Purdue Track & Field / Cross Country

Warner Papillon is officially a Boilermaker 💥

🏃‍♂️ Multi
📍 Brentwood, Tenn. https://t.co/TZo1pW5zlr

Nebraska Track and Field

Not slowing down. 📈💨💪 https://t.co/FOnbJk1tpP

Nelly Sohn is officially a Boilermaker 🔨

🏃‍♀️ Jumps
📍 schwäbisch gmünd, Germany https://t.co/QIAWG3VEgJ

IU Track & Field

Congrats to our fall graduate! 🎓 https://t.co/dNWbBujIld

MSU Track & Field/XC

Getting it done in the classroom! Congrats to both cross country and track &amp; field teams!📚

#GoGreen https://t.co/cwbJwEL4gL

A look back at last week ⏮️ https://t.co/vRJXldfEys

Illinois Track & Field and Cross Country

Illinois track and field signs an up and coming high jumper from Ghana, Esther Obenewaa.

Obenewaa placed seventh in the HJ at the 2024 African Games this past March.

Welcome to the famILLy, Esther.

#Illini I #HTTO I #WhyNotILL https://t.co/jiAdmVLnQH

Minnesota Cross Country, Track & Field

After missing the @Olympics by one spot in 2024, @kostaszaltos 🇬🇷 nearly quit. Instead he will dedicate the 2025 season to his original throws coach in Greece who is battling cancer. 💙

(via TrackFieldCy)  

STORY (in Greek): https://t.co/hi7gMjEblQ https://t.co/Z4d4F7ViBc

Oregon Cross Country, Track and Field

It’s a Jaida Ross party! At the Bowerman Award show today. #GoDucks https://t.co/iIqUUQgwkD

Just 2⃣2⃣ days until the #Gophers are back in action indoors! 

#SkiUMah | #ncaaTF https://t.co/BVoNVQXw9t

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Big Ten Conference

Abbott and the Big Ten Conference Tackle U.S. Blood Shortages with First-of-its-Kind, Nationwide Blood Donation Competition, 'The We Give Blood Drive'

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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University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and University of Washington Officially Join Big Ten Conference

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Ten from Big Ten Selected for Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-America Teams

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced its annual postgraduate scholarship recipients on Wednesday, recognizing two student-athletes from each of the 14 Big Ten member institutions who plan to continue their education at a graduate degree program. These honorees will be awarded a $7,500 scholarship, based primarily on academic achievements. This year’s recipients, who represent 15 different sports, will continue their education in a variety of different disciplines. Each Big Ten institution developed its own on-campus selection process when awarding the scholarships. Student-athletes must have maintained at least a 3.2 grade-point average (GPA), demonstrated leadership qualities, served as an excellent role model and intended to continue their academic work beyond their baccalaureate degree at a graduate degree program. The Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship will be used to pay expenses of the student’s postgraduate education to include such related activities as research and teaching, as well as other expenses such as tuition, fees, room and board, required course-related supplies and books. To retain the scholarship, the recipient must be accepted into a full-time graduate degree program within three years from the fall semester after selection. The complete list of 2024 Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship recipients can be found below. Illinois Kate Duong, Tennis Connor Milton, BaseballIndiana Kennedy Reardon, Field Hockey Maxwell Reich, Swimming &amp; DivingIowa Vipasha Mehra, Tennis Jeremiah Pittman, FootballMaryland Shaylan Ahearn, Lacrosse&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Garrett Kappes, WrestlingMichigan Bode Saul, Soccer Gabby Wilson, Gymnastics&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michigan State Ashley Harlock, Field Hockey&nbsp; Josh Smith, Cross CountryMinnesota Brady Jurgella, Baseball Madeline Wethington, Ice HockeyNebraska Kolby Heinerikson, Track &amp; Field Lindsey Thiele, Golf&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Northwestern Ben Forbes, Swimming &amp; Diving Levi Hoogendoorn, Fencing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ohio State Katelyn Abeln, Pistol Trent DiCicco, LacrossePenn State Olivia Damico, Soccer Ben Doyle, Swimming &amp; DivingPurdue Michaela Herwig, Swimming &amp; Diving&nbsp; Evie Sierra, Swimming &amp; DivingRutgers Steven Coponi, Track &amp; Field Emily Mahaffy, RowingWisconsin &nbsp; Gabriel Huber, Tennis Josefina Laznickova, Rowing

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Big Ten Conference Announces 2024 Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients

