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. 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.
Winners
Male
Officially known as the Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year award
Female
References
- "Big Ten Athlete of the Year" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
- "Suzy Favor Hamilton, who admitted to being prostitute, has her name removed from Big Ten award". Fox News. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- "2007 Big Ten Athlete of the Year". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- "2008 Big Ten Athlete of the Year". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- "2009 Big Ten Athlete of the Year". Archived from the original on 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- "Turner Selected Big Ten's Best Male Athlete for 2010". WBNS-10TV. 2010-06-24. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- "Boudia Becomes First Diver To Win Big Ten's Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year Award". Purdue University. 2011-06-20. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- "Indiana's Drouin and Minnesota's Kessel Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2013-06-26. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
- ^ "Penn State's Taylor and Purdue's Bunch Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2014-06-23. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- ^ "Big Ten Names Athletes of the Year". BigTen.org. June 24, 2015. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Valentine, Banham Win 2016 Big Ten Men's, Women's Athlete of the Year". BTN.com. June 22, 2016. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Indiana's King and Ohio State's Snyder Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year". BigTen.org. June 28, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Indiana's King and Ohio State's Snyder Repeat as Big Ten Athletes of the Year". BigTen.org. June 28, 2018. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Iowa's Gustafson and Penn State's Nickal Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year". BigTen.org. July 2, 2019. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Ohio State's Young, Wisconsin's Rettke Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ "Iowa's Garza, Minnesota's Bacon Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year". BigTen.org. July 21, 2021. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Minnesota's Steveson, Wisconsin's Rettke Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year". Big Ten. June 29, 2022. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "Iowa's Clark, Purdue's Edey Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. June 29, 2023. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Purdue's Edey, Iowa's Clark Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year". Big Ten. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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