Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Winners Announced
Twenty-eight honorees named Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2023-24 academic year
ROSEMONT, Ill. – On Tuesday, the Big Ten Conference announced the 28 honorees named Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2023-24 academic year. These standouts were chosen from a group of 350 students 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, and two Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners were then selected from each institution. All of the Sportsmanship Award winners have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, these honorees must be in good academic standing and must have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
The 2023-24 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners appear below, and the complete list of Sportsmanship Award honorees for all sports from each school is attached as a PDF.
2023-24 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Winners
ILLINOIS
Isaiah Williams, Football
Jessica McDowell, Women’s Track & Field
INDIANA
Aaron Casey, Football
Caroline Craig, Women’s Golf
IOWA
Jay Higgins, Football
Kate Martin, Women’s Basketball
MARYLAND
Jahmir Young, Men’s Basketball
Olivia Weir, Women’s Gymnastics
MICHIGAN
Jacob Truscott, Men’s Ice Hockey
Serena Brimacombe, Field Hockey
MICHIGAN STATE
Nicolas Müller, Men’s Ice Hockey
Macy Lee, Softball
MINNESOTA
Parker Fox, Men’s Basketball
Katie Horak, Women’s Gymnastics
NEBRASKA
Peyton Robb, Wrestling
Cecelia Ossi, Women‘s Rifle
NORTHWESTERN
Gleb Blekher, Men’s Tennis
Natalie Chizzo, Volleyball
OHIO STATE
Nick Feldman, Wrestling
Sarah Sue Morbitzer, Volleyball
PENN STATE
Beau Bartlett, Wrestling
Julie Gough, Women’s Ice Hockey
PURDUE
Praise Aniamaka, Men’s Track & Field
Carmen Gallardo Guevara, Women’s Tennis
RUTGERS
Xavier Marcoux, Men’s Golf
Leigha Devine, Women’s Golf
WISCONSIN
Tim Bielic, Men’s Soccer
MJ Hammill, Volleyball