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More from move-in day 📸 https://t.co/sW77lbZstl

Freshman move-in ✔️

Ready for a great year! https://t.co/Kar2xF8TZc

Oregon Softball

LEGEND!

Congratulations on an incredible career @gsvekis21! 

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LEGEND!

Congratulations on an incredible career @gsvekis21! 

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Purdue Softball

Surprised Coach @jordynrudd63 at her @auprosoftball game today in Chicago! https://t.co/JoZDyoyuuJ

A walking highlight reel…
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Maryland Softball

Freshman are all moved in! Welcome home Terps 🏠🐢🥎

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Ohio State Softball

Had a blast with some very special campers at tonight’s @CampsSpecial softball/baseball camp 👏

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of our favorite coaches, mentors and friends💙

From infield practice to trips to a certain gas station/convenience store in Texas… we’re grateful to have Coach Mysha in our lives🐿️

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ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference today officially admitted the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington, bringing the total number of member institutions to 18. Competition will begin this season for all conference sports.“We are excited today to officially welcome the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington to the Big Ten Conference,” said Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti. “All four institutions feature a combination of world class academics and athletics that are a great fit for our conference, and we look forward to building long-lasting relationships with the administrators, coaches, student-athletes, alumni and fans.”On June 30, 2022, the Big Ten’s Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) voted unanimously to admit the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC). A little more than a year later, on August 4, 2023, the COP/C voted unanimously once more to admit the University of Oregon and the University of Washington, with all four schools joining the Conference on August 2, 2024.Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington are all members of the Association of American Universities, an organization of American research institutions devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. Today, they also become members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, where Big Ten institutions lead the nation with more than 75,000 instructional staff, 810,000 students, $17.4 billion in annual research expenditures, and 145 million library volumes, representing 25 percent of all print titles in North America. Collaboration through the Big Ten Academic Alliance allows the universities to work more effectively and efficiently by, among other things, sharing a high-speed fiber optic network, offering an array of leadership development programs, building shared infrastructure, and seamlessly sharing library resources.Athletically, Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington have won a combined 302 NCAA team championships and have 49 Olympians on Team USA at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. On the football field, they’ve combined for 10 Heisman Trophies, 73 College Football Hall of Famers, 41 Rose Bowl championships and 173 First Round NFL draft picks, including six this year.The University of Oregon is a Carnegie R1 research university and a member of the Association of American Universities. The Oregon faculty includes a Nobel Prize winner, a MacArthur fellow, a pair of National Medal of Science winners and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. Oregon has more than 500 student-athletes competing in 20 sports and have taken home 38 national championships, including men’s basketball, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track &amp; field men’s and women’s cross country, men’s golf, acrobatics and tumbling.UCLA has been ranked the nation’s No. 1 public university for seven years in a row by U.S. News &amp; World Report and is known worldwide for the breadth and quality of its academic, research, health care, cultural, continuing education and athletics programs. UCLA is the most applied-to university in the country. UCLA Athletics has more than 700 student-athletes competing in 25 sports and has won 123 NCAA national championships, the second most in the country.University of Southern California (USC) is a prestigious private research university offering more than 350-degree programs excelling in education, the arts, business, engineering and sciences, as well as in research innovation and healthcare. Sponsoring 23 sports, USC has a long tradition of successful Olympic athletes, boasting more Olympians, medalists and gold medalists than any school in the country. Entering 2024-25, the Trojan teams have won 113 national championships.The University of Washington has been recognized as the No. 1 most innovative public university in the world and recently tied for seventh on the U.S. News &amp; World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings and second among U.S. public institutions. Washington receives more federal research dollars than any other U.S. public university and has been home to seven Nobel Prize winners. In athletics, the Huskies 650 student-athletes compete in 22 sports and have won national championships in football, women’s cross country, men’s rowing, women’s rowing, softball, women’s volleyball and women’s golf. The department annually finishes among the top schools in the nation in the NACDA Director’s Cup.The Big Ten Conference is an association of 18 world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women.The Big Ten Network will celebrate the new schools throughout the day Friday, beginning with four hours of classic games, a special one-hour edition of B1G Today, original B1G Moment and B1G Trailblazers programming for each institution, and the Washington edition of BTN’s Football Training Camp Tour in Seattle. Additionally, the Big Ten Conference will debut an updated version of its fan-favorite “Maps” commercial that will include its four new members.

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ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference is celebrating its 110th class of recipients who earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor from their respective institutions during the 2023-24 academic year. Established in 1915, the Big Ten Medal of Honor is the conference’s most prestigious award. It was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics. The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each member institution who has demonstrated excellence on and off the field throughout their collegiate career. This year’s class comprised student-athletes from 17 sports. Big Ten schools currently feature more than 9,800 student-athletes, but only 28 earn the award on an annual basis. Since the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first presented more than a century ago, just over 1,650 student-athletes have earned this unique distinction. Those names are on display at the Big Ten Office in Rosemont. Below is a listing of this year’s recipients: 2024 Big Ten Medal of Honor Class Illinois Kendall Bostic, Basketball Isaiah Williams, Football Indiana Anne Fowler, Diving Joey Maher, Soccer Iowa Samantha Cary, Soccer Gratt Reed, Track &amp; Field Maryland Emily Sterling, Lacrosse Ajax Zappitello, Lacrosse Michigan Gabby Wilson, Gymnastics Blake Corum, Football Michigan State Justina Gaynor, Soccer Jack Frank, Baseball Minnesota Gianna Gerdes, Gymnastics Isaiah Salazar, Wrestling Nebraska Billie Andrews, Softball Ethan Piper, Football Northwestern Izzy Scane, Lacrosse Boo Buie, Basketball Ohio State Amy Fulmer, Swimming Lyle Yost, Diving Penn State Cori Dyke, Soccer TJ Malone, Lacrosse Purdue Maddie Schermerhorn, Volleyball Mason Gillis, Basketball Rutgers Cassidy Spilis, Lacrosse Shane Knobloch, Lacrosse Wisconsin Emma Jaskaniec, Soccer Cameron Huss, Golf School Releases: <a href="https://fightingillini.com/news/2024/4/22/general-fighting-illini-athletics-celebrated-at-the-2024-oskees.aspx" target="_self">Illinois</a> <a href="https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/5/8/general-holmes-stone-highlight-award-winners-at-iu-athletics-night-to-shine-annual-banquet" target="_self">Indiana</a> <a href="https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/05/10/award-winners-announced-at-ui-athletics-senior-student-athlete-reception-3/" target="_self">Iowa</a> <a href="https://umterps.com/news/2024/5/8/terrapin-athletics-sterling-zappitello-awarded-marylands-2024-big-ten-medal-of-honor.aspx#:~:text=COLLEGE%20PARK%2C%20MD%20%2D%2D%20Maryland,of%20Honor%20recipients%20on%20Wednesday." target="_self">Maryland</a> <a href="https://mgoblue.com/news/2024/4/23/general-wilson-corum-named-michigans-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients" target="_self">Michigan</a> <a href="https://msuspartans.com/news/2024/6/20/baseball-michigan-state-athletics-announces-2024-all-sports-award-winners.aspx" target="_self">Michigan State</a> <a href="https://gophersports.com/news/2024/5/6/athletics-gerdes-salazar-recipients-of-big-ten-medal-of-honor" target="_self">Minnesota</a> <a href="https://huskers.com/news/2024/04/29/andrews-piper-take-top-honors-at-a-night-at-the-lied" target="_self">Nebraska</a> <a href="https://nusports.com/news/2024/6/28/womens-lacrosse-buie-and-scane-honored-as-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients" target="_self">Northwestern</a> <a href="https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2024/4/15/general-student-athletes-recognized-with-academic-awards" target="_self">Ohio State</a> <a href="https://gopsusports.com/news/2024/6/18/general-malone-dyke-tabbed-as-penn-states-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients.aspx#:~:text=%E2%80%93%20Penn%20State%20Nittany%20Lion%20student,the%202023%2D24%20academic%20year." target="_self">Penn State</a> <a href="https://purduesports.com/" target="_self">Purdue</a> <a href="https://scarletknights.com/news/2024/7/2/mens-lacrosse-knobloch-and-spillis-named-2024-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients.aspx" target="_self">Rutgers</a> <a href="https://uwbadgers.com/news/2024/4/30/general-news-huss-jaskaniec-named-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients.aspx#:~:text=%E2%80%94%20Members%20of%20the%20Badgers'%20Class,Big%20Ten%20Medal%20of%20Honor." target="_self">Wisconsin</a>

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Big Ten Recognizes 110th Medal of Honor Class

<a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt678a020259cf0efa/6682b436e316340dd271dedd/2023-24_Big_Ten_Sportsmanship_Award_Honorees.pdf" target="_self">2023-24 SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES</a>ROSEMONT, Ill. – On Tuesday, the Big Ten Conference announced the 28 honorees named Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2023-24 academic year. These standouts were chosen from a group of 350 students honored throughout the academic year who had displayed positive sportsmanship.One member of each varsity sports team on every campus was chosen by his or her institution as a Sportsmanship Award honoree, and two Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners were then selected from each institution. All of the Sportsmanship Award winners have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, these honorees must be in good academic standing and must have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.The 2023-24 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners appear below, and the complete list of Sportsmanship Award honorees for all sports from each school can be viewed <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt678a020259cf0efa/667adadc39d09842b74bcf9d/2023-24_Big_Ten_Sportsmanship_Award_Honorees.pdf" target="_self">here</a>.2023-24 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award WinnersILLINOIS Isaiah Williams, Football Jessica McDowell, Women’s Track &amp; FieldINDIANA Aaron Casey, Football Caroline Craig, Women’s GolfIOWA Jay Higgins, Football Kate Martin, Women’s BasketballMARYLAND Jahmir Young, Men’s Basketball Olivia Weir, Women’s GymnasticsMICHIGAN Jacob Truscott, Men’s Ice Hockey Serena Brimacombe, Field HockeyMICHIGAN STATE Nicolas Müller, Men’s Ice Hockey Macy Lee, SoftballMINNESOTA Parker Fox, Men’s Basketball Katie Horak, Women’s GymnasticsNEBRASKA Peyton Robb, Wrestling Cecelia Ossi, Women‘s RifleNORTHWESTERN Gleb Blekher, Men’s Tennis Natalie Chizzo, VolleyballOHIO STATE Nick Feldman, Wrestling Sarah Sue Morbitzer, VolleyballPENN STATE Beau Bartlett, Wrestling Julie Gough, Women’s Ice HockeyPURDUE Praise Aniamaka, Men’s Track &amp; Field Carmen Gallardo Guevara, Women’s TennisRUTGERS Xavier Marcoux, Men’s Golf Leigha Devine, Women’s GolfWISCONSIN Tim Bielic, Men’s Soccer MJ Hammill, Volleyball

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2023-24 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Winners Announced

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Three Big Ten Softball Players Earn Academic All-America Honors

