| Dan Kaiserian |
Park Ridge, Ill.; June 13, 2007?C Winners of the Big Ten??s oldest award, the Medal of Honor, were announced today by the conference office. First awarded in 1914, the Big Ten endowed a Medal of Honor to be given annually to a student in the graduating class of each university that demonstrated proficiency in scholarship and athletics. In 1982, the Medal of Honor was expanded to include a senior female athlete from each institution.
Since the introduction of the Big Ten Medal of Honor, more than 1,150 student-athletes have been awarded the honor.
This year, 22 student-athletes, representing 11 sports, have been chosen for the Medal of Honor. The recipients include 17 All-Big Ten selections, 20 Academic All-Big Ten honorees and participants from one national championship team, five Big Ten championship squads and two conference tournament winners.
| Stephanie Sullivan |
The 2007 Big Ten Medal of Honor winners are:
Penn State
Daniel Kaiserian, Men??s Swimming
Stephanie Sullivan, Women??s Gymnastics
Illinois
Warren Carter, Men??s Basketball
Yvonne Mensah, Women??s Track and Field
Indiana
Will Meyers, Football
Stacey Clausing, Women??s Track and Field
Iowa
Adam Haluska, Men??s Basketball
Heather Schnepf, Field Hockey
Michigan
Jeff Porter, Men's Track and Field
Katie Erdman, Women's Track and Field
Michigan State
Drew Stanton, Football
Kristen Coleman, Women??s Gymnastics
Minnesota
Matt Spaeth, Football
Emily Brown, Women??s Track and Field
Northwestern
Chris Wilson, Men??s Golf Alexis Prousis, Women??s Tennis
Ohio State
Kellen Harkness, Men??s Diving
Saskia Mueller, Field Hockey
Purdue
Mike Otto, Football
Katie Gearlds, Women??s Basketball
Wisconsin
Joe Thomas, Football
Sara Bauer, Women??s Ice Hockey