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Three Big Ten student-athletes in one sport collected
awards from the conference office during the week of May 19. Below is
the complete list of honorees.
Baseball Player of the Week - Ryan Richardson, MSU Pitcher of the Week - Alec Crawford, MINN Freshman of the Week - Joe Hoscheit, NU
Purdue's Andie Varsho, Northwestern's Marisa Bast and Michigan's Nicole Sappingfield were all named to the Capital One Academic All-America Teams on Thursday. Varsho was a first-team selection, while Bast and Sappingfield both received second-team All-America nods.
Varsho became the first two-time Academic All-American in Boilermaker history. She is an organizational leadership and supervision major and will graduate in August. The two-time Academic All-District and three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree was named a third-team Academic All-American last season. Bast was named second-team Academic All-America for the second straight year. She is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree as well as an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and a 2012 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. Sappingfield is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2012-13) and a three-time recipient of the U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award. She is in the running for the Senior CLASS Award, one of 10 finalists from across the country. Sappingfield recently graduated from Michigan with a degree in comparative literature.
Continue reading Three Softball Standouts Earn Academic All-America Plaudits.
Michigan's Sierra Romero was named one of three finalists for the 13th Annual USA Softball Player of the Year Award on Wednesday.
Romero was also tabbed the Big Ten Player of the Year for the second straight season. During her sophomore campaign, Romero led the conference in batting average (.516), slugging percentage (.968), on-base percentage (.663), runs scored (32) and walks (27) in Big Ten games only. Romero was named one of 10 finalists for the USA Softball National Player of the Year award on May 7. The winner will be announced on May 27 at the team only banquet just prior to the start of the NCAA Women's College World Series. Romero and the Michigan Wolverines will appear in this weekend's Tallahassee Super Regional, and look to make their second straight trip to the WCWS. The USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award is voted on by coaching representatives from 11 Division I Conferences in the 15 ASA Regions as well as members of the media who consistently cover Division I Softball across the country, and previous Player of the Year recipients.
Continue reading Romero Named One of Three Finalists for USA National Player of the Year.
All seven Big Ten women's rowing squads are ranked are receiving votes in the latest CRCA/USRowing Coaches poll, released on Wednesday. Ohio State tops the poll at No. 1, while Michigan joins the Buckeyes in the top 10 at No. 8. Indiana follows at No. 15, while Wisconsin sits at No. 16 and Michigan State rounds out the poll at No. 20. Iowa and Minnesota are receiving votes in the ranking.
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Three Big Ten Women's Outdoor Track & Field squads appear in the latest USTFCCCA poll, released on Tuesday. Penn State checks in at No. 16, while Michigan and Nebraska follow at No. 18 and No. 25, respectively.
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Four Big Ten Men's Outdoor Track & Field teams are ranked in the latest USTFCCCA poll, released on Tuesday. Wisconsin leads conference teams at No. 14 and is followed by No. 16 Penn State, No. 17 Illinois and No. 21 Nebraska.
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Eight Big Ten student-athletes in three different sports collected
awards from the conference office during the week of May 12. Below is
the complete list of honorees.
Baseball Player of the Week - Sam Travis, IND Pitcher of the Week - Evan Hill, MICH Co-Freshmen of the Week - Brett Adcock, MICH & Tanner Tully, OSU Men's Outdoor Track & Field Track Athlete of the Week - Sean Pille, NEB Field Athlete of the Week - Michael Lihrman, WIS Women's Outdoor Track & Field Track Athlete of the Week - Cindy Ofili, MICH Field Athlete of the Week - Melissa Kurzdorfer, PSU
The NFCA All-Region Teams were released on Thursday, with 38 Big Ten softball student-athletes garnering recognition. Fourteen players were named first-team All-Region. All honorees are now eligible for selection to one of the three NFCA Division I All-American teams.
Below is a summary of the Big Ten student-athletes that collected NFCA All-Region accolades: Great Lakes Region First Team Haylie Wagner, Pitcher, Michigan Sara Moulton, Pitcher, Minnesota Brianna LeBeau, 2B, Northwestern Kaitlyn Richardson, 3B, Minnesota Sierra Romero, SS, Michigan Nicole Sappingfield, OF, Michigan Mary Massei, OF, Wisconsin Taylor Hasselbach, DP, Michigan Great Lakes Region Second Team Kristen Wood, Pitcher, Northwestern Taylor-Paige Stewart, Pitcher, Wisconsin Cassandra Darrah, Pitcher, Wisconsin Michelle Mueller, 3B, Wisconsin Tyler Walker, SS, Minnesota Sierra Lawrence, OF, Michigan Emily Allard, OF, Northwestern Lyndsay Doyle, OF, Michigan Sara Groenewegen, P/UT, Minnesota Andrea Filler, DP, Northwestern Great Lakes Region Third Team Chloe Miller, Catcher, Wisconsin Caitlin Blanchard, 1B, Michigan Erica Meyer, 2B, Minnesota Andrea DiPrima, OF, Northwestern Stephanie Peace, 1B, Wisconsin Midwest Region First Team Emily Lockman, Pitcher, Nebraska Taylor Edwards, Catcher, Nebraska Hailey Decker, 2B, Nebraska Tori Chiodo, 3B, Purdue Andie Varsho, OF, Purdue Tatum Edwards, P/UT, Nebraska Midwest Region Second Team Danielle Fletcher, Catcher, Purdue Megan Blank, SS, Iowa Taylor Watkins, OF, Ohio State Katy McJunkin, DP, Purdue Midwest Region Third Team Lilly Fecho, Pitcher Purdue Ashley Burkhardt, 1B, Purdue Evelyn Carrillo, 1B, Ohio State Allie Bauch, 2B, Illinois Kylie Johnson, OF, Illinois
Continue reading NFCA All-Region Teams Include 38 Big Ten Standouts.
Seventeen Big Ten student-athletes earned first-team Capital One Academic All-District honors, as announced on Thursday. The honorees are now eligible for Academic All-America consideration. The complete list of Big Ten Academic All-District award recipients can be found below.
Men's At-Large Academic All-District District 2 David Taylor, PSU - wrestling District 5 Mike Wilner, ILL - gymnastics Eric Ress, IND - swimming & diving Connor Jaeger, MICH- swimming & diving Greg Wolfe, MSU - ice hockey Michael Newburger, OSU - gymnastics Jamie Bissett, PUR - swimming & diving District 6 Nick Caldwell, WIS - swimming & diving District 7 Eric Schryver, NEB - gymnastics Women's At-Large Academic All-District District 2 Laura Gebhart, PSU - field hockey Gabrielle Shishkoff, PSU - swimming & diving District 5 Shae Fournier, IND - water polo Brooklynn Snodgrass, IND - swimming & diving Courtney Beidler, MICH - swimming & diving District 6 Kimberly Dinh, WIS - golf Elizabeth Schoenfeldt, WIS - rowing District 7 Emily Wong, NEB - gymnastics For the complete list of honorees, click here for men's and here for women's.
Five Big Ten women's rowing squads are ranked in the latest CRCA/USRowing Coaches poll, released on Wednesday. Ohio State leads conference squads, checking in at No. 2, while Michigan joins the Buckeyes in the top 10 at No. 9. Indiana follows at No. 13, while Wisconsin sits at No. 16 and Michigan State rounds out the poll at No. 20. Iowa was receiving votes in the ranking.
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