<a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blte3404d3ba4549462/667ad8cdc7c7397a8f437207/Spring_24_-_FINAL.pdf" target="_self">Full 2024 Spring Academic All-Big Ten List</a>ROSEMONT, Ill. [June 12, 2024] — The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 2,271 students competing in spring sports who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten team Wednesday.The list of honorees includes 174 baseball students, 80 men’s golf students, 72 women’s golf students, 181 men’s lacrosse students, 183 women’s lacrosse students, 310 women’s rowing students, 189 softball students, 56 men’s tennis students, 76 women’s tennis students, 291 men’s track and field students, 382 women’s track and field students, five bowling students, 74 fencing students, four pistol students, 17 rifle students, 18 women’s lightweight rowing students, 27 men’s rowing students, eight women’s synchronized swimming students, 18 men’s volleyball students, 57 women’s hockey students, 11 sand volleyball students, 31 women’s water polo students and seven women’s wrestling students. &nbsp; To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team (as verified by being on the official squad list as of May 1 for spring sports), have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.&nbsp; 115 spring honorees had unblemished GPAs:&nbsp;Gavin Sitarz, So., Baseball, Finance, Michigan State &nbsp;Jaylen Jones, Jr., Baseball, Sport Industry, Ohio State &nbsp;Jake Marshall, Gr., Baseball, Digital Marketing, Rutgers&nbsp;Xavier Marcoux, Gr., Men’s Golf, Finance, Rutgers &nbsp;Alexis Halama, Jr., Women’s Golf, Integrative Biology, Illinois&nbsp;Mikaela Schulz, Gr., Women’s Golf, Int Practice IH MH&amp; Substance Abuse, Michigan&nbsp;Caroline McConnell, So., Women’s Golf, Accounting, Michigan State &nbsp;Faith Choi, Jr., Women’s Golf, Sport Industry, Ohio State &nbsp;Leigha Devine, Gr., Women’s Golf, Global Sports Business, Rutgers &nbsp;Justin Sherrer, Gr., Men’s Lacrosse, Health Care Leadership and Innovation, Ohio State&nbsp;Jacob Snyder, Gr., Men’s Lacrosse, Public Management, Ohio State&nbsp;Ross Scott, Gr., Men’s Lacrosse, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Rutgers&nbsp;Aiden Peduzzi, Gr., Women’s Lacrosse, Technology and Entrepreneurship, Maryland&nbsp;Emily Sterling, Gr., Women’s Lacrosse, Health Care Management, Maryland&nbsp;Dylan Amonte, Gr., Women’s Lacrosse, Post Baccalaureate, Northwestern&nbsp;Katie Buck, So., Women’s Lacrosse, Exercise Science, Rutgers&nbsp;Kimberly Greenblatt, So., Women’s Lacrosse, Journalism and Media Studies, Rutgers&nbsp;Cassidy Spilis, Gr., Women’s Lacrosse, Mathematics Education, Rutgers&nbsp;Kat Borders, Sr., Women’s Rowing, Human Biology, Michigan State &nbsp;Colby Orcutt, Jr., Women’s Rowing, Kinesiology, Michigan State&nbsp;Alaina Roush, So., Women’s Rowing, Biochemistry &amp; Molecular Biology/Biotechnology, Michigan State &nbsp;&nbsp;Isabella Bejaran, Gr., Women’s Rowing, Integrative Therapies/Healing, Minnesota&nbsp;Grace Loescher, Gr., Women’s Rowing, Nonprofit Management, Minnesota&nbsp;Annie Moen, Gr., Women’s Rowing, Civic Engagement, Minnesota&nbsp;Tess Thompson, Gr., Women’s Rowing, Kinesiology, Ohio State &nbsp;Jule Boeckmann, Sr., Women’s Rowing, Psychology, Rutgers&nbsp;Corina Coughlin, Gr., Women’s Rowing, Design, Rutgers&nbsp;Megan Evans, Gr., Women’s Rowing, Elementary/Early Childhood Education, Rutgers&nbsp;Sydney Lehrer, Jr., Women’s Rowing, Sociology, Rutgers&nbsp;Sophia Lutz, So., Women’s Rowing, Exercise Science, Rutgers&nbsp;Emily Mahaffy, Sr., Women’s Rowing, Environmental Policy, Inst and Behavior, Rutgers&nbsp;Christina Pender, Gr., Women’s Rowing, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers&nbsp;Grace Belson, Gr., Women’s Rowing, Sports Leadership, Wisconsin&nbsp;Campbell Dunn, Gr., Women’s Rowing, Geoscience, Wisconsin&nbsp;Ella Peterson, Jr., Women’s Rowing, Neurobiology, Wisconsin&nbsp;Sky Teegen, Gr., Women’s Rowing, Sports Leadership, Wisconsin&nbsp;Macy Lee, Jr., Softball, Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis, Michigan State &nbsp;Bri Enter, Gr., Softball, Addictions Counseling, Minnesota&nbsp;Reili Gardner, Sr., Softball, Psychology, Minnesota &nbsp;Sydney Strelow, Gr., Softball, Public Health Administration and Policy, Minnesota &nbsp;Sydney Gray, Sr., Softball, Finance, Nebraska &nbsp;Angela Zedak, Gr., Softball, Post Baccalaureate, Northwestern&nbsp;Sam Hackenbracht, Gr., Softball, Sport Coaching, Ohio State &nbsp;Jagger Saylor, Sr., Men’s Tennis, Human Biology, Indiana&nbsp;Max Bengtsson, Jr., Men’s Tennis, Applied Mathematics, Northwestern&nbsp;Jason Hildebrandt, Gr., Men’s Tennis, Sports Leadership, Wisconsin&nbsp;Josie Frazier, Gr., Women’s Tennis, Accountancy, Illinois&nbsp;Zeyneb Sarioglan, Sr., Women’s Tennis, Psychology, Minnesota&nbsp;Jillian Roa, Jr., Women’s Tennis, Economics/Philosophy, Nebraska&nbsp;Irina Cantos Siemers, Gr., Women’s Tennis, Sport Management, Ohio State &nbsp;Shawn Juliette, So., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Finance and Data Science, Illinois &nbsp;Hunter Smith, Jr., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Accounting, Indiana&nbsp;Peter Capozzoli, Sr., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Aerospace Engineering, Maryland&nbsp;Owen MacKenzie, Gr., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Biomedical Engineering PhD, Michigan&nbsp;Owen Gilbert, So., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Digital Storytelling, Michigan State &nbsp;Andrew Nolan, Sr., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Applied Engineering Science, Michigan State &nbsp;Tyler Pritchett, Sr., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Applied Engineering Science, Michigan State &nbsp;Connor Williamson, So., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Finance, Michigan State &nbsp;Isaiah Schafer, Gr., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Sport Management, Minnesota &nbsp;Seth