GEICO Alumni Spotlight: Lindsay Hinson - Wingate | Volleyball

The South Atlantic Conference presents its "GEICO Alumni Spotlight" series. The second edition highlights Wingate volleyball alum Dr. Lindsay Hinson.

The 2004 Wingate alum was was a standout volleyball player for the Bulldogs from 2000-04 and received the SAC Distinguished Alumni Award in 2018.  She was a two-time Academic All-American and was also named the SAC Women's Volleyball Scholar-Athlete in both 2002 and 2003. She received the Conference's highest honor in 2004 when she was named the SAC President's Award winner; she also received a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and was the recipient of the Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award from the Sertoma Club in Columbus, Ohio. Also in 2004, she received the Geddings Athletic Leadership Award and the Haskins Scholarship Award for the senior student-athlete with the highest GPA at Wingate.

On the court she 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 No. 2 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 during her freshman year.

After graduating from Wingate, Dr. Hinson 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 Obstretrics and Gynecology. She also has research pending publication by the University of Florida entitled "Mode of Delivery for Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia."