June 23, 2004
PARK RIDGE, IL - The Big Ten today recognized 270 student-athletes with the announcement of the Conference's Sportsmanship Awards. One member of each varsity sports team on every campus was chosen by the institution. From each university's list, two Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners were selected.
The Sportsmanship Award winners were chosen based on a criterion of sportsmanship and community service. The winners are student-athletes who observe the rules and intent of their sports' rules at all times. The individuals must be fair and respectful to their opponent, and in addition, be enthusiastic about the game, enjoy playing it, and win or lose, do their absolute best at all times. The recipients must also be active participants in their campus communities.
"For more than 108 years, the Big Ten Conference has remained committed to promoting a healthy intercollegiate athletic environment built on a foundation of fair play. Today's award winners carry on a proud tradition of good sportsmanship that is one of the cornerstones of Big Ten athletics," said Commissioner James E. Delany.
The 22 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners include 11 All-Big Ten selections, 17 Academic All-Big Ten honorees and represent teams winning a national championship and four Conference championships.
2004 Outstanding Sportsmanship Winners
| Illinois | Erik Garnett, Sr., Men's Gymnastics |
| Kelly Walker, Sr., Women's Soccer |
| Indiana | Drew Shinabarger, Sr., Men's Soccer |
| Karen Dennison, Sr.,Women's Golf |
| Iowa | Nate Kaeding, Sr., Football |
| Laura Chipman, Sr., Softball |
| Michigan | Pat Owen, Sr., Wrestling |
| Lisa Gamalski, Jr., Volleyball |
| Michigan State | Joe Tate, Sr., Football |
| Allison Fouch, Sr., Women's Golf |
| Minnesota | Ben Johnson, Sr., Men's Basketball |
| Lindsay Whalen, Sr., Women's Basketball |
| Northwestern | Jason Wright, Sr., Football |
| Suzi Sutton, Sr., Women's Basketball |
| Ohio State | Tim Anderson, Sr., Football |
| Lindsay Knowlton, Jr., Women's Golf |
| Penn State | Brian Mabry, Sr., Men's Lacrosse |
| Kelly Streicher, Sr., Women's Gymnastics |
| Purdue | Paul Rose, So., Men's Tennis |
| Carrie McCambridge, So., Women's Swimming & Diving |
| Wisconsin | Eric Hanson, Jr., Men's Soccer |
| Kaitlin Reiss, So., Softball |
| ILLINOIS |
| Baseball | Brian Raymond |
| Men's Basketball | Dee Brown |
| Women's Basketball | Aminata Yanni |
| Men's Cross Country | Jason Bill |
| Women's Cross Country | Pam Wolf |
| Football | Ryan Matha |
| Men's Golf | Ryan Tendall |
| Women's Golf | Michelle Carroll |
| Men's Gymnastics | Erik Garnett |
| Women's Gymnastics | Kara Kapernekas |
| Men's Indoor Track | Zach Glavash |
| Women's Indoor Track | Yvonne Mensah |
| Men's Outdoor Track | Adrian Walker |
| Women's Outdoor Track | Yvonne Mensah |
| Women's Soccer | Kelly Walker |
| Softball | Julie Balicki |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Ilkay Dikmen |
| Men's Tennis | Ryler DeHeart |
| Women's Tennis | Jennifer McGaffigan |
| Volleyball | Erin Virtue |
| Wrestling | Alex Tirapelle |
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| INDIANA | |
| Baseball | Nick Vitielliss |
| Men's Basketball | Mike Roberts |
| Women's Basketball | Leah Enterline |
| Men's Cross Country | Chris Powers |
| Women's Cross Country | Audrey Giesler |
| Field Hockey | Katie Kanara |
| Football | Joe Gonzalez |
| Men's Golf | Heath Peters |
| Women's Golf | Karen Dennison |
| Men's Indoor Track | David Neville |
| Women's Indoor Track | Christina Archibald |
| Men's Outdoor Track | Aarik Wilson |
| Women's Outdoor Track | Courtney Johnson |
| Rowing | Amanda Walker |
| Men's Soccer | Drew Shinabarger |
| Women's Soccer | Kristen Zmijewski |
| Softball | Tory Yamaguchi |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Kevin Swander |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Lindsay Weigle |
| Men's Tennis | Jakub Praibis |
| Women's Tennis | Karie Schlukebir |
| Volleyball | Katie Pollom |
| Women's Water Polo | Krista Peterson |
| Wrestling | Pat DeGain |
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| IOWA | |
| Baseball | Nathan Johnson |
| Men's Basketball | Brody Boyd |
| Women's Basketball | Jennie Lillis |
| Men's Cross Country | Brian Rae |
| Women's Cross Country | Sarah Arens |
| Field Hockey | Barb Weinberg |
