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Big Ten Announces Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Big Ten Teams & Individual Honors
May 15, 2012
The Big Ten Conference office announced on Tuesday the 2012 All-Big Ten men’s outdoor track and field teams and individual award winners. Highlighting the list, Illinois senior Andrew Riley was named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year and Track Athlete of the Championships, Penn State senior Joe Kovacs earned the nod as Field Athlete of the Year, and Indiana junior Derek Drouin was tabbed Field Athlete of the Championships. Penn State’s Robby Creese was named Freshman of the Year, while Wisconsin head coach Ed Nuttycombe was a unanimous selection for Coach of the Year laurels. The complete list of award winners and All-Big Ten honorees can be found below. The Big Ten Conference office recognizes student-athletes from each team with the Sportsmanship Award. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, the student-athletes must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. Honorees for men’s outdoor track and field are Illinois’ Corey Hammon, Indiana’s Tyler Sult, Iowa’s Jeff Herron, Michigan’s Nick Neuman, Michigan State’s Jay Gillespie, Minnesota’s Sam Kettenhofen, Nebraska’s Tim Thompson, Ohio State’s Matt DeChant, Penn State’s Logan Caldwell, Purdue’s Josh Lee and Wisconsin’s Kyle Jefferson. These student-athletes are now candidates for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, as the conference office will honor one male and one female student-athlete from each institution at the end of the school year. Track Athlete of the Year Andrew Riley, Illinois
Field Athlete of the Year Joe Kovacs, Penn State Track Athlete of the Championships Andrew Riley, Illinois Field Athlete of the Championships Derek Drouin, Indiana Freshman of the Year Robby Creese, Penn State
Coach of the Year* Ed Nuttycombe, Wisconsin *Unanimous Selection ALL-BIG TEN First Team Jade Ackerman, Illinois Stanley Azie, Illinois Andrew Riley, Illinois Brandon Stryganek, Illinois Andrew Bayer, Indiana Kind Butler, Indiana Derek Drouin, Indiana Zachary Mayhew, Indiana Matt Byers, Iowa Troy Doris, Iowa Craig Forys, Michigan Jack Greenlee, Michigan Quentin Mege, Minnesota Bjorn Barrefors, Nebraska Miles Ukaoma, Nebraska Mike Hartfield, Ohio State Brandon Bennett-Green, Penn State Brady Gehret, Penn State Joe Kovacs, Penn State Casimir Loxsom, Penn State Aaron Nadolsky, Penn State Mohammed Ahmed, Wisconsin Danny Block, Wisconsin
Second Team Darius King, Indiana Nick Stoner, Indiana Tyler Sult, Indiana Chris Vaughn, Indiana Ethan Holmes, Iowa Ali Arastu, Michigan Ethan Dennis, Michigan Hassan Mead, Minnesota David Pachuta, Minnesota Jack Szmanda, Minnesota Chris Phipps, Nebraska Luke Pinkelman, Nebraska Chad Wright, Nebraska Cory Leslie, Ohio State Brady Hammon, Wisconsin Kyle Jefferson, Wisconsin Japheth Cato, Wisconsin Elliot Krause, Wisconsin Garret Payne, Wisconsin Drew Simmons, Wisconsin Derek Steinbach, Wisconsin
Sportsmanship Award Honorees Corey Hammon, Illinois Tyler Sult, Indiana Jeff Herron, Iowa Nick Neuman, Michigan Jay Gillespie, Michigan State Sam Kettenhofen, Minnesota Tim Thompson, Nebraska Matt DeChant, Ohio State Logan Caldwell, Penn State Josh Lee, Purdue Kyle Jefferson, Wisconsin |
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