Big Ten Athlete of the Year explained

The Big Ten Athlete of the Year award is given annually to the top male and female collegiate athletes in the Big Ten Conference. It was first awarded in 1982, with winners being selected by a panel of conference media members from nominations submitted by each school.

History

In 1982, the Big Ten Conference established their athlete of the year award, with the winners being selected by a panel of conference media members from nominations submitted by each school.[1] The award for male winners is named after Ohio State track star Jesse Owens. The woman's award was previously known as the Suzy Favor Athlete of the Year before it was revealed in 2012 that Favor had worked as a prostitute for a Las Vegas escort service. The Big Ten removed her name from the women's award in July 2013 as a result.[2]

Winners

Male

Officially known as the Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year award

YearAthlete(s)SchoolSport(s)
1982 Track and field, cross country
1983 Wrestling
1984 Track and field
1985 Iowa
1986 Football
1987 Basketball
1988 Michigan Baseball
1989 Basketball
1990 Football
1991 Michigan Swimming and diving
1992 Football
1993 Gymnastics
1994 Basketball
1995 Swimming and diving
1996
1997 Gymnastics
1998 Football
1999 Golf
2000 Football
2001 Ice hockey
2002 Minnesota
2003 Tennis
Wrestling
2004
2005 Gymnastics
2006 Peter VanderkaaySwimming and diving
2007 Cole Konrad[3] Wrestling
2008 Brent Metcalf[4]
2009 Jake Herbert[5] Northwestern
2010 [6] Basketball
2011 [7] Swimming and diving
2012 Basketball
2013 [8] Track and field
2014 [9] Wrestling
2015 [10] Ohio State
2016 [11] Basketball
2017 [12] [13] Wrestling
2018
2019 [14]
2020 [15] Football
2021 [16] Basketball
2022 [17] Wrestling
2023 [18] [19] Basketball
2024

Female

YearAthlete(s)SchoolSport(s)
1983 Track and field
1984 Softball
1985 Track and field / Cross country
1986 Stephanie Herbst
1987 Field hockey / Lacrosse
1988 Track and field / Cross country
1989
1990
1991 Swimming and diving
Basketball
1992
1993 Swimming and diving
1994 Field hockey
1995 Volleyball
1996 Fencing
1997 Swimming and diving
Track and field
1998 Softball
1999 Basketball
2000 Volleyball
2001 Basketball
2002 Soccer
2003 Track and field
2004 Basketball
2005 Softball
2006 Soccer
2007 Basketball
2008 Lacrosse
2009 Golf
2010 Volleyball
2011 Lacrosse
2012 Track and field
2013 Ice hockey
2014 Track and field
2015 Lacrosse
2016 Basketball
2017 Swimming and diving
2018
2019 Basketball
2020 Volleyball
2021 Swimming and diving
2022 Volleyball
2023 Basketball
2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Ten Athlete of the Year . 2014-01-22 . 2013-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130930093416/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/genrel/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/aoy_2013.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Suzy Favor Hamilton, who admitted to being prostitute, has her name removed from Big Ten award . Fox News . July 2, 2013 . July 5, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130705043041/http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/07/02/suzy-favor-hamilton-who-admitted-to-being-prostitute-has-her-name-removed-from/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2007 Big Ten Athlete of the Year . 2009-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090414092513/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400 . 2009-04-14 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2008 Big Ten Athlete of the Year . 2009-06-25 . 2011-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725194558/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/062008aab.html . live .
  5. Web site: 2009 Big Ten Athlete of the Year . 2009-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090624232051/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/061909aab.html . 2009-06-24 . dead .
  6. Web site: Turner Selected Big Ten's Best Male Athlete for 2010. 2018-10-22. 2010-06-24. WBNS-10TV. 2018-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20181023080306/https://www.10tv.com/article/ohio-states-turner-named-big-ten-male-athlete-year. live.
  7. Web site: Boudia Becomes First Diver To Win Big Ten's Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year Award. 2018-10-22. 2011-06-20. Purdue University. 2018-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20181023080247/https://purduesports.com/news/2011/6/20/Boudia_Becomes_First_Diver_To_Win_Big_Ten_s_Jesse_Owens_Athlete_of_the_Year_Award.aspx. live.
  8. Web site: Indiana's Drouin and Minnesota's Kessel Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year. 2013-06-27. 2013-06-26. CBS Interactive. BigTen.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20160913221519/http://www.bigten.org/genrel/062613aac.html. 2016-09-13. dead.
  9. Web site: Penn State's Taylor and Purdue's Bunch Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year. 2014-07-14. 2014-06-23. CBS Interactive. BigTen.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131615/http://www.bigten.org/genrel/062314aae.html. 2014-07-14. dead.
  10. Web site: Big Ten Names Athletes of the Year . . June 24, 2015 . July 30, 2021 . July 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210730215507/https://bigten.org/news/2015/6/24/big_ten_names_athletes_of_the_year.aspx . dead .
  11. Web site: Valentine, Banham Win 2016 Big Ten Men's, Women's Athlete of the Year . . June 22, 2016 . July 30, 2021 . July 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210730214232/https://btn.com/2016/06/22/valentine-banham-win-2016-big-ten-mens-womens-athlete-of-the-year/ . live .
  12. Web site: Indiana's King and Ohio State's Snyder Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year . . June 28, 2017 . July 30, 2021 . July 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210730213844/https://bigten.org/news/2017/6/28/indiana_s_king_and_ohio_state_s_snyder_named_big_ten_athletes_of_the_year.aspx . dead .
  13. Web site: Indiana's King and Ohio State's Snyder Repeat as Big Ten Athletes of the Year . . June 28, 2018 . July 30, 2021 . July 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210730213843/https://bigten.org/news/2018/6/28/indiana_s_king_and_ohio_state_s_snyder_repeat_as_big_ten_athletes_of_the_year.aspx . dead .
  14. Web site: Iowa's Gustafson and Penn State's Nickal Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year . . July 2, 2019 . July 30, 2021 . July 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210730213301/https://bigten.org/news/2019/7/2/general-iowas-gustafson-and-penn-states-nickal-named-big-ten-athletes-of-the-year.aspx . dead .
  15. Web site: Ohio State's Young, Wisconsin's Rettke Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year . BigTen.org . June 12, 2020 . June 12, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200612185433/https://bigten.org/news/2020/6/10/football-ohio-states-young-wisconsins-rettke-named-big-ten-athletes-of-the-year.aspx . dead .
  16. Web site: Iowa's Garza, Minnesota's Bacon Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year . . July 21, 2021 . July 30, 2021 . July 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210730212311/https://bigten.org/news/2021/7/21/general-iowas-garza-minnesotas-bacon-named-big-ten-athletes-of-the-year.aspx . dead .
  17. Web site: Minnesota's Steveson, Wisconsin's Rettke Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year. Big Ten. June 29, 2022. June 29, 2022. June 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220629150154/https://bigten.org/news/2022/6/29/general-minnesotas-steveson-wisconsins-rettke-named-big-ten-athletes-of-the-year.aspx. dead.
  18. Iowa's Clark, Purdue's Edey Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year . Big Ten Conference . June 29, 2023 . August 14, 2023 . August 14, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230814062255/https://bigten.org/news/2023/6/28/general-iowas-clark-purdues-edey-named-big-ten-athletes-of-the-year.aspx . dead .
  19. Web site: Purdue's Edey, Iowa's Clark Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year. Big Ten . June 27, 2024 . June 29, 2024.

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