Big Ten Athlete of the Year

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The Big Ten Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year award is given annually to the man voted as the top male athlete in the Big Ten Conference.

History [edit]

In 1982, the Big Ten Conference established a Big Ten Athlete of the Year award. The award is named after Jesse Owens, the legendary Ohio State track star. The following year, a parallel award for women, the Big Ten Suzy Favor Athlete of the Year, was created.

The Big Ten Athletes of the Year are selected by a panel of conference media members from nominations submitted by each institution.[1]

Winners [edit]

Recipients of the Big Ten Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year Award are listed below:

Year Athlete(s) School Sport(s)
1982 Jim Spivey Indiana track and field & cross country
1983 Ed Banach Iowa wrestling
1984 Sunder Nix Indiana track and field
1985 Barry Davis Iowa wrestling
1986 Chuck Long Iowa football
1987 Steve Alford Indiana basketball
1988 Jim Abbott Michigan baseball
1989 Glen Rice Michigan basketball
1990 Anthony Thompson Indiana football
1991 Mike Barrowman Michigan swimming and diving
1992 Desmond Howard Michigan football
1993 John Roethlisberger Minnesota gymnastics
1994 Glenn Robinson Purdue basketball
1995 Tom Dolan Michigan swimming and diving
1996 Eddie George Ohio State football
1997 Blaine Wilson Ohio State gymnastics
1998 Charles Woodson Michigan football
1999 Luke Donald Northwestern golf
2000 Ron Dayne Wisconsin football
2001 Ryan Miller Michigan State ice hockey
2002 Jordan Leopold Minnesota ice hockey
2003 Amer Delic & Matt Lackey Illinois tennis & wrestling
2004 Damion Hahn Minnesota wrestling
2005 Luis Vargas Penn State gymnastics
2006 Peter Vanderkaay Michigan swimming and diving
2007 Cole Konrad[2] Minnesota wrestling
2008 Brent Metcalf[3] Iowa wrestling
2009 Jake Herbert[4] Northwestern wrestling
2010 Evan Turner[5] Ohio State basketball
2011 David Boudia[6] Purdue swimming and diving

References [edit]

  1. ^ Big Ten Athlete of the Year
  2. ^ 2007 Big Ten Athlete of the Year
  3. ^ 2008 Big Ten Athlete of the Year
  4. ^ 2009 Big Ten Athlete of the Year
  5. ^ "Turner Selected Big Ten's Best Male Athlete for 2010". Ohio State University. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-08-10. 
  6. ^ [Boudia Becomes First Diver To Win Big Ten's Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year Award: Six-time NCAA champion joins Glenn Robinson as Purdue's male winners. "Turner Selected Big Ten's Best Male Athlete for 2010"]. CBS Interactive. 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2011-09-15.