Illinois Track & Field and Cross Country

Mark your calendars for the 2024 Illinois Cross Country season 🟧 🟦

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MSU Track & Field/XC

Our @TeamUSA representatives at the Olympic Opening Ceremony 🇺🇸

Go get ‘em Tori and Heath! 💚

#GoGreen | #OlympiansMadeHere https://t.co/IDG4J5Owhu

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Devin Augustine 🇹🇹 at the opening ceremonies of the #Paris2024 Olympic Games! 🫡 https://t.co/FvS9PFEucX

Ohio State T&F/XC

🚨 Please join us in welcoming our newest Buckeye, Malik Mixon ‼️

He'll be joining our sprints/hurdles squad all the way from Atlanta!

#GoBucks https://t.co/pgY9iIq18J

Matt Wilkinson 🤝 @theantedwards_ 🇺🇸 

@TeamUSA | #Paris2024 https://t.co/bkHm6Q6fgl

Michigan Track & Field / Cross Country

#OlympiansMadeHere https://t.co/guzyRBS3TL

𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞

When and where to catch the Wolverines as they compete at #Paris2024! #MGoParis https://t.co/jPpbBHkOpt

Nebraska Track and Field

“A once in a lifetime opportunity.”

Go be great, Huskers. https://t.co/wNCBMeC3dw

Penn State Track & Field/Cross Country

Ready for the world’s biggest stage🌍

#WeAre | #OlympiansMadeHere https://t.co/nxf48fAcgK

Happy Birthday, Deavion!! 🎂 https://t.co/uTMpwU8o3x

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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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