June 3, 2011

Park Ridge, Ill. -

Complete List of 2010-11 Sportsmanship Honorees in PDF Format

The Big Ten announced on Friday the 22 student-athletes named Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2010-11 academic year. These individuals were chosen from a group of 276 student-athletes honored throughout the academic year who had displayed positive sportsmanship. Basketball senior Bill Cole and volleyball senior Nicole Kump earned the sportsmanship awards from the University of Illinois.

One member of each varsity sports team on every campus was chosen by his or her institution as a Sportsmanship Award honoree. From each university's list, two Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners were then selected. All of the Sportsmanship Award honorees have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, these student-athletes must be in good academic standing and must have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.

2011 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Winners
Illinois
Bill Cole, Sr., Basketball
Nicole Kump, Sr., Volleyball

Indiana
Andy Bayer, So., Cross Country
Sara Olson, Sr., Softball

Iowa
Chris Brant, Jr., Golf
Kelsey Cermak, Sr., Basketball

Michigan
Frank Shotwell, Sr., Track and Field
Dorian Shaw, Sr., Softball

Michigan State
Brandon Eckerle, Sr., Baseball
Kathryn Mahoney, Sr., Gymnastics

Minnesota
Blake Hoffarber, Sr., Basketball
Dannie Skrove, Jr., Softball

Northwestern
Matt Gailey, Sr., Baseball
Rebecca Lederhausen, Sr., Golf

Ohio State
Paul Beery, Sr., Lacrosse
Deborah Shim, Sr., Synchronized Swimming

Penn State
T.J. Howe, Sr., Golf
Maggie Dunbar, Sr., Lacrosse

Purdue
Ryan Kerrigan, Sr., Football
Jaclyn Hart, Sr., Volleyball

Wisconsin
Scott Tolzien, Sr., Football
Meghan Duggan, Sr., Ice Hockey