Dr. Kristina Osborn to be inducted into 2022 SAC Hall of Fame
Dr. Kristina Osborn is one of five inductees named to the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame class, as announced by the League on Thursday morning.
ROCK HILL, N.C. - Dr. Kristina Osborn is one of five inductees named to the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame class, as announced by the League on Thursday morning.
She will also be the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Osborn, a 2008 graduate of Mars Hill was a standout member of the Lion softball team from 2004-08 and holds several school records, including highest batting average with .484 in the 2006 season, most doubles in a season with 22 doubles in the 2008 campaign, and career doubles with 61 doubles during her tenure at Mars Hill. She was a two-time All-SAC selection on the field and was a two-time Academic All-District selection, as well as an Academic All-American. She was named the 2008 SAC Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, was the class Valedictorian, and was named a Grayson Scholar her senior year.
After her time at Mars Hill, she attended the University of Alabama School of Medicine and did her residency at the University of South Alabama Family Medicine. She received the prestigious Philoptochos Scholarship during medical school, as well as the Dorsey Scholarship, and presented research on cardiomyopathy and hypothermic therapy and intervention during medical school.
An active member of the community and volunteer, Osborn has done work with Habitat for Humanity, the Penelope House, Victory Health Partners, the Humane Society, the Clayne Crawford Foundation, the Southeast Alabama Mountain Bikers Association, and the International Mountain Bikers Association. Additionally, she has served as a youth travel softball coach, and she continues to play in community softball leagues.
Currently, Osborn is a Travel Emergency Medical Physician serving three hospitals in Alabama.