Schnakenberg, So., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Biochemistry, Nebraska &nbsp;Sean Kaminski, So., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Finance, Ohio State&nbsp;A’nan Bridgett, Gr., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Public Health, Rutgers&nbsp;Jacob Bugella, Gr., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Sports Leadership, Wisconsin&nbsp;Sam Craig, Gr., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Mathematics, Wisconsin&nbsp;Justin Kiefel, Gr., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Computer Sciences, Wisconsin&nbsp;Ben Nibbelink, Gr., Men’s Track &amp; Field, Computer Sciences, Wisconsin&nbsp;Olivia Campbell, So., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Psychology, Illinois&nbsp;Abby Lynch, Jr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Accountancy, Illinois&nbsp;Alli Bookin-Nosbisch, Sr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Sport and Recreation Management, Iowa&nbsp;Grace Bookin-Nosbisch, Sr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Sport and Recreation Management, Iowa&nbsp;Jamie Kofron, Sr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Economics, Iowa &nbsp;Lauren McMahon, Jr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Human Physiology, Iowa&nbsp;Julia Pattison, So., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Health Promotion, Iowa &nbsp;Lillian Schmidt, Jr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Biomedical Engineering, Iowa &nbsp;Kelli Tosic, Sr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Theatre Arts, Iowa &nbsp;Leah Hill, So., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Organizational Studies, Michigan&nbsp;Cassie Kearney, Gr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Health Behavior &amp; Health Education, Michigan&nbsp;Natalie Blake, So., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Human Biology, Michigan State &nbsp;Madison Foster, So., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Biochemistry &amp; Molecular Biology, Michigan State &nbsp;Abbey Lee, Gr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Global Health, Michigan State &nbsp;Sophia Lucki, Jr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Human Biology, Michigan State &nbsp;Grace Molloy, Gr., Women’s Track &amp; Field,&nbsp;Financial Planning &amp; Wealth Management, Michigan State &nbsp; Kate Osika, Gr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Communication, Michigan State &nbsp;Valadian Pallett, Jr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Genomics &amp; Molecular Genetics, Michigan State&nbsp;Judith Rector, Gr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Media and Information, Michigan State &nbsp;Allison Ziehl, Gr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Global Health, Michigan State &nbsp;Ava Hill, Sr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Cell and Org Physiology, Minnesota &nbsp;Taylor Kreitinger, Gr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Public Health Core Concepts, Minnesota &nbsp;Sydney Kretlow, Gr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Teaching, Minnesota &nbsp;Ali Weimer, Jr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Sociology, Minnesota &nbsp;Hillevi Carlsson, So., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Mathematics, Nebraska&nbsp;Alea Hardie, So., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Child, Youth &amp; Family Studies, Nebraska &nbsp;McKenna Lovehaug, Jr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Nutrition &amp; Health Sciences, Nebraska&nbsp;Vivian Hacker, Gr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Landscape Architecture, Wisconsin&nbsp;Victoria Heiligenthal, Gr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Biomedical Engineering, Wisconsin&nbsp;Bella Jacobsen, So., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Biology, Wisconsin&nbsp;Maggie Munson, Jr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Political Science, Legal Studies and History, Wisconsin&nbsp; Olivia Roberts, Gr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Design &amp; Innovation, Wisconsin&nbsp;Peyton Sippy, Gr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling, Wisconsin&nbsp;Alexa Westley, Gr., Women’s Track &amp; Field, Sports Leadership, Wisconsin&nbsp;Camilla Johannessen, So., Rifle, Management, Nebraska &nbsp;Katelyn Abeln, Sr., Rifle, Public Health, Ohio State &nbsp;Abbie Leverett, So., Rifle, Dentistry, Ohio State &nbsp;Emilie Rochon, Sr., Women’s Lightweight Rowing, Biochemistry, Wisconsin&nbsp;Rianne Wagner, Jr., Women’s Lightweight Rowing, Agronomy, Wisconsin&nbsp;Alexander Beer, Jr., Men’s Rowing, Business: Finance, Investment and Banking, Wisconsin&nbsp;Jonah Rane, Gr., Men’s Rowing, Sports Leadership, Wisconsin&nbsp;Justin Howard, RS-Sr., Men’s Volleyball, Sport Management, Ohio State &nbsp;Audrey Wethington, Gr., Women’s Hockey, Biological Sciences, Minnesota &nbsp;Madeline Wethington, Gr., Women’s Hockey, Biological Sciences, Minnesota&nbsp;Hadley Hartmetz, Gr., Women’s Hockey, Sport Management, Ohio State &nbsp;Quinn Kintz, Gr., Women’s Hockey, Sport Management, Ohio State &nbsp;Chayla Edwards, Gr., Women’s Hockey, Sports Leadership and Psychology, Wisconsin&nbsp;Jane Gervais, Gr., Women’s Hockey, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Wisconsin&nbsp;Kaitlyn Kotlowski, Gr., Women’s Hockey, Sports Leadership and Rehabilitation Psychology, Wisconsin&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Big Ten Conference&nbsp;(<a href="https://bigten.org/">bigten.org</a>) is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching, and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten Conference has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness, and competitiveness. The broad-based programs of the 14 Big Ten Conference institutions will provide over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. Big Ten Conference sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse since 2013.&nbsp;

