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Thirty-five Big Ten student-athletes in 14 different sports collected
awards from the conference office during the week of Feb. 17. Below is
the complete list of honorees.
Baseball Player of the Week - Michael Pritchard, NEB Co-Pitchers of the Week - Joey DeNato, IND & Ryan Riga, OSU Freshman of the Week - Jackson Lamb, MICH Men's Basketball Co-Players of the Week - Terran Petteway, NEB & Frank Kaminsky, WIS Freshman of the Week - Nigel Hayes, WIS Women's Basketball Player of the Week - Cyesha Goree, MICH Player of the Week Honor Roll - Jordan Hooper, NEB; Maggie Lucas, PSU; Courtney Moses, PUR Freshman of the Week - Amanda Zahui B., MINN Men's Golf Golfer of the Week - Chris O'Neill, MICH Women's Golf Co-Golfers of the Week - Allyssa Ferrell, MSU & Aurora Kan, PUR Men's Gymnastics Gymnast of the Week - Jake Martin, OSU Freshman of the Week - Sean Melton, OSU Women's Gymnastics Gymnast of the Week - Lindsay Mable, MINN Event Specialist of the Week - Kylie Schermann, MINN Freshman of the Week - Emily Lennon, ILL Hockey First Star - Adam Wilcox, MINN Second Star - Hudson Fasching, MINN Third Star - Jake Hildebrand, MSU Men's Indoor Track & Field Track Athlete of the Week - Reed Connor, WIS Field Athlete of the Week - Steve Waithe, PSU Women's Indoor Track & Field Co-Track Athletes of the Week - Rachele Schulist, MSU & Kiah Seymour, PSU Field Athlete of the Week - Tori Franklin, MSU Softball Co-Players of the Week - Sierra Romero, MICH & Ashley Burkhardt, PUR Pitcher of the Week - Emily Lockman, NEB Freshman of the Week - Megan Betsa, MICH Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week - Peter Kobelt, OSU Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week - Ronit Yurovsky, MICH Wrestling Wrestler of the Week - Dylan Ness, MINN
Five Big Ten softball players were named candidates for the Senior CLASS Award on Thursday. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition.
Representing the Big Ten were Michigan's Nicole Sappingfield, Minnesota's Sara Moulton, Nebraska's Tatum Edwards, Northwestern's Mari Majam and Purdue's Andie Varsho. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The candidate class will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those names will be placed on the official ballot. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2014 NCAA Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City May 29 through June 4.
Continue reading Five Big Ten Softball Players Named Senior CLASS Award Candidates.
February 20
#8 NORTHWESTERN at #37 INDIANA - 4 p.m. ET February 21-23 #42 ILLINOIS at Blue Gray National Tennis Classic [1] - All Day February 21 Western Michigan at MICHIGAN STATE - 6 p.m. ET Iowa State at MINNESOTA - 6 p.m. CT #27 Tennessee at OHIO STATE - 5 p.m. ET February 22 Western Michigan at #16 MICHIGAN - 6 p.m. ET Air Force at #53 NEBRASKA - 10 a.m. CT Northern Iowa at #53 NEBRASKA - 2:30 p.m. CT WISCONSIN vs. Creighton [2] - 12 p.m. CT February 23 #27 Tennessee at #37 INDIANA - 11 a.m. ET Ball State at #37 INDIANA - 4 p.m. ET Wisconsin-Milwaukee at MICHIGAN STATE - 10 a.m. ET Wright State at MICHIGAN STATE - 3 p.m. ET #70 Marshall at MINNESOTA - 11 a.m. CT Carleton College at MINNESOTA - 6 p.m. CT WISCONSIN at Drake - 11 a.m. CT [1] Montgomery, Ala. [2] Des Moines, Iowa
Seven Big Ten women's tennis
teams appear in the latest ITA College Tennis Rankings, released on Tuesday. Northwestern leads all conference squads in the rankings, coming in at No. 8. Michigan joins Northwestern in the top 20, checking in at No. 16, with Purdue (No. 31), Indiana (No. 37), Illinois (No. 42), Nebraska (No. 53) and Penn State (No. 65) also ranking in the top 65.
Eleven Big Ten men's tennis teams appear in the latest ITA College Tennis Rankings, released on Tuesday. After winning the ITA National Team Indoor Championship on Monday, Ohio State claimed the No. 1 spot for the second time in program history and first since 2008-09. Illinois (No. 14), Northwestern (No. 29), Michigan (No. 33), Penn State, (No. 43) and Minnesota (No. 49) also rank in the top 50. Michigan State checks in at No. 53, followed by Indiana (No. 58), Nebraska (No. 59), Wisconsin (No. 67) and Purdue (No. 71).
The ESPN.com/USA Softball and USA Today/NFCA Coaches polls were released on Tuesday, and Big Ten softball was well-represented with three teams among the top 25 of both national polls.
In the USA Softball poll, Michigan was ranked No. 5, followed by No. 12 Nebraska and No. 20 Minnesota, which moved up four spots. In the coaches' ballot, Michigan was ranked No. 7, followed by No. 11 Nebraska and No. 21 Minnesota. Northwestern also received votes in the coaches' poll. The Big Ten softball season resumes this Friday (Feb. 21), with Michigan heading to the FAU Kickoff Classic in Boca Raton, Fla., Nebraska traveling to the H Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, Calif., Minnesota playing in the UNCG Spartan Classic in Greensboro, N.C., and Northwestern competing in the Mary Nutter Classic, also in Cathedral City.
Continue reading Three Teams Ranked Among Top 25 Polls.
The fifth-ranked Ohio State men's tennis team captured its first ITA
National Team Indoor Championship title with an impressive performance
Monday for a 4-1 win over No. 3 USC in Houston, Texas. Guided by
director of tennis and head coach Ty Tucker, the Buckeyes
defeated four top-25 teams, including two top-five programs, en route to the
national title and are now 13-0 overall in 2014 to put Ohio State at
its best start to a season in program history.
The Scarlet and Gray captured the doubles point and three of the four completed singles matches to defeat the Trojans, whose last loss was to Ohio State in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Team Championships last May. Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin all picked up wins on Sunday's Big Ten softball slate. Georgia State 4, Indiana 3 (Panther Invitational) Rankings are USA Softball/NFCA Coaches
Sunday, Feb. 16
Indiana vs. Georgia State (Panther Invitational), 10 a.m. ET Iowa vs. Drake (Getterman Classic), 10 a.m. ET Michigan vs. Boston College (Ragin' Cajun Invite), 10 a.m. ET Nebraska vs. Sam Houston State (Hilton Houston Plaza Classic), 10 a.m. ET Penn State vs. George Washington (Tiger Invite), 10 a.m. ET Purdue vs. Towson (Kickin' Chicken Classic), 10 a.m. ET Wisconsin vs. Florida Gulf Coast (FIU Tournament), 10 a.m. ET Minnesota vs. Florida (Sportco Kick-Off Classic), Noon ET Ohio State vs. Utah Valley (Easton Desert Classic), Noon ET Indiana vs. East Tennessee State (Panther Invitational), 12:15 p.m. ET Northwestern vs. Penn State (Tiger Invite), 12:30 p.m. ET Illinois at USF (USF Tournament), 1:30 p.m. ET Michigan State vs. Oklahoma (Littlewood Classic), 3:30 p.m. ET All times Eastern
Continue reading Sunday's Softball Schedule.
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