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

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The U.S. Track &amp; Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its regional athletes and coaches of the year for the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track &amp; Field season, which featured 14 individuals from the Big Ten Conference.Members coaches voted on the honors after the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track &amp; Field Championships and considered performances from throughout the season.Men’s Track Athlete of the Year Great Lakes Region – Adam Spencer, Wisconsin Mid-Atlantic Region – Cheickna Traore, Penn State Midwest Region – Darius Luff, NebraskaMen’s Field Athlete of the Year Great Lakes Region – Heath Baldwin, Michigan State Midwest Region – Tyus Wilson, NebraskaMen’s Coach of the Year Midwest Region – Justin St. Clair, NebraskaMen’s Assistant Coach of the Year Great Lakes Region – Dave Astrauskas, Wisconsin Mid-Atlantic Region – Brandon Rizzo, Penn State Midwest Region – Brenton Emanuel, NebraskaWomen’s Field Athlete of the Year Mid-Atlantic Region – Chloe Timberg, Rutgers Midwest Region – Rhema Otabor, NebraskaWomen’s Coach of the Year Midwest Region – Matt Bingle, MinnesotaWomen’s Assistant Coach of the Year Great Lakes Region – Joel Brown, Ohio State Midwest Region – Peter Miller, Minnesota

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USTFCCCA Recognizes 14 Big Ten Individuals with Regional Awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. --&nbsp;The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday the 2024 Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field postseason award recipients, as selected by the conference’s head coaches following the conclusion of the NCAA Championships. Penn State graduate student&nbsp;Cheickna Traore&nbsp;was named Men’s Track Athlete of the Year, while Nebraska junior&nbsp;Tyus Wilson&nbsp;was selected as the Field Athlete of the Year and Minnesota’s&nbsp;Angelos Mantzouranis&nbsp;was named Freshman of the Year. Michigan junior&nbsp;Savannah Sutherland&nbsp;was selected as the Women’s Track Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season, while Illinois junior&nbsp;Rose Yeboah&nbsp;claimed Field Athlete of the Year honors and Minnesota’s&nbsp;Zoie Dundon&nbsp;was named Freshman of the Year. Traore capped off one of the greatest sprint seasons in Penn State history by winning the 200-meter NCAA title with a time of 19.95, the Nittany Lions' first NCAA outdoor champion in a sprint event since 1941. Wilson followed a Big Ten high jump championship with a runner-up result at Hayward Stadium, clearing 2.23m. After winning the conference title in the hammer throw, Mantzouranis finished third at the with a 75.50m toss in his NCAA Championships debut.&nbsp; Sutherland, the Big Ten champion in the 400m hurdles, finished second in Oregon with a personal best time of 53.26, improving upon her record-setting performance in the semifinals (54.04) to set the Canadian and U-M standards for the second time in three days. Yeboah became the first Illinois women's high jump national champion with an NCAA Outdoor Championships meet- and school-record leap of 1.97m, a mark that automatically qualified her to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Highlighting a sterling rookie campaign, Dundon dominated the field to win the Big Ten 3000m Steeplechase title by more than 12 seconds. 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Track &amp; Field Postseason Honors Men’s Track Athlete of the Year:&nbsp;Cheickna Traore, Penn State Men’s Field Athlete of the Year:&nbsp;Tyus Wilson, Nebraska Men’s Freshman of the Year:&nbsp;Angelos Mantzouranis, Minnesota Women’s Track Athlete of the Year:&nbsp;Savannah Sutherland, Michigan Women’s Field Athlete of the Year:&nbsp;Rose Yeboah, Illinois Women’s Freshman of the Year:&nbsp;Zoie Dundon, Minnesota Last month the Big Ten announced&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbigten.org%2Fmotf%2Farticle%2Fbltc4b8f27cad6d3b2b%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cdjankowski%40bigten.org%7C41e8bd050cf945640fc308dc8bc13a6e%7C5c35f07cce5e4fa582baa44898424550%7C1%7C0%7C638538909273332831%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=d2alv127xt1zmQQJb6y0iud0z%2B1Fqkj77OM3F3eMw9Y%3D&reserved=0">Coach of the Year honors and Athlete of the Championships recognition</a> following the Conference Outdoor Championships in Ann Arbor, where Minnesota captured the women’s title and Nebraska earned the men’s crown.

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Big Ten Announces Outdoor Track and Field Postseason Awards

