GREENVILLE, S.C. – Anna Grossheim added one more accolade to her illustrious UNC Pembroke soccer career on Thursday when she was crowned as the recipient of the 2024-25 Murphy Osborne Award.

The Murphy Osborne Award is Conference Carolinas' Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete Award.

A sociology major who graduated last year with a 3.992 GPA, Grossheim has turned in a 3.75 graduate GPA and is on track to receive her Master's degree from UNCP in public administration in December 2025. Grossheim was also named one of the nine finalists for the 2024 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. 

In her career in the Black & Gold, Grossheim was a four-time D2CCA All-American, a three-time CSC Academic All-American, the 2023 women's soccer Elite 23 award winner, the 2022 & 2024 Conference Carolinas women's soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year, the 2022 Conference Carolinas Offensive Player of the Year and conference tournament MVP, and the 2021 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year.

The Garner native finished her tenure as the program's all-time leader in assists (41), games played (86), and games started (86), and tied for the career lead in goals (44).

The award is named for longtime educator and college administrator Dr. Murphy Osborne. To be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be a December or May graduating senior or a first-year graduate student completing athletic eligibility at the same institution as undergraduate matriculation. The student-athlete must be a full-time student at the time of nomination, must have been a full-time student at the member school for at least two years and must be a starter or important substitute in a conference sport.

Student-athletes are nominated by their institutions based on their academic, athletic and service accomplishments. The Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs) from all Conference Carolinas institutions submit institutional nominations and votes are cast by the FARs.