This year’s honorees claimed national and conference academic and athletic accolades, along with numerous Big Ten team and individual championships. Since the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first presented more than a century ago, less than 1,600 student-athletes have earned this unique distinction.
The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each member institution who has demonstrated excellence on and off the field throughout their college career.īig Ten schools currently feature more than 9,800 student-athletes, but only 28 earn this respected award on an annual basis. Twenty-eight student-athletes from 12 different sports were honored with the prestigious award, which was established in 1915 and was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics. (June 28, 2023) – The Big Ten Conference celebrated its 109th class of recipients who earned the esteemed Big Ten Medal of Honor earlier this year.
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