| Football | Nate Kaeding |
| Men's Golf | Cade Pleggenkuhle |
| Women's Golf | Liz Bennett |
| Men's Gymnastics | Linas Gaveika |
| Women's Gymnastics | Stephanie Gran |
| Men's Indoor Track | Zach Digney |
| Women's Indoor Track | Peaches Roach |
| Men's Outdoor Track | Brad Daufeldt |
| Women's Outdoor Track | Shellene Williams |
| Rowing | Emily Wagstrom |
| Women's Soccer | Teesa Price |
| Softball | Laura Chipman |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | David Mazur |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Jennifer Skolaski |
| Men's Tennis | Chaitu Malempati |
| Women's Tennis | Megan Racette |
| Volleyball | Lauren Bruckner |
| Wrestling | Tyler Nixt |
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| MICHIGAN | |
| Baseball | Brandon Roberts |
| Men's Basketball | Sherrod Harrell |
| Women's Basketball | Jennifer Smith |
| Men's Cross Country | Nick Stanko |
| Women's Cross Country | Lindsay Gallo |
| Field Hockey | Kate Dillon |
| Football | John Navarre |
| Men's Golf | Christian Vozza |
| Women's Golf | Laura Olin |
| Men's Gymnastics | Chris Gatti |
| Women's Gymnastics | Lauren Mirkovich |
| Ice Hockey | Andy Burnes |
| Rowing | Heather Mandoli |
| Men's Soccer | Matt Niemeyer |
| Women's Soccer | Kate Morgan |
| Softball | Courtney Betley |
| Men's Swim | Tim Wera |
| Women's Swim | Maya Mandel |
| Men's Tennis | Michael Rubin |
| Women's Tennis | Michelle DeCosta |
| Men's Track and Field | Seth Waits |
| Women's Track and Field | Melissa Bickett |
| Volleyball | Lisa Gamalski |
| Water Polo | Stephanie Rupp |
| Wrestling | Pat Owen |
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| MICHIGAN STATE | |
| Baseball | Ryan Kurtz |
| Men's Basketball | Maurice Ager |
| Women's Basketball | Kristin Haynie |
| Men's Cross Country | Nathan Egger |
| Women's Cross Country | Cindy Durocher |
| Field Hockey | Lauren Hess |
| Football | Joe Tate |
| Men's Golf | Casey Lubahn |
| Women's Golf | Allison Fouch |
| Women's Gymnastics | Sarah Alexander |
| Men's Hockey | Jim Slater |
| Men's Indoor Track | Steve Manz |
| Women's Indoor Track | Cynetheia Rooks |
| Men's Outdoor Track | Steve Manz |
| Women's Outdoor Track | Sarah Adelaine |
| Rowing | Stacey Hicks |
| Men's Soccer | John Minagawa-Webster |
| Women's Soccer | Stacy Heller |
| Softball | Janette Hurtado |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Michael Rigali |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Lindsay Fetters |
| Men's Tennis | Eric Simonton |
| Women's Tennis | Caroline Lay |
| Volleyball | Nikki Colson |
| Wrestling | Darren McKnight |
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| MINNESOTA | |
| Baseball | Sam Steidl |
| Men's Basketball | Ben Johnson |
| Women's Basketball | Lindsay Whalen |
| Men's Cross Country | Luke Mullranin |
| Women's Cross Country | Anita Menden |
| Football | Dan Kwapinski |
| Men's Golf | Ben Greve |
| Women's Golf | Sarah Butler |
| Men's Gymnastics | Mitch Griffin |
| Women's Gymnastics | Alicia Opsahl |
| Men's Hockey | Grant Potulny |
| Women's Hockey | Kelsey Bills |
| Men's Indoor Track | Lynden Reder |
| Women's Indoor Track | Alean Frawley |
| Men's Outdoor Track | Lynden Reder |
| Women's Outdoor Track | Melissa Woltman |
| Rowing | Katie Biese |
| Women's Soccer | Amanda McMahon |
| Softball | Piper Marten |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Brian Gettelfinger |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Juleen Rodakowski |
| Men's Tennis | Chris Wettengel |
| Women's Tennis | Nischela Reddy |
| Volleyball | Cassie Busse |
| Wrestling | Jacob Volkmann |
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| NORTHWESTERN | |
| Baseball | Dan Konecny |
| Men's Basketball | Jitim Young |
| Women's Basketball | Suzi Sutton |
| Women's Cross Country | Nora Colligan |
| Women's Fencing | Christina Wang |
| Football | Jason Wright |
| Field Hockey | Katie Walshauser |
| Men's Golf | T.C. Ford |
| Women's Golf | Lauren Grzebien |
| Women's Lacrosse | Courtney Koester |
| Men's Soccer | Jeremy Cook |
| Women's Soccer | Kristen Pearce |
| Softball | Erin Mobley |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Tony Swanson |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Erica Rose |
| Men's Tennis | Willy Lock |
| Women's Tennis | Cristelle Grier |
| Volleyball | Erica Knavel |
