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Big Ten Recognizes 24 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Winners The Big Ten announced on Wednesday the 24 student-athletes named Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2011-12 academic year. These individuals were chosen from a group of 300 student-athletes honored throughout the academic year who had displayed positive sportsmanship. One member of each varsity sports team on every campus was chosen by his or her institution as a Sportsmanship Award honoree. From each university’s list, two Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners were then selected. All of the Sportsmanship Award honorees have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, these student-athletes must be in good academic standing and must have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. The 2012 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners appear below: ... Nebraska Chris Phipps, Track and Field Kaitlyn Burke, Basketball Congratulations, Huskers.