2015-16 B1G Sportsmanship Award Honorees
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten announced this week the 28 honorees named Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2015-16 academic year. Included in the honorees are Fighting Illini men's golf senior Alex Burge and women's basketball senior Kyley Simmons. The standouts were chosen from a group of more than 350 students honored throughout the academic year who had displayed positive sportsmanship.Â
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 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.Â
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