| Wrestling | John Velez |
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| OHIO STATE | |
| Baseball | Derek Kinnear |
| Men's Basketball | Shaun Smith |
| Women's Basketball | Emily Haynam |
| Men's Cross Country | Rob Myers |
| Women's Cross Country | Chelsea Poling |
| Men's Fencing | Boaz Ellis |
| Women's Fencing | Louise Bond-Williams |
| Field Hockey | Vanessa Immordino |
| Football | Tim Anderson |
| Men's Golf | Kevin Hall |
| Women's Golf | Lindsay Knowlton |
| Men's Hockey | Mike Betz |
| Women's Hockey | Meaghan Mulvaney |
| Men's Gymnastics | Jamey Houle |
| Women's Gymnastics | Tiffanie Janke |
| Men's Indoor Track | Brian Olinger |
| Women's Indoor Track | Rosalind Goodwin |
| Men's Lacrosse | Tom Randisi |
| Women's Lacrosse | Molly McLaughlin |
| Men's Outdoor Track | Aaron Fisher |
| Women's Outdoor Track | Keturah Lofton |
| Men's Pistol | Mark Seidelmann |
| Men's Rifle | Abhijeet Konduskar |
| Women's Pistol | Stephanie Mack |
| Women's Rifle | Lennea Nygren |
| Rowing | Ashley Orr |
| Men's Soccer | David Ridenhour |
| Women's Soccer | Emily Haynam |
| Softball | Kristi DeVries |
| Synchronized Swimming | Heather Burdick |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Rob Kauscher |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Stephanie Raezer |
| Men's Tennis | Scott Green |
| Women's Tennis | Lindsey Adams |
| Men's Volleyball | Andy Cole |
| Women's Volleyball | Rebecca Kastein |
| Wrestling | John Clark |
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| PENN STATE | |
| Baseball | Brett Showalter |
| Men's Basketball | Ndu Egekeze |
| Women's Basketball | Kelly Mazzante |
| Men's Cross Country | Dan Mazzocco |
| Women's Cross Country | Jenny Stevens |
| Field Hockey | Neilye Stoner |
| Football | Zack Mills |
| Men's Golf | Greg Pieczynski |
| Women's Golf | Amber Weinerth |
| Men's Gymnastics | Kevin Tan |
| Women's Gymnastics | Kelly Streicher |
| Men's Indoor Track | Tyler Fedeli |
| Women's Indoor Track | Kate Johnston |
| Men's Lacrosse | Brian Mabry |
| Women's Lacrosse | Katie Hartman |
| Men's Outdoor Track | Chavous Nichols |
| Women's Outdoor Track | Lauren Clark |
| Men's Soccer | Gabe Bernstein |
| Women's Soccer | Stephanie Smith |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Bobby Tucker |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Kerry Smith |
| Men's Tennis | Roddy Cantey |
| Women's Tennis | Leigh Ann Merryman |
| Men's Volleyball | Ricky Mattei |
| Women's Volleyball | Erin Iceman |
| Wrestling | Pat Cummins |
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| PURDUE | |
| Baseball | Jason Driscoll |
| Men's Basketball | Kenneth Lowe |
| Women's Basketball | Erika Valek |
| Men's Cross Country | Kyle Orender |
| Women's Cross Country | Amber Ferner |
| Football | John Standeford |
| Men's Golf | Luke Epp |
| Women's Golf | Beth Hermes |
| Men's Indoor Track | Scott Hecht |
| Women's Indoor Track | Courtney Magnuson |
| Men's Outdoor Track | Dedrick Tillerson |
| Women's Outdoor Track | Amber Ferner |
| Women's Soccer | Mary Masck |
| Softball | Angela Knight |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Louis Paul |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Carrie McCambridge |
| Men's Tennis | Paul Rose |
| Women's Tennis | Hala Sufi |
| Volleyball | Leah Wischmeier |
| Wrestling | Brad Harper |
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| WISCONSIN | |
| Men's Basketball | Mike Wilkinson |
| Women's Basketball | Kjersten Bakke |
| Men's Crew | Chase Phillips |
| Men's Cross Country | Josh Spiker |
| Women's Cross Country | Hilary Edmondson |
| Football | Jim Sorgi |
| Men's Golf | Garrett Jones |
| Women's Golf | Lindsay McMillan |
| Men's Hockey | Bernd Bruckler |
| Women's Hockey | Meghan Hunter |
| Men's Indoor Track | Ashraf Fadel |
| Women's Indoor Track | Kym Hubing |
| Women's Lightweight Rowing | Eva Payne |
| Men's Outdoor Track | Jon Mungen |
| Women's Outdoor Track | Angie Kolanko |
| Women's Rowing | Christina Strasser |
| Men's Soccer | Eric Hanson |
| Women's Soccer | Elly Patterson |
| Softball | Kaitlin Reiss |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Kevin Zakrzewski |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Emily Carpenter |
| Men's Tennis | Alex Kasarov |
| Women's Tennis | Kaylan Caiati |
| Volleyball | Lisa Zukowski |
| Wrestling | Tom Clum |