<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

Cheickna Traore, PSU / Photo by Matt Rudisill, Penn State Athletics <a href="https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Outdoor/2024/index.htm" target="_self">RESULTS</a> EUGENE, Ore. — A day after the Big Ten women won two national championships in field events, the Big Ten men were not to be outdone, securing two NCAA titles on the track as the men's competition concluded Friday at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Senior Cheickna Traore clocked 19.95 in the 200 to become Penn State's first national champion since 2018. It was also the Nittany Lions' first national sprint title since 1941. Traore, who started his collegiate career in NCAA Division III, is expected to compete for the Ivory Coast at the Paris Olympics. Nebraska senior Darius Luff, a Lincoln native, captured the 110 Hurdles national title with a PR of 13.19, becoming the first Cornhusker to ever win that event. He also earned a bid to the U.S. Olympic Trials later this month at Hayward Field.<img asset_uid="bltd0e6bda7745ef967" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/bltd0e6bda7745ef967/66645e34134a349c3067a8f1/NEB.jpg" width="100%" alt="NEB.jpg" height="auto" style="width: 100%;height: auto;"/>Darius Luff, NEB / Photo courtesy of Nebraska Athletics Teammate Tyus Wilson earned silver in the high jump, clearing 2.23 meters (7-3.75). His performance helped Nebraska finish in a 13th-place tie in the team standings, the highest Big Ten finish at this year's meet. Florida won its third-straight team title by a point over Auburn with USC placing the third. The Trojans join the Big Ten this summer. Other podium finishes were turned in by Wisconsin junior Adam Spencer, who took third in the 1,500 (3:39.80). Big Ten champion Praise Aniamaka of Purdue claimed sixth place in the triple jump, covering 16.30 meters (53-5.34). The Big Ten had 55 athletes compete at the NCAAs with 53 earning All-America honors, which will be made official in the coming weeks by the U.S. Track &amp; Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. ALL-AMERICA First Team (places 1-8) Darius Luff, Nebraska, 1st, 110 Hurdles Cheickna Traore, Penn State, 1st, 200 Tyus Wilson, Nebraska, 2nd, High Jump Jason Swarens, Wisconsin, 2nd, Shot Put Angelos Mantzouranis, Minnesota, 3rd, Hammer Adam Spencer, Wisconsin, 3rd, 1500 Cody Johnston, Illinois, 5th, Pole Vault Charles Godfred, Minnesota, 6th, Long Jump Praise Aniamaka, Purdue, 6th, Triple Jump Tyler Sudduth, Illinois, 7th, Shot Put Mike Stein, Iowa, 7th, Javelin Kevin Shubert, Nebraska, 8th, Shot Put Second Team (9-16) Camden Marshall, Indiana, 9th, 800 Ryan Talbot, Michigan State, 9th, Decathlon Terrol Wilson, Nebraska, 9th, Triple Jump Micaylon Moore, Nebraska, 10th, Triple Jump Jackson Sharp, Wisconsin, 10th, 5,000 Aiden Ouimet, Illinois, 11th, Decathlon Reign Winston, Ohio State, 11th, High Jump Hayden Tobias, Ohio State, 12th, Shot Put Cameron Miller, Purdue, 12th, 200 Viktor Morozov, Illinois, 13th, Triple Jump Garrett Kaalund, Nebraska , 13th, 200 Rivaldo Marshall, Iowa, 14th, 800 Zane Forist, Michigan, 14th, Discus Sean Mockler, Indiana, 15th, Hammer Tom Brady, Michigan, 15th, 10,000 Jordan Johnson, Iowa, 16th, Discus Handal Roban, Penn State, 16th, 800 Honorable Mention (17-24) Kamyren Garrett, Illinois, 17th, High Jump Caleb Jarema, Michigan, 17th, Steeplechase Devin Augustine, Minnesota, 17th, 200 Safin Wills, Purdue, 17th, Triple Jump Yukichi Ishii, Penn State, 18th, 800 Seth Allen, Purdue, 18th, Discus Robert Williams, Illinois, 19th, 400 Hurdles Dash Sirmon, Nebraska, 19th, Javelin Brett Otterbacher, Connor Czajkowski, Nickens Lemba, Jahn Riley, Purdue, 19th, 4x400 Giovanni Wearing, Wisconsin, 19th, 110 Hurdles Tyler Brown, Nebraska, 20th, Javelin Brian O'Sullian, Rutgers, 20th, Pole Vault Andrew Casey, Wisconsin, 21st, 800 Tyler Carrel, Indiana, 22nd, Pole Vault Skylar Stidam, Indiana, 23rd, 10,000 Jake Wall, Michigan, 23rd, Long Jump Patrick Abel, Darius Smallwood, Olivier Desmeules, Matt DeMatteo, PSU, 23rd, 4x400 Nick Foster, Michigan, 24th, 1,500

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NCAA Men's Outdoor Track & Field: June 7

Ryan Talbot, MSU Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs, Michigan State Athletics <a href="https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Outdoor/2024/index.htm" target="_self">RESULTS</a> EUGENE, Ore. — The lone men's event at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday produced a pair of Second Team All-Americans for the Big Ten Conference. Graduate student Ryan Talbot of Michigan State placed ninth in the decathlon with a season-best 7,759 points while senior Aiden Ouimet of Illinois finished 11th with 7,673 points. Talbot jumped 10 spots in the decathlon standings on Thursday, highlighted by a personal-best throw of 50.90 meters (167-0) in the discus that was second-best in the event. Ouimet moved up two places sparked by a career-best showing in the discus as well. Leo Neugebauer of Texas recorded the sixth-best performance in world history with a collegiate-record 8,961 points to capture the decathlon. Men's action continues Friday with ESPN2 providing coverage at 9 p.m. ET.

