The Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award recognizes student-athletes who demonstrate distinguished sportsmanship, ethical behavior, academic standing, and good citizenship both on and off the field. The award is given annually to two student-athletes, one male and one female, from each of the Big Ten member institutions.

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Male Recipient Year Name Sport 2003 Jerrance Howard Basketball 2004 Erik Garnett Gymnastics 2005 Chris Martin Tennis 2006 Alex Tirapelle Wrestling 2007 Shawn Roof Baseball 2008 J Leman Football 2009 Trent Meacham Basketball 2010 Juice Williams Football 2011 Bill Cole Basketball 2012 Nathan Scheelhaase Football 2013 Bruno Abdelnour Tennis 2014 Nathan Scheelhaase Football 2015 Reilly O'Toole Football 2016 Alex Burge Golf 2017 Joe Spencer Football 2018 Aaron Jordan Basketball 2019 David Craan Baseball 2020 Andres Feliz Basketball 2021 Trent Frazier Basketball 2022 Taylor Jackson Baseball 2023 Alex Palczewski Football 2024 Isaiah Williams Football 2025 Ben Humrichous Basketball

Female Recipient Year Name Sport 2003 Sarah Baumgartner Softball 2004 Kelly Walker Soccer 2005 Erin Virtue Volleyball 2006 Brianna Knue Tennis 2007 Caroline Moore Swimming & Diving 2008 Shannon McDonnell Soccer 2009 Angela Bizzarri Track & Field 2010 Ashley Edinger Volleyball 2011 Nicole Kump Volleyball 2012 Rachel Japp-Joyce Swimming & Diving 2013 Amber Moore Basketball 2014 Jenna Mychko Softball 2015 Melissa Kopinski Tennis 2016 Kyley Simmons Basketball 2017 Jenna Miller Soccer 2018 Taylor Edwards Softball 2019 Beth Prince Volleyball 2020 Nicole Biondi Gymnastics 2021 Mallory Mizuki Gymnastics 2022 Lakyn Wagoner Softball 2023 Kendall Bostic Basketball 2024 Jessica McDowell Track & Field 2025 Kendall Bostic Basketball