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Big Ten Honors

Updated May 2019

Individual Big Ten Champions
Season Student-Athlete Event(s)
1976* Nancy Thies Vault, Beam, Uneven Bars, Floor, All-Around
1977* Nancy Thies Vault, Uneven Bars, Floor, All-Around
1978* Mary Charpentier Beam
1980* Mimi Eberle Vault
1988 Heather Singalewitch All-Around
1990 Laura Knutson tied Beam
1990 Denise Lamborn Vault
1990 Peggy Pullman tied Beam
1990 Heather Singalewitch Floor
1991 Lynn Devers tied Uneven Bars
1999 Gina Wiechmann tied Beam
2007 Cara Pomeroy Uneven Bars
2008 Julie Crall Beam
2009 Kelsey Joannides Vault
2009 Sarah Schmidt Floor
2011 Amber See Vault
2012 Kelsey Joannides Beam
2017 Lizzy LeDuc Beam
2017 Mary Jane Horth  Bars
2018 Bridget Hodan  Beam
2019 Mary Jane Otto Bars
Big Ten Gymnast of the Year
Season Student-Athlete
1976* Nancy Thies
1977* Nancy Thies
1988 Heather Singalewitch
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Season Student-Athlete
2002 Ashley Williams
2008 Allison Buckley
Big Ten Coach of the Year
Season Coach
1990 Bev Mackes
2005 Bob Starkell
2009 Bob Starkell
2010 Bob Starkell
Big Ten Medal of Honor
Season Student-Athlete
1984 Karen Brems
1991 Lynn Devers
2013 Alina Weinstein
All-Big Ten
Season Student-Athlete
1976* Nancy Thies
1977* Nancy Thies
1978* Mary Charpentier
1980* Mimi Eberle
1987 Denise Lamborn
1988 Denise Lamborn
1990 Laura Knutson
1990 Denise Lamborn
1990 Peggy Pullman
1990 Heather Singalewitch
1991 Lynn Devers
1998 Kim Berres
1999 Gina Wiechmann
2002 Ashley Williams
2003 Ashley Williams (2nd Team)
2003 Kara Kapernekas (2nd Team)
2004 Cara Pomeroy (2nd Team)
2004 Ashley Williams (2nd Team)
2005 Cara Pomeroy
2005 Kara Kapernekas (2nd Team)
2006 Cara Pomeroy
2006 Julie Crall (2nd Team)
2007 Nicole Cowart
2007 Julie Crall (2nd Team)
2007 Cara Pomeroy (2nd Team)
2008 Allison Buckley
2009 Marijka Botterman (2nd Team)
2009 Allison Buckley (2nd Team)
2009 Nicole Cowart (2nd Team)
2009 Kelsey Joannides (2nd Team)
2009 Sarah Schmidt (2nd Team)
2010 Allison Buckley
2010 Sarah Schmidt
2010 Melissa Fernandez
2010 Nicole Cowart (2nd Team)
2011 Allison Buckley
2011 Melissa Fernandez
2011 Kelsey Joannides (2nd Team)
2012 Kelsey Joannides
2012 Amber See (2nd Team)
2012 Alina Weinstein (2nd Team)
2013 Alina Weinstein
2013 Sunny Kato (2nd Team)
2013 Giana O'Connor (2nd Team)
2013 Amber See (2nd Team)
2014 Amber See
2014 Sunny Kato
2014 Erin Buchanan (2nd Team)
2014 Giana O'Connor (2nd Team)
2015 Mary Jane Horth
2015 Sunny Kato
2015 Giana O'Connor
2016 Giana O'Connor
2016 Sunny Kato
2017 Mary Jane Horth 
2017 Lizzy LeDuc 
2017 Bridget Hodan (2nd Team)
2017 Brielle Nguyen (2nd Team)
2018 Rae Balthazor 
2018 Bridget Hodan 
2018 Nicole Biondi (2nd Team)
2019 Mary Jane Otto
2019 Karen Howell (2nd Team)
2019 Kasey Meeks (2nd Team)
2019 Kylie Noonan (2nd Team)
Big Ten Team Titles
Season Score
1976 102.550 points
1977 138.040 points
1990 188.750 points