Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year Award Nominee -- Meghan Duggan, Wisconsin - BIG TEN CONFERENCE Official Athletic Site

Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year Award Nominee -- Meghan Duggan, Wisconsin

Meghan Duggan is Wisconsin's nominee for the Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year Award.

June 17, 2011

Through Friday, the Big Ten will highlight each of the 22 student-athletes nominated for the conference’s Jesse Owens Male and Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year Awards. Award winners are voted on by a pre-selected media panel and will be announced live on the Big Ten Network’s season-ending awards show on Monday at 6:30 p.m. CT.

MEGHAN DUGGAN – WISCONSIN – ICE HOCKEY
The winner of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, Duggan led the Badgers to their fourth NCAA title. A first-team All-American, she was also named the USA Hockey Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year, the NCAA Frozen Four Co-MVP and the WCHA Player of the Year. Prior to leading Wisconsin to the national championship, she won a Silver Medal with Team USA at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. This season, she led the nation with 87 points and 48 assists and was second with 39 goals. Click HERE for more information on Meghan.

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