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NCAA Men's Outdoor Track & Field: June 6

Jason Swarens, WIS / Photo: Aimee Sinacola, Oregon Athletics <a href="https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Outdoor/2024/index.htm" target="_self">RESULTS</a>EUGENE, Ore. — The 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships began Wednesday at iconic Hayward Field, which is hosting the event for the 15th time.The Big Ten produced seven First Team All-Americans (detailed below) and saw three freshmen make podium finishes. Wisconsin junior Jason Swarens recorded the highest finish of the day for the conference with a runner-up showing in the shot put. Swarens registered a season-high mark of 20.38 meters (66-10.5) as three Big Ten throwers placed among the top eight spots. Illinois senior Tyler Sudduth took seventh, becoming the first Illini All-American in the event this century, and Nebraska senior Kevin Shubert placed eighth. Freshman Angelos Mantzouranis, earned six points for Minnesota with a third-place finish in the hammer throw, recording a distance of 75.50 meters (247-8). Freshman teammate Charles Godfred finished sixth in the long jump with a leap of 7.90 meters (25-11). Godfred will compete in the Nigerian National Championships later this month. Minnesota is alone in eighth place in the team standings with nine points. Freshman Cody Johnston of Illinois placed fifth in the pole vault, clearing 5.52 meters (18-1.25). In the process, he became the first freshman in school history to earn All-America honors and score at the national meet.Iowa sophomore Mike Stein finished seventh in the javelin with a throw of 72.81 meters (238-10). Fellow Hawkeye Austin West stands third in the decathlon after four disciplines completed with 4,272 points. Big Ten runners also qualified for the finals of the 200, 1,500 and the 110 Hurdles. Cheickna Traore of Penn State clocked the fastest time in the 200 prelims (20.02) while Wisconsin's Adam Spencer (3:37.32—1,500) and Nebraska's Darius Luff (13.31—110 hurdles) registered the second-fastest heat time in their respective events.<img asset_uid="bltfa458972e53bf6f0" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/bltfa458972e53bf6f0/66614cd13585f6c95f7378b4/MINN.jpg" width="327" alt="MINN.jpg" height="280" max-width="327" style="max-width: 327px;width: 327;height: 280;"/> Angelos Mantzouranis, Peter Miller, MINN Photo courtesy of Minnesota Athletics

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NCAA Men's Outdoor Track & Field: June 5

EUGENE, Ore. — The Big Ten Conference is sending over 100 student-athletes to the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.The Championships run June 5-8 at historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon. ESPN networks will broadcast the event. <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/championships/trackfield-outdoor/d1/events" target="_self">Meet Schedule</a> <a href="https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Outdoor/2024/index.htm" target="_self">Live Results</a> <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt81477a12167a75ed/6660e2f570d09b3da1d6444d/Start_Lists.pdf" target="_self">Start Lists</a> NCAA PARTICIPANTS — BIG TEN WOMEN100m Dash Leah Bertrand, Ohio State Nya Bussey, Ohio State Odell Frye, Minnesota 400m Dash Jessica McDowell, Illinois 800m Run Hayley Kitching, Penn State Aniya Mosley, Ohio State 10,000m Run Florence Caron, Penn State 100m Hurdles Aasia Laurencin, Michigan Paige Magee, Iowa Janela Spencer, Ohio State 400m Hurdles Savannah Sutherland, Michigan 3,000m Steeplechase Zoie Dundon, Minnesota High Jump Jenna Rogers, Nebraska Bara Sajdokova, Illinois Rose Yeboah, Illinois Pole Vault Mia Morello, Illinois Chloe Timberg, Rutgers Tori Thomas, Illinois Long Jump Celine Brown, Rutgers Velecia Williams, Nebraska Triple Jump Riley Ammenhauser, Michigan Ashley McElmurry, Nebraska Rhianna Phipps, Nebraska Darja Sopova, Illinois Diarra Sow, Minnesota Shot Put Axelina Johansson, Nebraska Anthonett Nabwe, Minnesota Discus Throw Faith Bender, Ohio State Shelby Frank, Minnesota Corinee Jemison, Michigan Kalynn Meyer, Nebraska Hammer Throw Hillevi Carlsson, Nebraska Shelby Frank, Minnesota Olivia Roberts, Wisconsin Amber Simpson, Illinois Javelin Throw Emanuela Casadei, Nebraska Mirta Kulisic, Nebraska Rhema Otabor, Nebraska Eniko Sara, Nebraska Kayla Thorpe, Maryland Emma Yungeberg, Michigan4x100m Relay Illinois — Asia Thomas, Sophia Beckmon, Tacoria Humphrey, Jessica McDowell Minnesota — Odell Frye, Victory Godah, Zariyah Black, Alliyah McNeil Ohio State — Marcia Sey, Nya Bussey, Fatouma Conde, Leah Bertrand 4x400m Relay Ohio State — Fatouma Conde, Chanler Robinson, Columba Effong, Bryannia Murphy Athletes Appearing in Multiple Events: Leah Bertrand, OSU — 100, 4x100 Nya Bussey, OSU — 100, 4x100 Fatouma Conde, OSU — 4x100, 4x400 Shelby Frank, MINN — Discus, Hammer Odell Frye, MINN — 100, 4x100 Jessica McDowell, ILL — 400, 4x100 NCAA PARTICIPANTS — BIG TEN MEN200m Dash Devin Augustine, Minnesota Garrett Kaalund, Nebraska Cameron Miller, Purdue Cheickna Traore, Penn State 800m Run Andrew Casey, Wisconsin Yukichi Ishii, Penn State Camden Marshall, Indiana Rivaldo Marshall, Iowa Handal Roban, Penn State 1,500m Run Nick Foster, Michigan Adam Spencer, Wisconsin 5,000m Run Jackson Sharp, Wisconsin 10,000m Run Tom Brady, Michigan Skylar Stidam, Indiana 110m Hurdles Darius Luff, Nebraska Giovanni Wearing, Wisconsin 400m Hurdles Robert Williams, Illinois 3,000m Steeplechase Caleb Jarema, Michigan High Jump Kamyren Garrett, Illinois Tyus Wilson, Nebraska Reign Winston, Ohio State Pole Vault Tyler Carrel, Indiana Cody Johnston, Illinois Brian O'Sullivan, Rutgers Long Jump A'Nan Bridgett, Rutgers Charles Godfred, Minnesota Jake Wall, Michigan Triple Jump Praise Aniamaka, Purdue Micaylon Moore, Nebraska Viktor Morozov, Illinois Safin Wills, Purdue Terrol Wilson, Nebraska Shot Put Kevin Shubert, Nebraska Tyler Sudduth, Illinois Jason Swarens, Wisconsin Hayden Tobias, Ohio State Discus Throw Seth Allen, Purdue Zane Forist, Michigan Jordan Johnson, Iowa Hammer Throw Angelos Mantzouranis, Minnesota Sean Mockler, Indiana Javelin Throw Tyler Brown, Nebraska Dash Sirmon, Nebraska Mike Stein, Iowa Decathlon Aiden Ouimet, Illinois Ryan Talbot, Michigan State Austin West, Iowa 4x400m Relay Penn State — Patrick Abel, Darius Smallwood, Oliver Desmeules, Matt DeMatteo Purdue — Brett Otterbacher, Connor Czajkowski, Nickens Lemba, Jahn Riley

