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<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

Rose Yeboah, ILL / Photos courtesy of Illinois Athletics <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt2c716d14c02d8636/666516623b6f6132766b877f/NCAA-O.pdf" target="_self">OFFICIAL RESULTS</a> TRACK TOWN, USA — The 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships concluded Saturday with the final day of women's competition at Hayward Field. Another national champion was crowned in the Big Ten Conference as junior Rose Yeboah of Illinois cleared an NCAA meet and school record 1.97 meters (6-5.5) in the high jump to share the title with Georgia's Elena Kulichenko. Both athletes chose not to compete in a jump-off. Yeboah, the Illini women's first national champion since 2013, qualified for the Paris Olympic Summer Games representing Ghana. Yeboah capped her freshman season by earning All-American honors for outdoors and indoors in the high jump. Illinois teammate Darja Sopova placed second in the triple jump with a leap of 14.01 meters (45-11.75). The junior transfer from Texas was an outdoor and indoor All-American in her first season with the Illini. Nebraska junior Jenna Rogers finished fifth in the triple jump with a PR of 1.87 meters (6-1.5). The best finish of the day on the track for a Big Ten athlete belong to Michigan junior Savannah Sutherland. Last year's winner in the 400 Hurdles, Sutherland ran like a champion in defense of her title, leading for most of the race before finishing second in a time of 53.36 (PR). <img asset_uid="bltd7991f6ccba3aed1" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/bltd7991f6ccba3aed1/666515310fa3bf998c145d9b/Savannah_Sutherland_MICH.JPG" width="100%" alt="Savannah Sutherland, MICH.JPG" height="auto" style="width: 100%;height: auto;"/>Savannah Sutherland, MICH / Photo by Walt Middleton for Michigan Athletics The Big Ten recorded a pair of Top-5 finishes in the discus with Minnesota junior Shelby Frank taking fourth (61.01 meters/200-2) and senior Corinne Jemison of Michigan claiming fifth (60.07 meters/197-1). Penn State sophomore Hayley Kitching also secured a fifth-place showing in the 800 (2:01.05) with Ohio State sophomore Aniya Mosley finishing seventh in the same event (2:01.23). Other notable performances included senior Aasia Laurencin of Michigan seizing sixth place in the 100 Hurdles in a time of 12.86 and Ohio State junior Leah Betrand placing seventh in the 100 with a time of 11.05. Nebraska recorded a Top-10 finish in team scoring, placing ninth with 25.5 points. Illinois finished 16th with 20 points and Michigan placed 18th with 15 points. Arkansas won the team competition on the last event with 63 points, four points ahead of Florida. Host Oregon, which finished fourth, will join the Big Ten this summer. All told, the Big Ten won five individual national titles (three women, two men) this week in Eugene. The Big Ten had 51 female athletes compete at the NCAAs, producing 57 All-America honors, which will be made official in the coming days by the U.S. Track &amp; Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. ALL-AMERICA First Team (places 1-8) Rose Yeboah, Illinois, 1st, High Jump Rhema Otabor, Nebraska, 1st, Javelin Chloe Timberg, Rutgers, 1st, Pole Vault Darja Sopova, Illinois, 2nd, Triple Jump Savannah Sutherland, Michigan, 2nd, 400 Hurdles Axelina Johansson, Nebraska, 3rd, Shot Put Shelby Frank, Minnesota, 4th, Discus Corinne Jemison, Michigan, 5th, Discus Jenna Rogers, Nebraska, 5th, High Jump Eniko Sara, Nebraska, 5th, Javelin Hayley Kitching, Penn State, 5th, 800 Aasia Laurencin, Michigan, 6th, 100 Hurdles Tori Thomas, Illinois, 7th, Pole Vault Shelby Frank, Minnesota, 7th, Hammer Velecia Williams, Nebraska, 7th, Long Jump Leah Bertrand, Ohio State, 7th, 100 Aniya Mosley, Ohio State, 7th, 800 Amber Simpson, Illinois, 8th, Hammer Second Team (9-16) Jessica McDowell, Illinois, 9th, 400 Bara Sajdokova, Illinois, 9th, High Jump Kayla Thorpe, Maryland, 9th, Javelin Ashley McElmurry, Nebraska, 10th, Triple Jump Marcia Sey, Nya Bussey, Fatouma Conde, Leah Bertrand, Ohio State, 10th, 4x100 Diarra Sow, Minnesota, 11th, Triple Jump Zoie Dundon, Minnesota, 12th, Steeplechase Fatouma Conde, Chanler Robinson, Columba Effiong, Bryannia Murphy, Ohio State, 12, 4x400 Asia Thomas, Sophia Beckmon, Tacoria Humphrey, Jessica McDowell, Illinois, 13th, 4x100 Paige Magee, Iowa, 13th, 100 Hurdles Emma Yungeberg, Michigan, 14th, Javelin Rhianna Phipps, Nebraska, 14th, Triple Jump Florence Caron, Penn State, 14th, 10,000 Mirta Kulisic, Nebraska, 15th, Javelin Kalynn Meyer, Nebraska, 15th, Discus Janela Spencer, Ohio State, 15th, 100 Hurdles Honorable Mention (17-24) Anthonett Nabwe, Minnesota, 17th, Shot Put Olivia Roberts, Wisconsin, 17th, Hammer Riley Ammenhauser, Michigan, 18th, Triple Jump Odell Frye, Minnesota, 19th, 100 Emanuela Casadei, Nebraska, 19th, Javelin Faith Bender, Ohio State, 19th, Discus Celine Brown, Rutgers, 21st, Long Jump Mia Morello, Illinois, 22nd, Pole Vault Hillevi Carlsson, Nebraska, 22nd, Hammer Nya Bussey, Ohio State, 22nd, 100 Odell Frye, Victory Godah, Zariayh Black, Alliyah McNeil, Minnesota, 23rd, 4x100

