshman year).
 
After graduating from Wingate, Hinson-Knipple earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from the Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee. She performed her residency and served as chief resident at the University of Florida in Gainesville (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology).
 
Hinson-Knipple has established a very successful OB/GYN practice and is currently a partner at Women's Care Florida. In 2008, she received the Arthur Clements Excellence in OB/GYN Award and the Distinguished Service Award from the Florida State University College of Medicine. She was named the Outstanding OB/GYN Resident Teacher for the University of Florida in 2009 and 2010.  She was the primary investigator on research entitled, "Single-dose Postpartum Therapy for Chorioamnionitis," which was published in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She also has had research published through the University of Florida entitled "Mode of Delivery for Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia."
 
Hinson-Knipple is also a very active member of the community, serving as a member of Team Freedom, which was founded to raise awareness and support for the anti-human trafficking organization Hope for Justice. She is a previous Tampa Urban Young Life high school student mentor. Hinson-Knipple's volunteer service includes two medical mission trips to Panama and involvement in Tallahassee homeless shelter health screenings.
 
Hinson-Knipple and her husband, Wingate football alum Shane Knipple ('04), have three children. They serve as foster parents as well. The 2018 South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame Banquet will take place as a part of the Conference's Spring Meetings in Greenville, S.C. 
 
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING

Wingate University head volleyball coach Shelton Collier: "When I was selected as the Wingate coach in 2002, Lindsay was one of the players who was already enrolled at WU as a student-athlete. I was immediately impressed with her dedication and commitment to excellence, both on and off the court."
 
"Lindsay was a player with the qualities I wanted to build the future of our program around. As a player, she was known as a hard-working, over-achiever with great leadership qualities and a charismatic smile. As a student, she was considered by her coaches, teammates and professors as exceptional in so many ways."
 
"As a result of her outstanding dedication and influential leadership, Lindsay was a key factor in leading Wingate to the SAC Tournament championship and the team's first-ever bid to the NCAA Tournament in her senior year. We are all very proud of her amazing success in her career…we are proud to call her a Wingate Volleyball alumnus."
 
WINGATE UNIVERSITY
 
A comprehensive, independent and growing university, Wingate serves more than 3,600 students in North Carolina. Founded in 1896, the University offers 37 undergraduate majors as well as graduate and professional programs. Wingate is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences, the Levine College of Health Sciences, the Byrum School of Business, the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences. Wingate blends in-class exploration with out-of-class application to deliver an uncommon and life-changing educational experience.
 
In addition to a robust intramural athletics program, Wingate student athletes compete in 22 NCAA Division II sports. The University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past 11 years. Wingate is first in the 2000s among NCAA Division II and North Carolina's colleges and universities with 99 CoSIDA Academic All-America® selections. Wingate is tops among all SAC schools with 108 lifetime Academic All-America® honorees. For more information on WU athletics, go to www.wingatebulldogs.com. Current news and videos can be found at www.wingate.edu.