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Big Ten Athletes Prepare for 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

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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NCAA and Autonomy Conferences Agree on Settlement

Photo courtesy of Michigan Athletics <a href="https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/mgoblue.com/documents/2024/5/12/20240512-tf-b1g-outdoor-championships.pdf?timestamp=20240512103659" target="_self">OFFICIAL RESULTS</a> ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Minnesota Golden Gophers finished the 2024 Big Ten Women’s Outdoor Track &amp; Field Championships in style, coming-from-behind on the anchor leg to win the 4x400m relay by one-hundredth of a second to secure the team title with 131 points. The win marks the Gophers’ fourth Big Ten Championship and first since 2018. Nebraska (115.33) finished second by scoring points in every field event, narrowly edging Ohio State (115) which was exceptional in the sprints and relays. On the men’s side Nebraska dominated the field events, piling up more points than any other team in the high jump, long jump, triple jump, shot put and javelin, to win the 2024 Big Ten Outdoor title for the second consecutive year, and fourth time since 2013. The Cornhuskers 136 points put them ahead of second-place Iowa (86), which shined in the sprints and relays, and third-place Wisconsin (78), which distinguished itself in the distance events. In Friday evening’s opening session Minnesota swept the hammer throw with junior Shelby Frank taking the women’s title with a throw of 67.79m (222’5”), and freshman Angelos Mantzouris throwing a meet record 75.15m (246’6”) in his Big Ten Championships debut. Mantzouris delivered a message to the rest of the field by recording the six longest throws of the competition in his six attempts. Illinois junior Tori Thomas set a meet record and equaled a personal best to win the women’s pole vault as the only competitor to clear 4.52m (14’10”) on the bar. In women’s javelin, Nebraska senior Rhema Otabor blew away the competition with the four longest throws of the night, topping out with 57.75m (189’5”) to win. In men’s javelin, Iowa sophomore Mike Stein brought a gasp from the crowd to take the lead with a meet record 81.19m (266’4”) on the penultimate throw of the night. Nebraska sophomore Dash Sirmon, who had owned the lead since Round 3, capped the competition with his best toss of the event, an 80.86m (265’3”) that came up just short of the title but cleared the threshold for Olympic Trials qualifying. The 10,000m finished the night, with Penn State sophomore Florence Caron finishing atop the podium with a 33:04.18 effort, 16-seconds ahead of runner-up and teammate, Sophia Toti. The final event of the day proved to be one of the most dramatic of the Championships, with Michigan senior Tom Brady (29:19.27) edging Wisconsin sophomore Micah Wilson (29:19.30) by just three-hundreths of a second in a photo finish at the end of 25 laps. On a gray Saturday in Ann Arbor, Illinois took two field titles with Rose Yeboah winning the high jump at 1.82m (5’11.5”), and junior Tacoria Humphrey claiming the long jump at 6.42m (21’0.75”). In shot put, Nebraska junior Axelina Johnson took the women’s title at 18.49m (60’8”), and Ohio State senior Hayden Tobias established a new meet record with a season-best 20.0m (65’7.5”) in the men’s competition. Minnesota freshman Charles Godfred continued a sterling rookie season by earning the men’s long jump title at 7.94m (26’0.75”). Michigan State senior Ryan Talbot used first-place finishes in the shot put, 400m and discus, and runner-up results in the 100m and 110m hurdles, to win the decathlon championship, edging Purdue freshman Andreas Hantson by 152 points. The heptathlon came down to the final event of the competition, as Wisconsin sophomore Shayna Zinter finished first in the 800m (her third event win along with the 100m hurdles and javelin) to rise from third-place overall and take the title. A wet second day of the Championships fittingly ended with the Steeplechase where Minnesota freshman Zoie Dundon won the women’s event in 10:09.56 and Wisconsin sophomore Logan Measner used a strong finishing kick over the final lap to win the men’s event in 8:40.98. Sunday’s final day of competition included 26 finals on a cloudless, 70-degree day in eastern Michigan. Nebraska junior Tyus Wilson soared to the men’s high jump championship, topping 2.29m (7’6”), the highest clearance in the NCAA during the 2024 outdoor season. Ohio State junior Leah Bertrand won the 100m in 11.16, and ran a leg of the Buckeyes’ victorious 4x100m relay which finished atop a field where seven teams ran a season-best time. She also finished runner-up to sophomore teammate Fatouma Conde in the 200m. Penn State junior Hayley Kitching established a new meet record winning the women’s 800m title in 2:02.54. For the men, Wisconsin junior Adam Spencer earned the victory in a tight race where seven-tenths of a second separated the Top-6 finishers. &nbsp; The men’s discus came down to the wire as the Top-3 finishers all saved their best for last, with Purdue’s Seth Allen emerging victorious with a personal best 60.95m (199’11”) effort on the final throw of the competition. Shortly thereafter, Boilermakers’ junior Prause Aniamaka won the men’s triple jump with a meet record 16.49m (54’1.25”), and sophomore Cameron Miller ran a blazing, though wind-aided, 19.97 to win the men’s 200m. Michigan junior Savannah Sutherland ran a meet record 55.01 to win the women’s 400m hurdles by more than two seconds.&nbsp; The NCAA Outdoor Track &amp; Field Championships first rounds run Wednesday, May 22 through Saturday, May 25. The NCAA East first round will be located in Lexington, Kentucky, with Kentucky serving as the host school. The NCAA West first round will be located in Fayetteville, Arkansas with Arkansas serving as the host school. The 2024 NCAA outdoor track and field championships are from Wednesday, June 5 through Saturday, June 8, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. It marks the 15th time the outdoor championships have been held in Oregon and the first time since 2022.