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NCAA Women's Outdoor Track & Field: June 8

Rhema Otabor, NEB / Photo courtesy of Nebraska Athletics <a href="https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Outdoor/2024/index.htm" target="_self">RESULTS</a> EUGENE, Ore. — The Big Ten Conference created its own brand of Hayward Magic on Thursday evening, just as twilight hit the historic venue that is hosting the 42nd women's edition of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Within a span of 10 minutes, two Big Ten student-athletes claimed national titles under the lights of Hayward Field, doing so in record-setting fashion on the first day of women's competition. Nebraska stands second in the team standings with 22 points after six events and Rutgers is tied for ninth. Senior Rhema Otabor gave the Cornhuskers 10 points by defending her javelin title. She trailed until her final effort of the night when she hurled the javelin further than any women in collegiate history, covering 64.19 meters (210-7) to win the event by 11 feet. Teammate Eniko Sara placed fifth in the javelin with a personal-best mark of 55.66 meters (182-7). Nebraska also earned points from junior Axelina Johansson's third-place finish in the shot put (18.24 meters/59-10.25) and junior Velecia Williams' seventh-place effort in the long jump (6.41 meters/21-0.5). Rutgers Junior Chloe Timberg turned in a memorable performance in the pole vault after setting an NCAA Championship meet and school record by clearing 4.71 meters (15-5.5). Timberg became the first woman in school history to win an NCAA track and field title and qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trails later this month at Hayward Field. Timberg's performance helped Rutgers to a ninth-place showing in the team standings.<img asset_uid="blta7421367f62a5ebc" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blta7421367f62a5ebc/6662b47ffe523277bb286fac/Chloe_Timberg_RUG.jpg" alt="Chloe Timberg, RUG.jpg" height="327" width="497" max-width="497" style="max-width: 497px;width: 497;height: 327;"/>Chloe Timberg, RU / Photo courtesy of Rutgers Athletics Junior Tori Thomas of Illinois placed seventh in the pole vault (4.40 meters/14-5.25) to earn First Team All-America honors, adding to the AA honors she received during the indoor season. The Big Ten also produced a pair of podium finishes in the first field event of the championships, the hammer throw. Minnesota junior Shelby Frank finished seventh with a toss of 68.40 meters (224-5) and is now an All-American in the hammer, discus and weight throw disciplines. Illinois senior Amber Simpson placed eighth at 67.73 meters (222-2) to become the Fighting Illini's first All-American in the event. Big Ten athletes earned eight First Team All-America certificates on Thursday. Thursday's qualifying heats saw conference athletes earn berths into Saturday's finals for the following events: 100 (Leah Bertrand, Ohio State); 400 (Jessica McDowell, Illinois); 800 (Aniya Mosley, Ohio State; Hayley Kitching, Penn State); 100m Hurdles (Aasia Laurencin, Michigan); 400m Hurdles (Savannah Sutherland, Michigan); 3,000m steeplechase (Zoie Dundon, Minnesota). Nebraska's Hillevi Carlsson was named the Elite 90 Award recipient for the championships. The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s 90 championships. Carlsson, who studies Discrete Math and Cryptography, carries a 4.0 GPA.Big Ten women resume championship action on Saturday with ESPN providing coverage at 5:30 p.m. ET.

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NCAA Women's Outdoor Track & Field: June 6

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">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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