Indiana Athlete of the Year Finalists
Big Ten Directors of Athletics approved a recommendation of the sports information directors to establish a Big Ten Athlete of the Year named for Jesse Owens, Big Ten - Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year Award beginning in 1982. Indiana track performer Jim Spivey was the initial award winner.
In 1983, the Directors of Athletics approved a separate athlete of the year award for women's athletics. In 1991-92, the women's award was renamed the Big Ten - Suzy Favor Athlete of the Year award as part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of women's athletics in the Conference.
| 1982 |
*Jim Spivey, track/cross country |
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| 1983 |
Randy Wittman, basketball |
Denise Jackson, basketball |
| 1984 |
*Sunder Nix, track |
Carla Battaglia, track |
| 1985 |
Paul DiBernardo, soccer |
Karleen Moore, softball |
| 1986 |
Steve Alford, basketball |
Amy Unterbrink, softball |
| 1987 |
*Steve Alford, basketball |
Kama Abram, basketball |
| 1988 |
Mickey Morandini, baseball |
Kim Betz, track/cross country |
| 1989 |
Anthony Thompson, football |
Michelle Dekkers, track/cross country |
| 1990 |
*Anthony Thompson, football |
Michelle Dekkers, track/cross country |
| 1991 |
Bob Kennedy, track/cross country |
Stephanie Reece, tennis |
| 1992 |
Mike Smith, baseball |
Kristen Kane, diving |
| 1993 |
Calbert Cheaney, basketball |
Deb Edelman, tennis |
| 1994 |
Mark Buse, track and field |
Kristen Kane, diving |
| 1995 |
Brian Maisonneuve, soccer, Todd Yeagley, soccer |
Michelle Venturella, softball |
| 1996 |
Brian Evans, basketball |
Erika Wicoff, golf, Kimiko Hirai, diving |
| 1997 |
Roger Chandler, wrestling |
Hilary Bruening, track and field |
| 1998 |
Randy Leen, golf |
Erin Carney, golf |
| 1999 |
Lazo Alavanja, soccer, Mike Collier, diving |
Erin Carney, golf |
| 2000 |
A.J. Guyton, basketball |
Sara Reiling, diving |
| 2001 |
Kirk Haston, basketball |
Jenn Cristy, swimming |
| 2002 |
Antwaan Randle El, football |
Danielle Carruthers, track & field |
| 2003 |
Pat Noonan, soccer |
Sara (Reiling) Hildebrand, diving |
| 2004 |
Sean Jefferson, cross country/track |
Danah Ford, golf |
| 2005 |
Aarik Wilson, track |
Cassandra Cardinell, diving |
| 2006 |
Joe Dubuque, wrestling |
Christina Loukas, diving |
| 2007 |
Angel Escobedo, wrestling |
Leila Vaziri, swimming |
| 2008 |
Ben Hesen, swimming |
Haley Exner, field hockey |
* Big Ten Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year # Big Ten Suzy Favor Athlete of the Year
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