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Nebraska Captures Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championship

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2024 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Penn State graduate student Cheickna Traore, Illinois senior Tyler Sudduth, Penn State junior Florence Caron, Michigan junior Savannah Sutherland, and Rutgers junior Chloe Timberg have received Big Ten Weekly Honors for outdoor track and field competitions during the week of April 10-16, 2024.Men’s Track Athlete of the WeekCheickna Traore, Penn StateGraduate – Sprinter – Linden, N.J. – Major: Master’s Certificate in Leading in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion<ul><li>Finished second in the 200M at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational hosted by the University of Florida</li><li>Posted a time of 20.25, just 0.02 seconds off his school record time</li><li>Recorded the second fastest time in the Big Ten this season</li></ul>Men’s Field Athlete of the WeekTyler Sudduth, IllinoisSenior – Thrower – Richton Park, Ill.<ul><li>Won the shot put at the Gary Wieneke Memorial, hosted by the University of Illinois, with a throw of 19.85M, second best in program history</li><li>Recorded the best throw in the Big Ten and sixth best in the nation this season</li><li>Finished third in the hammer throw with a distance of 60.90M, sixth best in program history</li></ul>Women’s Track Co-Athlete of the WeekFlorence Caron, Penn StateJunior – Distance – La Malbaie, Quebec – Major: Linguistics<ul><li>Broke Penn State’s 46-year-old 5K record at the Bryan Clay Invitational, hosted by Azusa Pacific University, with a time of 15:32.22</li><li>Sliced 0.3 seconds from Kathy Mills’ 1978 mark, breaking the oldest standing school record</li><li>Posted the fastest time in the Big Ten this season by nearly seven seconds</li></ul>Women’s Track Co-Athlete of the WeekSavannah Sutherland, MichiganJunior – Sprints/Hurdles – Borden, Saskatchewan – Major: Biology, Health, and Society<ul><li>Won the 400M hurdles at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational with a time of 54.86</li><li>Recorded the best time in the NCAA and in the world</li></ul>Women’s Field Athlete of the WeekChloe Timberg, RutgersJunior – Thrower – Doylestown, Pa. – Major: Exercise Science<ul><li>Broke the program record with a pole vault of 4.56M (14-11.5) at the Larry Ellis Invitational, hosted by Princeton University</li><li>Jumped to the top of the NCAA leaderboard by 2.5 inches and the Big Ten leaderboard by 7.5 inches</li></ul>2023-24 Big Ten Outdoor Track &amp; Field Athletes of the WeekMarch 20Men’s Track: Kalen Walker, IOWAMen’s Field: Cody Johnston, ILLMen’s Field: Mike Stein, IOWAWomen’s Track: Mariel Bruxvoort, IOWAWomen’s Field: Kat Moody, IOWAWomen’s Field: Amaya Ugarte, OSUMarch 28Men’s Track: Yukichi Ishii, PSUMen’s Field: Angelos Mantzouranis, MINNWomen’s Track: Sidney Green, MICHWomen’s Field: Shelby Frank, MINNApril 3Men’s Track: Cheickna Traore, PSUMen’s Field: Cody Johnston, ILLWomen’s Track: Hayley Kitching, PSUWomen’s Field: Bara Sajdokova, ILLApril 10Men’s Track: Devin Augustine, MINNMen’s Field: Charles Godfred, MINNWomen’s Track: Mariel Bruxvoort, IOWAWomen’s Field: Rhema Otabor, NEBApril 17Men’s Track: Cheickna Traore, PSUMen’s Field: Tyler Sudduth, ILLWomen’s Track: Florence Caron, PSUWomen’s Track: Savannah Sutherland, MICHWomen’s Field: Chloe Timberg, RUT

