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Junior Ashley Kelly earned first-team All-Big Ten honors after winning at the 400m title at the conference meet.
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March 1, 2011
PARK RIDGE, Ill. - A pair of Illini picked up All-Big Ten honors for the their performances at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, announced the conference office Tuesday. Senior Ashley Kelly earned first-team All-Big Ten honors for the first time in her career following her victory in the 400m with a time of 54.54 while sophomore transfer Stephanie Morgan notched second-team honors after a runner-up finish in the 800m with a personal-best time of 2:08.02.
The Big Ten Conference office also announced individual award winners for the indoor season and conference meet. Highlighting the list, Ohio State junior Christina Manning was named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year and Indiana senior Faith Sherrill earned the nod as Field Athlete of the Year. Purdue's Dani Bunch was tabbed Freshman of the Year by the conference coaches while Buckeye head coach Karen Dennis was named Coach of the Year by her peers. In addition, Manning was tabbed Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships, while Sherrill took home Field Athlete of the Championships laurels for their outstanding performances last weekend. The complete list of individual honorees and All-Conference teams are listed below.
The Big Ten Conference office recognizes student-athletes from each team with the Sportsmanship Award, with senior Tamika Robinson being selected from Illinois. 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.
Track Athlete of the Year
Christina Manning, Ohio State
Field Athlete of the Year
Faith Sherrill, Indiana
Freshman of the Year
Dani Bunch, Purdue
Track Athlete of the Championships
Christina Manning, Ohio State
Field Athletes of the Championships
Faith Sherrill, Indiana
Coach of the Year
Karen Dennis, Ohio State
First Team
Ashley Kelly, Illinois
Faith Sherrill, Indiana
Bethany Praska, Iowa
Rebecca Addison, Michigan
Alisha Cole, Michigan
Jillian Smith, Michigan
Danielle Tauro, Michigan
Emily MacLeod, Michigan State
Ashley Stacey, Michigan State
Samantha Sonnenberg, Minnesota
Doris Anyanwu, Penn State
Megan Duncan, Penn State
Shavon Greaves, Penn State
Ijeoma Iheoma, Penn State
Christina Manning, Ohio State
Madison McNary, Ohio State
Dani Bunch, Purdue
Leah Eber, Purdue
Dorcas Akinniyi, Wisconsin
Monika Jakutyte, Wisconsin
Second Team
Stephanie Morgan, Illinois
Kelsie Ahbe, Indiana
Monique Riddick, Indiana
Nicole Erickson, Iowa
Betsy Flood, Iowa
Tiffany Hendricks, Iowa
Ashley Liverpool, Iowa
Beth Rohl, Michigan State
Nyoka Giles, Minnesota
Kathryn Ritter, Minnesota
Nikki Swenson, Minnesota
Todea-Kay Willis, Minnesota
Elizabeth Yetzer, Minnesota
Alana Gray, Ohio State
Kelcey McKinney, Ohio State
Letecia Wright, Ohio State
Caitlin Lane, Penn State
Emily Breslin, Purdue
Brittney Harper, Wisconsin
