May 30, 2013

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Fighting Illini senior tennis player Bruno Abdelnour and junior women's basketball guard Amber Moore were recognized by the Big Ten office this morning. The Illinois duo were part of the conference's 24 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners, chosen from a group of over 300 student-athletes honored throughout the academic year. 

One member of each varsity sports team on every campus was chosen by his or his 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. 

2013 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Winners

Illinois
Bruno Abdelnour, Tennis
Amber Moore, Basketball

Indiana
Michael Basil, Baseball
Leslie Hureau, Tennis

Iowa
Eric May, Basketball
Mareike Schrulle, Cross Country

Michigan
Jordan Kovacs, Football
Claire McElheny, Volleyball

Michigan State
Adreian Payne, Basketball
Caroline Powers, Golf

Minnesota
Andre Hollins, Basketball
Allie Phillips, Soccer

Nebraska
Rex Burkhead, Football
Emily Wong, Gymnastics

Northwestern
Charlie Rimkus, Swimming & Diving
Kate Popovec, Basketball

Ohio State
Trey Wilkes, Lacrosse
Melissa Rennie, Softball

Penn State
Nick Colella, Basketball
Gizelle Studevent, Basketball

Purdue
Jakob Engel, Track & Field
Courtney Moses, Basketball

Wisconsin
Jared Berggren, Basketball
Lindsay Danielson, Golf