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Penn State, Illinois, Michigan, Rutgers Earn Weekly Outdoor T&F Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Minnesota junior Devin Augustine and freshman Charles Godfred, Iowa senior Mariel Bruxvoort and Nebraska senior Rhema Otabor have received Big Ten Weekly Honors for outdoor track and field competitions during the week of April 4-10, 2024.Men’s Track Athlete of the WeekDevin Augustine, MinnesotaJunior – Sprinter – Point Fortin, Trinidad &amp; Tobago<ul><li>Set a school record (20.37 seconds) in the 200M at the 44 Farms Team Invitational hosted by Texas A&amp;M</li><li>Clocked the sixth-fastest time in the NCAA this spring, and eclipsed the Gophers school record by seven-tenths of a second</li><li>Won the 100M race in a personal-best 10.08 seconds, the top time by a Big Ten sprinter this season</li></ul>Men’s Field Athlete of the WeekCharles Godfred, MinnesotaFreshman – Jumper – Ukana Mkpa Eyop, Nigeria<ul><li>Broke a 29-year-old school record in the long jump by nearly three inches at the 44 Farms Team Invitational hosted by Texas A&amp;M</li><li>Leaped 8.19M (26-10.5) to place second in the event with the nation’s second-best jump of the season</li><li>Ran a 10.32 in the 100M, the fifth-fastest time in school history</li></ul>Women’s Track Athlete of the WeekMariel Bruxvoort, IowaSenior – Sprint/Hurdles – Grand Rapids, Mich. – South Christian – Accounting<ul><li>Won the 400M hurdles with a 57.68 time at the Jim Click Shootout hosted by the University of Arizona</li><li>Ran the lead leg of the Hawkeyes 4x400M relay team which ran a school record 3:37.92 in the win</li></ul>Women’s Field Athlete of the WeekRhema Otabor, NebraskaSenior – Thrower – Nassau, Bahamas – Actuarial Science<ul><li>Threw an NCAA-leading 191-10 (58.47M) in the javelin at the Jim Click Shootout hosted by the University of Arizona</li><li>Led the Cornhuskers to a Top-4 sweep and won the event during her season debut</li></ul>2023-24 Big Ten Outdoor Track &amp; Field Athletes of the WeekMarch 20Men’s Track: Kalen Walker, IOWAMen’s Field: Cody Johnston, ILLMen’s Field: Mike Stein, IOWAWomen’s Track: Mariel Bruxvoort, IOWAWomen’s Field: Kat Moody, IOWAWomen’s Field: Amaya Ugarte, OSUMarch 28Men’s Track: Yukichi Ishii, PSUMen’s Field: Angelos Mantzouranis, MINNWomen’s Track: Sidney Green, MICHWomen’s Field: Shelby Frank, MINNApril 3Men’s Track: Cheickna Traore, PSUMen’s Field: Cody Johnston, ILLWomen’s Track: Hayley Kitching, PSUWomen’s Field: Bara Sajdokova, ILLApril 10Men’s Track: Devin Augustine, MINNMen’s Field: Charles Godfred, MINNWomen’s Track: Mariel Bruxvoort, IOWAWomen’s Field: Rhema Otabor, NEB

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Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska Earn Weekly Outdoor T&F Honors

