Recently in Women's Swimming & Diving CategoryOCTOBER 29 MICHIGAN/Texas at INDIANA, Noon ET Notre Dame at MICHIGAN STATE, 5 p.m. ET SMU Classic [1], 7:30 p.m. ET WISCONSIN at MINNESOTA, 6 p.m. ET OCTOBER 30 MICHIGAN/Texas at INDIANA, Noon ET Kenyon at OHIO STATE,1 p.m. ET SMU Classic [1], 7:30 p.m. ET [1]- at Dallas, Texas The conference office announced on Tuesday the third weekly women's swimming and diving award winners for the 2010-11 season. Penn State's Amy Modglin collects her first swimming accolade of the season, and Purdue's Erin Mertz earned the weekly diving award. Click here for the full release. October 22 MICHIGAN at Toledo, 5 p.m. ET IOWA at MICHIGAN STATE, 5 p.m. ET Miami (OH) at PURDUE, 5 p.m. ET NORTHWESTERN at INDIANA, 3 p.m. ET October 23 Virginia Tech at PENN STATE, 11 a.m. ET Indiana Intercollegiates, Noon ET [1] Kentucky at INDIANA, 10 a.m. ET [1] - at West Lafayette, Ind. The conference office announced on Tuesday the second weekly women's swimming and diving award winners for the 2010-11 season. Wisconsin's Ashley Wanland and Minnesota's Margaret Keefer earned the nod as Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, after leading their teams to wins in weekend competition.
To see the full release, click here. October 15 ILLINOIS at Toledo, 5 p.m. ET WISCONSIN at IOWA, 6 p.m. ET October 16 PENN STATE at West Virginia, Noon ET ILLINOIS at Akron, 1 p.m. ET Iowa State at MINNESOTA, 2 p.m. ET The conference office announced on Tuesday the first weekly women's swimming and diving award winners for the 2010-11 season. Minnesota's Jillian Tyler nabbed the weekly swimmer laurel and Michigan's Amanda Lohman was voted Diver of the Week.
To see the full release, click here. The 2010-11 season of Big Ten women's swimming and diving begins Friday, Oct. 8 with six conference teams in action. Five teams will open their campaigns at home, while one squad will hit the road. Iowa will take to the water to host Truman State on Friday, while Milwaukee travels west to meet Wisconsin with a 5 p.m. ET contest. Minnesota is set to open the season as the Gophers travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., to meet Michigan in a 5 p.m. ET dual meet. Minnesota will travel to East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday to face Michigan State, and Illinois hosts Nebraska at Noon ET. To read the full release, click here.
Four Big Ten women's student-athletes were selected to the 2010 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America At-Large team, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced on Thursday morning.
Ohio State diver Chelsea Davis and Penn State gymnast Brandi Personett were named to the second team, while Purdue swimmer Christine Inman and Indiana rower Emily Kasavana earned spots on the third team. To be eligible for Academic-All-America consideration, student-athletes must be a starter or a key reserve, maintain a 3.30 GPA on a 4.00 scale, must be at least sophomore athletically and academically at his/her institution and must be nominated by his/her sports information director. To read the complete release from CoSIDA, click here.
The Big Ten Conference office announced on Wednesday the 2010 Medal of Honor winners. The award was established in 1914 when the Big Ten endowed a Medal of Honor to be given annually to a student in the graduating class of each university that demonstrated proficiency in scholarship and athletics. In 1982, the Medal of Honor was expanded to include a senior female athlete from each institution.
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The Big Ten announced on Thursday the 22 student-athletes named Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2009-10 academic year. These individuals were chosen from a group of 276 student-athletes 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. From each university's list, two Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners were then selected. All of the Sportsmanship Award honorees have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, these student-athletes must be in good academic standing and must have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. For a complete list of the 2010 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners, click here. MOST RECENT POSTSCATEGORIES
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