March 5, 2008

In conclusion to the 2008 Big Ten Men's Indoor Track and Field season, the Conference has awarded the following individuals with Big Ten honors and individual awards:

Track Athlete of the Year
Brandon Bethke, Wisconsin

Field Athlete of the Year
Jon Pullum, Purdue

Freshman of the Year
Josh Hembrough, Purdue

Track Athlete of the Championships
Brandon Bethke, Wisconsin

Field Athlete of the Championships
Jon Pullum, Purdue

Coach of the Year
Ed Nuttycombe, Wisconsin

First Team All-Big Ten
Gakolegwang Masheto, Illinois
John Hickey, Iowa,
Adam Harris, Michigan 
Frank Shotwell, Michigan
Ben Peterson, Minnesota
Matt Comer, Ohio State
Curtis Leuenberger, Ohio State
Stephen Robinson, Ohio State
Jeff See, Ohio State
Elon Simms, Ohio State
Mark Miller, Penn State
Clarence Smith, Penn State
Adesanya Adetayo, Purdue
Josh Hembrough, Purdue
Jon Pullum, Purdue
Jh'Rome Tuggle, Purdue
Brandon Bethke, Wisconsin
Jack Bolas, Wisconsin
James Groce, Wisconsin
Luke Hoenecke, Wisconsin
Craig Miller, Wisconsin
Joe Pierre, Wisconsin

Second Team All-Big Ten
Kyle Jenkins, Indiana
Adam Hairston, Iowa
Shane Maier, Iowa
Jeremy Orr, Michigan State
Ibrahim Kabia, Minnesota
Eddie Kibira, Minnesota
Mike Linnemann, Minnesota
Hassan Mead, Minnesota
David Pachuta, Minnesota
Chris Rombough, Minnesota
Anthony Cole, Ohio State
Lenny Jatsek, Ohio State
Ryan Fritz, Penn State
Ron Jules, Penn State
Chris Morrissey, Penn State
Eric Sparks, Purdue
Evan Jager, Wisconsin
Rayme Mackinson, Wisconsin

The Big Ten Conference office honors an individual from each team with the Sportsmanship Award. The student-athletes chosen were individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, the student-athletes must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.  Honorees for men's indoor track and field are, Illinois's Gakolegwang Masheto, Indiana's Paul Fearnow,  Iowa's Max Milder, Michigan's Frank Shotwell, Michigan State's Kyron Foster, Minnesota's Ibrahim Kabia, Ohio State's Lenny Jatsek, Penn State's Ryan Taylor, Purdue's Brian Kaluf and Wisconsin's Peter Dykstra.  These eleven student-athletes are now candidates for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, as the conference office will honor one male and one female student-athlete from each institution at the end of the school year.