Men’s Outdoor Co-Track Athlete of the WeekCheickna Traore, Penn StateGr. – Linden, N.J. – Innovation – Graduate Certificate: Leading in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion<ul><li>Won the 200 meter title at the Florida Relays with a new personal best of 20.23</li><li>His time tied a 38-year-old Penn State record set by Miachel Timpson</li><li>Set the Ivorian National record while tying for second in the NCAA</li><li>Set another school record in the 100 meter (10.26) with the fourth fastest time in the Big Ten</li><li>Anchored Penn State’s 4x400 (3:06.80) to help rank them first in the Big Ten and 21st in the NCAA</li><li>Earns his first career Big Ten Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week</li><li>Last Penn State Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Yukichi Ishii (March 28, 2024)</li></ul>Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the WeekCody Johnston, IllinoisFr. – Hobart, Ind. – Hobart – Major:<ul><li>Won the pole vault title at the Florida Relays (5.60 meters)</li><li>His mark ranks third in school history, first in the Big Ten and third in the NCAA</li><li>Earns his second Big Ten Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week this season</li><li>Last Illinois Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Cody Johnston (March 20, 2024)</li></ul>Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the WeekHayley Kitching, PSUSo. – Coffs Harbour, Australia – Coffs Harbour – Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies<ul><li>Won the 800 meter title and set a new school record with a time of 2:01.17</li><li>Her time is currently ranked first in the Big Ten and second in the NCAA</li><li>Competed in the 1500 meter (4:14.75), ranking first in the Big Ten and 11th in the NCAA</li><li>Owns both Penn State’s indoor and outdoor 800 meter school records with sub 2:02 times</li><li>Earns her first career Big Ten Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week</li><li>Last Penn State Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Rachel Gearing (May 11, 2022)</li></ul>Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the WeekBara Sajdokova, IllinoisJr. – Bystrice nad Oliší – Major:<ul><li>Won the high jump title at the Florida Relays with a new school record of 1.90 meters</li><li>Broke Carmel Corbett’s 31-year-old school record set in 1993</li><li>Her mark ranks first in the Big Ten and second in the NCAA</li><li>Earns her first career Big Ten Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week</li><li>Last Illinois Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Kandie Bloch-Jones (May 6, 2015)</li></ul>2023-24 Big Ten Indoor Track &amp; Field Athletes of the WeekMarch 20Men’sT: Kalen Walker, IOWAF: Cody Johnston, ILLF: Mike Stein, IOWAWomen’sT: Mariel Bruxvoort, IOWAF: Kat Moody, IOWAF: Amaya Ugarte, OSUMarch 28Men’sT: Yukichi Ishii, PSUF: Angelos Mantzouranis, MINNWomen’sT: Sidney Green, MICHF: Shelby Frank, MINNApril 3Men’sT: Cheickna Traore, PSUF: Cody Johnston, ILLWomen’sT: Hayley Kitching, PSUF: Bara Sajdokova, ILL

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Illinois and Penn State Capture Weekly Outdoor Track and Field Accolades

Men’s Outdoor Co-Track Athlete of the WeekYukichi Ishii, Penn StateJr. – Yachiyo, Chiba, China – Yachiyo-Shion&nbsp;<ul><li>Won the 800 meter title at the UCF Knights Invite with a time of 1:47.57</li><li>His time ranks first in the Big Ten and second in the NCAA</li><li>Earns his first career Big Ten Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week</li><li>Last Penn State Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Tyler Merkley (April 13, 2022)</li></ul>Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the WeekAngelos Mantzouranis, MinnesotaFr. – Athens, Greece – Athens – Major: Undeclared<ul><li>Won the hammer throw title at the Clyde Hart Classic with a mark of 73.85 meters</li><li>His throw set a new stadium record, ranking him second in the NCAA and first in the Big Ten</li><li>Earns his first career Big Ten Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week</li><li>Last Minnesota Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Kostas Zaltos (May 3, 2023)</li></ul>Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the WeekSidney Green, MichiganFr. – Allen, Texas – Allen – Major: Undeclared<ul><li>Finished fifth in the 400 hurdles (58.48) at the Clyde Hart Classic</li><li>Her time ranks third in the Big Ten, 14th in the NCAA and seventh in Michigan program history</li><li>Earns her first career Big Ten Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week</li><li>Last Michigan Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Savannah Sutherland (April 5, 2023)</li></ul>Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the WeekShelby Frank, MinnesotaSr. – Grand Forks, N.D. – Red River – Major: Health Sciences<ul><li>Won the discus title with a new school record at the Clyde Hart Classic with a mark of 59.69 meters</li><li>Her record throw is ranked second in the nation this season and first in the Big Ten</li><li>Also competed in the hammer throw, with a personal best mark of 62.78 meters</li><li>Her mark is sixth in school history and 13th in the country</li><li>Frank is the only athlete in the country to be ranked in the top 13 in both discus and hammer throw</li><li>Earns her third career Big Ten Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week</li><li>Last Minnesota Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Nyalaam Jok (May 11, 2022)</li></ul>2023-24 Big Ten Indoor Track &amp; Field Athletes of the WeekMarch 20Men’sT: Kalen Walker, IOWAF: Cody Johnston, ILLF: Mike Stein, IOWAWomen’sT: Mariel Bruxvoort, IOWAF: Kat Moody, IOWAF: Amaya Ugarte, OSUMarch 28Men’sT: Yukichi Ishii, PSUF: Angelos Mantzouranis, MINNWomen’sT: Sidney Green, MICHF: Shelby Frank, MINN

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