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Big Ten Recognizes Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

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Wolverine Softball Coaching Staff Named Best in Great Lakes Region

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Ohio State Names Kirin Kumar Head Softball Coach

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Four Big Ten softball student-athletes have earned All-American recognition by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). Rutgers’ Morgan Smith and Minnesota’s Jess Oakland were second team selections, while Northwestern’s Kelsey Nader and Nebraska’s Billie Andrews were recognized on the third team.Smith is Rutgers' first-ever NFCA All-American. Oakland, Minnesota’s 16th All-American, earned her first career recognition after being named the Big Ten Player of the Year earlier this month.&nbsp; &nbsp;Nader is the 13th All-American in the history of Northwestern softball and Andrews was selected for the second time in her Nebraska career, earning third team honors in 2023. &nbsp; Second Team&nbsp;Morgan Smith, UTL/P, Rutgers &nbsp;Jess Oakland, SS, Minnesota Third Team&nbsp;Kelsey Nader, OF, Northwestern&nbsp;Billie Andrews, SS, Nebraska &nbsp;

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NFCA Selects Four from Big Ten to All-America Teams

Today, the NCAA and the five autonomy conferences released a joint statement on the agreement of settlement terms.“The five autonomy conferences and the NCAA agreeing to settlement terms is an important step in the continuing reform of college sports that will provide benefits to student-athletes and provide clarity in college athletics across all divisions for years to come. This settlement is also a roadmap for college sports leaders and Congress to ensure this uniquely American institution can continue to provide unmatched opportunity for millions of students. All of Division I made today’s progress possible, and we all have work to do to implement the terms of the agreement as the legal process continues.&nbsp;We look forward to working with our various student-athlete leadership groups to write the next chapter of college sports.”– Joint Statement from NCAA President Charlie Baker, ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D., Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti, Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark, Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey

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